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110-java-maven-best-practices

Use when you need to review, improve, or troubleshoot a Maven pom.xml file — including dependency management with BOMs, plugin configuration, version centralization, multi-module project structure, build profiles, or any situation where you want to align your Maven setup with industry best practices. This should trigger for requests such as Review pom.xml to improve it; Apply Maven best practices to pom.xml; Improve Maven POM configuration. Part of cursor-rules-java project

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Does it follow best practices?

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

85%

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

The body is a well-structured overview with actionable commands, a clear validated workflow, and a properly signaled single-depth reference. Its only weakness is mild redundancy between the 'What is covered' list and the multi-module constraint bullets.

Suggestions

Consolidate the multi-module discovery and cross-module scope points so they appear once rather than being restated across the 'What is covered' list, Constraints, and Workflow sections.

Consider moving the duplicated hardcoded-version / version-drift checklist entirely into the reference and keeping SKILL.md to a one-line pointer, reducing token overlap.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly lean and avoids explaining basic Maven concepts, but the 'What is covered' list and the 'Constraints'/'CROSS-MODULE SCOPE' bullets repeat the same multi-module checks twice, which could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

It gives concrete executable commands ('./mvnw validate' or 'mvn validate'), explicit file paths (references/110-java-maven-best-practices.md, root pom.xml, <modules>), and specific cross-module checks (hardcoded versions duplicating <dependencyManagement>, version drift).

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The four-step workflow is clearly sequenced with an explicit validation checkpoint and feedback loop ('validate... and stop if validation fails' / ask the user to fix issues before continuing), matching the anchor for clear sequence with validation.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

SKILL.md is a concise overview that delegates detail to a single real one-level-deep reference (references/110-java-maven-best-practices.md, verified present), clearly signaled via a markdown link, with no nested-reference chains.

3 / 3

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Description

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.

The description is strong: it states concrete capabilities, includes explicit 'Use when' triggers with natural user phrasing, and is clearly niched to Maven POM review. It avoids vague fluff and answers both what and when.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description enumerates multiple concrete capabilities — 'dependency management with BOMs, plugin configuration, version centralization, multi-module project structure, build profiles' — matching the anchor for listing several specific concrete actions.

3 / 3

Completeness

It explicitly answers both what (review/improve/troubleshoot pom.xml across the listed capability areas) and when ('Use when you need to...') with explicit trigger examples, satisfying the full completeness anchor.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

It provides natural trigger phrasing users would actually say ('Review pom.xml to improve it; Apply Maven best practices to pom.xml; Improve Maven POM configuration') alongside 'review, improve, or troubleshoot a Maven pom.xml', giving good coverage of common variations.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The scope is tightly niched to Maven pom.xml best-practices review with distinct, specific triggers, making it unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.

3 / 3

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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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