Creates scoped key-value stores, reads and writes state entries, lists keys, and performs partial updates across functions. Use when persisting data between invocations, managing user sessions, caching computed values, storing feature flags, sharing state between workers, or building a KV data layer as an alternative to Redis or DynamoDB.
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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 strong, well-crafted description that clearly articulates specific capabilities, provides rich trigger terms spanning both conceptual use cases and technology alternatives, and explicitly states when the skill should be used. The description is concise yet comprehensive, making it easy for Claude to select this skill appropriately from a large pool.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Creates scoped key-value stores', 'reads and writes state entries', 'lists keys', and 'performs partial updates across functions'. These are clear, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (creates scoped KV stores, reads/writes state, lists keys, partial updates) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when...' clause covering six distinct trigger scenarios. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural terms users would say: 'key-value stores', 'state', 'user sessions', 'caching', 'feature flags', 'KV data layer', 'Redis', 'DynamoDB'. These span both conceptual needs and specific technology alternatives users might reference. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The description carves out a clear niche around key-value state management with specific triggers like 'persisting data between invocations', 'KV data layer', and comparisons to Redis/DynamoDB. This is unlikely to conflict with general database or file-handling skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
44%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The skill has good structural organization and progressive disclosure with clear references to implementation files, but suffers from significant internal redundancy where the same trigger calls are repeated across three sections (Key Concepts, Primitives table, Common Patterns). It lacks inline executable code examples and any sequenced workflow guidance for common operations, relying entirely on external files for actionable implementation details.
Suggestions
Consolidate the primitives table, key concepts, and common patterns sections to eliminate redundancy — the same trigger signatures appear three times with slightly different framing.
Add at least one inline, executable code example showing a complete read-write-update workflow with null-check handling, rather than deferring all code to external references.
Add a sequenced workflow for a common multi-step operation (e.g., 1. Get state → 2. Check for null → 3. Update or set → 4. Verify write) with explicit validation steps.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | There is significant redundancy — the primitives table, common patterns section, and key concepts all repeat the same trigger calls with nearly identical information. The 'When to Use' and 'Boundaries' sections are generic boilerplate. However, it avoids explaining basic concepts Claude already knows. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides specific function signatures and payload structures, but lacks any inline executable code examples. All actual implementation is deferred to external reference files. The trigger call patterns are shown but never in a complete, copy-paste-ready code block. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | There is no sequenced workflow for common multi-step operations like read-modify-write or handling missing keys. No validation checkpoints or error handling patterns are described. The 'Adapting This Pattern' section mentions null checks but doesn't show how to implement them in a workflow. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill provides a clear overview with well-signaled one-level-deep references to implementation files in JS, Python, and Rust, plus a config reference. Content is appropriately split between the overview and reference files. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 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.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
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