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Implementation details for the EF Core dotnet-ef CLI and tooling. Use when changing dotnet-ef commands, the ef wrapper, EFCore.Tools (PMC), or EFCore.Tasks MSBuild integration.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

72%

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

The body is an admirably concise, well-sectioned map of the EF Core tooling codebase that assumes Claude's competence and wastes no tokens. Its weak spots are actionability and workflow clarity: it describes structure and verification options rather than giving a complete, sequenced change-and-validate workflow.

Suggestions

Add a short concrete change workflow with a feedback loop, e.g. edit -> create test project -> run `dotnet ef migrations script` and diff against expected DDL -> fix and re-run until it matches.

Include one or two copy-paste-ready command invocations (e.g. a full `dotnet ef migrations add` / `Update-Database` example) to lift actionability from descriptive to executable.

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Conciseness

The body is lean and fact-dense (paths, command names, pipeline mechanics) with no filler or explanations of concepts Claude already knows; every line earns its place, matching the level-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Actionability

It gives concrete paths and command names (src/ef/Commands/, Add-Migration, dotnet exec ef.dll, buildTransitive targets), but as a structural map rather than copy-paste-ready, end-to-end executable examples, so it sits at level 2 rather than 3.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Testing and Validation sections mention verification steps (run dotnet build/publish with EFOptimizeContext=true, dotnet ef migrations script matches expected DDL), but they are loose bullet suggestions rather than a clearly sequenced validate -> fix -> retry feedback loop, fitting the level-2 anchor.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The body is under 50 lines with no bundle files present and is well-organized into clearly labeled sections per component, so per the simple-skill guideline it qualifies for the level-3 anchor on well-organized sections alone.

3 / 3

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Description

75%

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 third-person, concise, and clearly pairs a what-statement with an explicit Use-when trigger, making it distinctive and complete. Its main weakness is trigger coverage: the common action words (migrations, scaffolding, Add-Migration) live in the body rather than the description.

Suggestions

Add the common action-based trigger terms to the description itself (e.g., "Use when adding or running migrations, scaffolding a DbContext, or working with compiled models via dotnet-ef or PMC").

Reframe the component list slightly toward concrete actions (e.g., "run, wrap, or extend dotnet-ef commands") to lift specificity from component-naming to action-naming.

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Specificity

Names the domain and several concrete components ("dotnet-ef commands", "ef wrapper", "EFCore.Tools (PMC)", "EFCore.Tasks MSBuild integration"), but these are components/areas rather than multiple concrete verbs/actions, so it stops short of the level-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both "what" ("Implementation details for the EF Core dotnet-ef CLI and tooling") and "when" ("Use when changing dotnet-ef commands, the ef wrapper, EFCore.Tools (PMC), or EFCore.Tasks MSBuild integration"), matching the level-3 anchor with an explicit trigger clause.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant technical keywords (dotnet-ef, PMC, MSBuild) but omits the common verb-based variations users actually say (migrations, scaffolding, Add-Migration, Update-Database), which only appear in the body, not the description.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a clear, narrow niche (EF Core tooling internals) with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills, satisfying the level-3 anchor.

3 / 3

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Validation

100%

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

Validation16 / 16 Passed

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