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postmark-automation

Automate Postmark email delivery tasks via Rube MCP (Composio): send templated emails, manage templates, monitor delivery stats and bounces. Always search tools first for current schemas.

71

1.63x
Quality

58%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

95%

1.63x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

SecuritybySnyk

Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

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SKILL.md
Quality
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Security

Quality

Content

50%

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

This is a competent API integration skill with good structural organization, clear tool sequencing, and useful pitfall documentation. Its main weaknesses are the lack of concrete executable examples (actual tool call payloads), missing validation/error-recovery steps for batch operations, and some redundancy across sections that inflates token usage. The quick reference table is a strong addition.

Suggestions

Add a concrete, complete example of a POSTMARK_SEND_BATCH_WITH_TEMPLATES call with actual parameter values filled in, showing both the input and expected response structure.

Add explicit validation and error-recovery steps to the batch email workflow (e.g., check response for per-message errors, handle partial failures, verify delivery via stats).

Consolidate duplicated pitfalls—remove repeated mentions of batch limits, template ID types, and sender verification from individual sections since they're already in 'Known Pitfalls'.

Extract the detailed parameter lists and pitfalls into a separate REFERENCE.md file, keeping SKILL.md as a concise overview with workflow sequences and one key example per workflow.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The skill is reasonably well-structured but includes some redundancy—pitfalls are repeated across sections (e.g., batch limit of 500, template IDs being numeric integers, sender verification mentioned multiple times). The 'Known Pitfalls' section rehashes points already covered in individual workflow sections. Some explanatory text like 'Hard bounces indicate permanent delivery failures' explains concepts Claude already knows.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides clear tool names, parameter lists, and sequenced steps, but lacks executable code examples—the 'Template Variable Resolution' pattern uses pseudocode-style numbered steps rather than actual MCP tool call syntax. There are no concrete input/output examples showing what a real POSTMARK_SEND_BATCH_WITH_TEMPLATES call looks like with actual parameters filled in.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Workflows are clearly sequenced with labeled steps and [Required]/[Optional] annotations, which is good. However, there are no explicit validation checkpoints or error recovery loops—for batch email sending (a potentially destructive operation affecting 500 recipients), there's no 'verify results' step or guidance on handling partial failures. The setup section has a good validation flow, but core workflows lack feedback loops.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The content is well-organized with clear sections and a useful quick reference table, but it's quite long (~180 lines of content) with no bundle files to offload detailed reference material. The pitfalls, parameter details, and workflow specifics could be split into separate reference files. The single external link to Composio docs is appropriate but the skill itself is monolithic.

2 / 3

Total

8

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12

Passed

Description

67%

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 strong in specificity and distinctiveness, clearly naming the platform (Postmark) and listing concrete actions like sending templated emails, managing templates, and monitoring bounces. However, it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause which caps completeness, and the trigger terms could be broader to capture more natural user language around email delivery tasks.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about sending emails via Postmark, checking email delivery status, managing email templates, or handling bounces.'

Include additional natural trigger terms users might say, such as 'transactional email', 'email API', 'send email', or 'email notifications'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'send templated emails, manage templates, monitor delivery stats and bounces.' Also includes the operational guidance to 'search tools first for current schemas.'

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers 'what does this do' with specific actions, but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance. The when is only implied by the capabilities listed.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant keywords like 'Postmark', 'email delivery', 'templated emails', 'templates', 'bounces', and 'delivery stats', but misses common user variations like 'transactional email', 'email API', or 'send email'. The mention of 'Rube MCP (Composio)' is technical jargon unlikely to be used by users.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive due to the specific mention of 'Postmark' as the email platform and 'Rube MCP (Composio)' as the integration method. Unlikely to conflict with generic email or other email provider skills.

3 / 3

Total

10

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12

Passed

Validation

90%

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

Validation10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
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