shadcn

Manages shadcn components and projects — adding, searching, fixing, debugging, styling, and composing UI. Provides project context, component docs, and usage examples. Applies when working with shadcn/ui, component registries, presets, --preset codes, or any project with a components.json file. Also triggers for "shadcn init", "create an app with --preset", or "switch to --preset".

Quality

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is actionable, well-sequenced with validation checkpoints, and mostly concise, but its progressive disclosure is undermined because every linked reference file is missing from the bundle, leaving the documented navigation paths non-functional.

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Add the referenced bundle files (rules/styling.md, rules/forms.md, rules/composition.md, rules/base-vs-radix.md, rules/icons.md, cli.md, customization.md) or remove the links so navigation paths resolve.

Trim the opening framing line and the third-party-import-rewriting rationale in Workflow step 6 to tighten conciseness toward a lean 5.

Either reference the existing assets/shadcn.png and shadcn-small.png in the body or remove them from the bundle to keep assets aligned with what the skill actually uses.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Mostly lean and high-signal with dense rule bullets and executable command blocks, but the opening framing line and a few explanatory Workflow sentences (e.g. third-party import rewriting rationale) could be trimmed.	4 / 5
Actionability	Provides copy-paste-ready tsx pattern blocks and a bash Quick Reference with real flags (--dry-run, --diff, --preset base-nova --monorepo), plus concrete decision rules covering common cases.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A 9-step Workflow has explicit validation checkpoints ('always check the installed components list', 'always read the added files and verify... Fix all issues before moving on') and a diff-based merge feedback loop with a guard against unapproved --overwrite.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	The body is a well-signaled overview with one-level-deep references (rules/*.md, cli.md, customization.md), but none of those referenced files actually exist in the bundle — only two unreferenced PNGs are present — so navigation is broken despite good structural signaling.	3 / 5
	Total	17 / 20 Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is specific, trigger-rich, and fully answers both what the skill does and when to use it, with strong distinctiveness. It is a model example of a well-formed skill description.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions across the component lifecycle — 'adding, searching, fixing, debugging, styling, and composing' plus 'Provides project context, component docs, and usage examples' — giving comprehensive coverage.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both 'what' (manages/adds/searches/fixes/styles/composes) and 'when' with concrete trigger clauses ('Applies when working with...', 'Also triggers for...').	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Comprehensive natural terms including 'shadcn/ui', 'component registries', 'presets', '--preset codes', the file marker 'components.json', and quoted user phrases like 'shadcn init' and 'create an app with --preset'.	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Clear niche (shadcn/ui) anchored by distinctive triggers — components.json, --preset codes, 'shadcn init' — giving minimal overlap with other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	20 / 20 Passed

Validation

93%

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
relative_links	Relative link issues: 14 missing	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: databricks/devhub
Path: .agents/skills/shadcn/SKILL.md
Commit: f83a74d

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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