sonoscli

Control Sonos speakers (discover/status/play/volume/group).

Quality

75%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

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Securityby

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Content

100%

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

This is an excellent, lean skill that provides exactly what Claude needs to control Sonos speakers via CLI. It's highly concise with concrete, executable commands organized in a logical progression from basic to advanced operations. The troubleshooting notes add practical value without bloat.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Every line earns its place. No unnecessary explanations of what Sonos is or how CLI tools work. Assumes Claude's competence and provides only the commands needed.	3 / 3
Actionability	Provides concrete, copy-paste ready CLI commands for all common operations (discover, status, play, volume, grouping, favorites, queue, search). The fallback tip for SSDP failure is specific and actionable.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	For a simple skill covering CLI commands, the workflow is clear: discover first, then control by name. The logical grouping of commands (quick start → common tasks → notes/troubleshooting) provides an unambiguous sequence. No destructive or batch operations require validation checkpoints.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	For a simple, under-50-line skill with no need for external references, the content is well-organized into logical sections (quick start, common tasks, notes) that are easy to scan and navigate.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Description

50%

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 concise and clearly identifies a specific niche (Sonos speaker control) with concrete actions listed in parentheses. However, it critically lacks a 'Use when...' clause, which hurts completeness significantly. Adding trigger guidance and more natural user terms would substantially improve skill selection accuracy.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user wants to control Sonos speakers, play music, adjust volume, or manage speaker groups.'

Include additional natural trigger terms users might say, such as 'music', 'pause', 'skip track', 'smart speaker', 'home audio', or 'speaker system'.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple specific concrete actions: discover, status, play, volume, and group. These are clear, actionable capabilities for controlling Sonos speakers.	3 / 3
Completeness	Describes what it does (control Sonos speakers with specific actions) but completely lacks a 'Use when...' clause or any explicit trigger guidance, which per the rubric caps completeness at 2, and the 'when' is so absent it warrants a 1.	1 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes 'Sonos speakers' and action terms like 'play', 'volume', 'group' which users might say, but misses common variations like 'music', 'pause', 'skip', 'smart speaker', or 'home audio'. No file extensions or alternate phrasings.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	'Sonos speakers' is a very specific niche with distinct triggers. It's unlikely to conflict with other skills since Sonos is a specific product/brand.	3 / 3
	Total	9 / 12 Passed

Validation

72%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 8 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning
metadata_field	'metadata' should map string keys to string values	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	8 / 11 Passed

Repository: deepgram/dglabs-deepclaw
Commit: ec8d4f8

Reviewed: about 1 month ago

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