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flox-services

Running services and background processes in Flox environments. Use for service configuration, network services, logging, database setup, and service debugging.

86

Quality

81%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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Discovery

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.

This description has good structure with explicit 'Use for' guidance and a clear niche (Flox environments). However, it relies on category names rather than concrete actions, and the trigger terms could be expanded to include more natural user language variations.

Suggestions

Replace category names with specific actions: 'Start, stop, and monitor background services' instead of 'service configuration'

Add natural trigger term variations users might say: 'daemon', 'ports', 'systemd', 'process management', 'service logs'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain (Flox environments, services) and lists some action areas (service configuration, network services, logging, database setup, service debugging), but these are categories rather than concrete actions like 'start services', 'configure ports', or 'view logs'.

2 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both what ('Running services and background processes in Flox environments') and when ('Use for service configuration, network services, logging, database setup, and service debugging') with explicit trigger guidance.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant terms like 'services', 'background processes', 'logging', 'database setup', but misses common variations users might say such as 'daemon', 'start/stop service', 'ports', 'systemd', or specific database names.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The 'Flox environments' qualifier creates a clear niche, and the focus on services/background processes is distinct enough to avoid conflicts with general coding or document skills.

3 / 3

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Implementation

87%

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

This is a strong, actionable skill with excellent conciseness and comprehensive executable examples covering multiple database and web server configurations. The main weakness is the lack of explicit validation checkpoints and error recovery patterns for service startup workflows, which is important for operations that can fail silently.

Suggestions

Add explicit validation steps after service startup (e.g., 'After starting postgres, verify with: pg_isready -h localhost -p 5432 || echo "Service failed to start"')

Include error handling in the dependent services pattern showing what to do if the wait times out

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The content is lean and efficient, providing direct commands and patterns without explaining basic concepts Claude already knows. Every section delivers actionable information without padding.

3 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable TOML configurations and bash commands throughout. Examples are copy-paste ready with complete service definitions for PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, and various web servers.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps are listed but validation checkpoints are implicit. The debugging section provides troubleshooting commands but lacks explicit feedback loops for service startup verification. The 'Dependent Services' example shows waiting but doesn't include error handling if the wait fails.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized with clear sections progressing from core commands to patterns to examples to debugging. References to related skills are clearly signaled at the end. Content is appropriately structured for a single comprehensive guide.

3 / 3

Total

11

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12

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.

Validation11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
flox/flox-agentic
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