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better-icons

Use when working with icons in any project. Provides CLI for searching 200+ icon libraries (Iconify) and retrieving SVGs. Commands: `better-icons search <query>` to find icons, `better-icons get <id>` to get SVG. Also available as MCP server for AI agents.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

68%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

The body is highly actionable with executable commands and well-organized sections, but it has minor redundancy in the install examples and lacks validation/verification steps for its batch-download and project-sync operations.

Suggestions

Add a verification step after batch downloads, e.g. check the count of written SVGs against `--limit` or list the output directory before overwriting.

Collapse the Option 2 npx/bunx examples into a single 'prefix any command with npx or bunx' note to remove redundant lines.

Add a brief validation/checkpoint note for `sync_icon` and `scan_project_icons` since they read or modify project files.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly lean and code-heavy without explaining concepts Claude already knows, but Option 2 duplicates full npx/bunx command examples that could collapse to one line, and the 'faster' annotation is repeated.

3 / 5

Actionability

Commands are fully executable and copy-paste ready — install, search, get, batch download with color/size flags — and the examples cover the common cases plus MCP tool signatures via TypeScript interfaces.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The install-then-use sequence is present, but batch operations like `search -d` (downloading many SVGs to a directory) and `sync_icon` (modifying project files) lack any validation or verification checkpoint, capping this dimension at 3 per the batch-operation rule.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Content is well-organized into clearly headed sections (Installation, CLI, Examples, MCP Tools, TypeScript Interfaces, API) with no nested references and no bundle files to navigate; the inline TS interface reference is sizable but reasonable for a self-contained CLI skill.

4 / 5

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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 clearly communicates a distinct icon-search/retrieval capability with concrete commands and an explicit 'Use when' trigger. Its main weakness is a broad trigger clause and incomplete coverage of the full MCP toolset shown in the body.

Suggestions

Tighten the 'when' clause with concrete trigger phrases, e.g. 'Use when the user needs to find, choose, or retrieve icons/SVGs for a UI'.

Mention additional capabilities (batch download, recommendations, project sync) so the description reflects the full toolset.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists several concrete actions — 'searching 200+ icon libraries', 'retrieving SVGs', and the `search`/`get` commands — but omits batch download, recommendations, sync, and scan capabilities covered in the body, leaving minor gaps.

4 / 5

Completeness

Both 'what' (CLI for searching/retrieving icons + commands) and 'when' ('Use when working with icons in any project') are present, but the trigger clause is broad rather than listing concrete trigger phrases.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural terms users would say ('icons', 'SVG', 'icon libraries', 'Iconify') with good coverage, though a few common phrasings like 'find an icon' or 'icon set' are not present.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The 'better-icons' / Iconify niche is specific and clearly scoped to icon search and retrieval, with minimal overlap risk against other skills.

5 / 5

Total

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20

Passed

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

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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