turborepo

Guide for implementing Turborepo - a high-performance build system for JavaScript and TypeScript monorepos. Use when setting up monorepos, optimizing build performance, implementing task pipelines, configuring caching strategies, or orchestrating tasks across multiple packages.

Quality

71%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

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Securityby

Passed

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Quality

Discovery

100%

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

This is a well-crafted skill description that clearly identifies the specific tool (Turborepo), its domain (JavaScript/TypeScript monorepos), and provides explicit 'Use when' triggers covering multiple relevant scenarios. The description uses proper third-person voice and includes natural keywords that developers would use when seeking help with monorepo build systems.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'setting up monorepos', 'optimizing build performance', 'implementing task pipelines', 'configuring caching strategies', 'orchestrating tasks across multiple packages'.	3 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers both what ('Guide for implementing Turborepo - a high-performance build system') and when ('Use when setting up monorepos, optimizing build performance...') with explicit trigger guidance.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes natural keywords users would say: 'Turborepo', 'monorepos', 'build performance', 'task pipelines', 'caching', 'JavaScript', 'TypeScript', 'packages'. Good coverage of terms developers would naturally use.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Highly distinctive with 'Turborepo' as a specific tool name, combined with monorepo-specific terminology. Unlikely to conflict with general JavaScript/TypeScript skills or other build tools.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Implementation

42%

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

This skill provides comprehensive, actionable Turborepo guidance with excellent executable examples and CLI commands. However, it severely violates token efficiency by including extensive explanations of concepts Claude already understands and presenting everything in a single massive document. The content would be significantly more effective if condensed to ~100 lines with references to detailed sub-documents.

Suggestions

Reduce to a concise overview (~100 lines) with quick-start examples, moving detailed sections (CI/CD, Docker, Framework Integration, Migration) to separate referenced files

Remove explanatory content Claude already knows - eliminate descriptions of what monorepos are, what caching means, and basic concepts like 'workspaces organize code'

Consolidate redundant installation instructions - show one package manager with a note that others follow the same pattern

Add explicit validation steps to workflows, especially for setup (verify turbo.json is valid), Docker builds (verify prune output), and CI/CD (verify remote cache connection)

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Extremely verbose at ~800+ lines with extensive explanations of concepts Claude already knows (what monorepos are, what caching means, basic directory structures). Includes redundant installation instructions for 4 package managers repeated twice, and explains obvious concepts like 'PDF files are common' equivalent statements about Turborepo.	1 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully executable code examples throughout - complete turbo.json configurations, package.json setups, CLI commands with real flags, Docker configurations, and CI/CD YAML files. All examples are copy-paste ready and specific.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Steps are listed for setup and migration but lack explicit validation checkpoints. For example, the Docker build section shows steps but doesn't include verification that the prune worked correctly or that the build succeeded before proceeding. The troubleshooting section helps but validation isn't integrated into workflows.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Monolithic wall of text with everything inline. References external URL (https://turborepo.com/llms.txt) but doesn't split content into separate files for advanced topics, CI/CD examples, or framework integrations. The 800+ line document should be split into focused reference files.	1 / 3
	Total	7 / 12 Passed

Validation

81%

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 — 9 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
skill_md_line_count	SKILL.md is long (1202 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	9 / 11 Passed

Repository: einverne/dotfiles
Commit: b1b2fe0

Reviewed: 27 days ago

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