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ebay-search

Search eBay listings - find items, auctions, deals, and compare prices

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

82%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.

An actionable, well-structured skill body with executable examples and clear error handling, slightly held back by repeated curl blocks and inlined API-reference bulk that could be factored out.

Suggestions

Replace the three near-identical Example curl blocks with one parameterized example plus a small table of example queries to reduce repetition.

Consider moving the full organic_results field reference into a separate REFERENCE.md and linking to it, keeping SKILL.md as a lean overview.

Add a one-line 'happy path -> empty results -> broaden terms' micro-workflow to make the recovery loop explicit.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is efficient and assumes Claude's competence, but the basic curl block is repeated three times across Examples with only the query changing, which could be tightened into a parameterized form.

4 / 5

Actionability

Fully executable, copy-paste-ready curl commands with concrete payloads are given for the common cases, plus a documented parameter set and response schema.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

This is a single read-only search action (setup credentials, then call the endpoint), which the simple-skill exception permits to score well; the Error Handling section adds recovery guidance, though no explicit validation checkpoint is needed for a non-destructive query.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Content is organized into clear, well-labeled sections with a <details> block for the alternative curl form and no bundle files to navigate, though some inlined response-field reference bulk could live in a separate reference file.

4 / 5

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17

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20

Passed

Description

70%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

A clear, eBay-scoped description that names several concrete actions and uses natural trigger terms, but it omits an explicit 'when to use' clause, capping completeness at 3.

Suggestions

Append an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user wants to search eBay listings, find auctions or deals, or compare prices on eBay.'

Add natural synonyms and variants such as 'listings', 'Buy It Now', or 'bidding' to broaden trigger coverage.

Tighten the action verbs so each capability (finding items, browsing auctions, finding deals, price comparison) reads as a distinct concrete action.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists several concrete actions ('find items, auctions, deals, and compare prices') beyond naming the domain, but the verbs are somewhat generic rather than sharply differentiated, so it sits just below the comprehensive 5 anchor.

4 / 5

Completeness

It clearly states what the skill does but lacks any 'Use when...' or equivalent explicit trigger clause, which the guidelines cap at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Natural user phrases like 'items', 'auctions', 'deals', and 'compare prices' are present, giving good keyword coverage, though a few obvious synonyms or variants (e.g., 'listings', 'buy it now', 'bidding') are missing.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The eBay-specific scope ('eBay listings', 'auctions', 'deals', 'compare prices') carves a clear niche with distinct triggers and minimal overlap with other skills.

5 / 5

Total

16

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20

Passed

Validation

93%

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

Validation15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository
gooseworks-ai/goose-skills
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