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114-java-maven-search

Covers Maven Central search using structured Search API fields and URL construction, plus project-local update report guidance for user-provided Versions Maven Plugin output. Use when finding or verifying coordinates or interpreting update reports for the user’s pom.xml. This should trigger for requests such as Search Maven Central; Find Maven dependency; Maven coordinates; groupId artifactId version. Part of cursor-rules-java project

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Quality

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

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No known issues

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Quality

Content

57%

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

A well-organized, instruction-oriented skill body with good progressive disclosure and concrete pointers, undermined mainly by directive repetition across sections and executable detail deferred to the reference without an in-body error-recovery loop.

Suggestions

Consolidate the 'no raw remote POM ingestion' and 'no remote plugin execution' rules so each appears once (e.g. only in Constraints) rather than being restated in the intro and workflow, to improve conciseness.

Add an explicit error-recovery step to the workflow (e.g. 'If the Search API returns no match or ambiguous results, broaden filters or ask the user to confirm the groupId/artifactId') to move workflow_clarity toward a feedback-loop model.

Include at least one concrete, copy-paste-ready Search API request URL or endpoint in the body so the core action is executable before consulting the reference.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body avoids re-explaining concepts Claude already knows, but the same directives recur across sections — 'do not ingest raw remote POM text' appears in the intro, the NO RAW REMOTE TEXT INGESTION constraint, and workflow step 2 — so it could be tightened. Not a 3 because the repetition costs tokens without adding information.

2 / 3

Actionability

Concrete guidance is present (query syntax 'g:org.springframework.boot AND a:spring-boot-starter-parent' and the groupId:artifactId:version format rule), but executable API endpoint/URL detail is explicitly deferred to the reference, so the body itself is not copy-paste ready. Not a 1 because real syntax and formats are given; not a 3 because the executable specifics are not in-body.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear four-step sequence exists with a verification checkpoint ('Verify coordinates against the Search API... before asserting availability') and four EDGE CASE handling bullets, but there is no explicit validate→fix→retry feedback loop. Not a 3 because the rubric's top anchor requires error-recovery feedback loops, which are only implicit here.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

A single one-level-deep reference (references/114-java-maven-search.md, confirmed to exist) is signaled in two places (workflow step 1 and a Reference section), with the overview kept in SKILL.md and detail split out — matching the clear-overview-with-well-signaled-references anchor.

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.

A strong, third-person description that states concrete capabilities, gives explicit 'Use when' triggers with natural keywords, and carves out a distinct niche. No weakening fluff or over-claims.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions in third person — 'Covers Maven Central search using structured Search API fields and URL construction, plus project-local update report guidance' — matching the multi-action anchor rather than the single-domain anchor at 2.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers what ('Covers Maven Central search...') and when ('Use when finding or verifying coordinates... This should trigger for requests such as...'), satisfying the explicit both-what-and-when anchor.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Explicit trigger list ('Search Maven Central; Find Maven dependency; Maven coordinates; groupId artifactId version') covers natural terms a user would actually say, matching the good-coverage anchor.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

A narrow Maven Central / GAV niche with distinct triggers ('groupId artifactId version') makes it unlikely to fire for unrelated skills, matching the clear-niche anchor.

3 / 3

Total

12

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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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
jabrena/cursor-rules-java
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