Configure BYOK API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure, and custom models in Cursor. Triggers on "cursor api key", "cursor openai key", "cursor anthropic key", "own api key cursor", "BYOK cursor", "cursor azure key".
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./plugins/saas-packs/cursor-pack/skills/cursor-api-key-management/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
89%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 solid skill description with excellent trigger terms and clear distinctiveness. Its main weakness is that the 'what' portion is limited to a single verb ('configure') without elaborating on the specific actions or steps involved. The explicit trigger list compensates well for completeness.
Suggestions
Expand the capability description with more specific actions, e.g., 'Configure, update, and verify BYOK API keys' or mention specific sub-tasks like 'set up billing, test connections, troubleshoot authentication errors'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (BYOK API key configuration in Cursor) and lists specific providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure, custom models), but doesn't describe multiple concrete actions beyond 'configure'—no mention of steps like adding, updating, removing, or verifying keys. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (configure BYOK API keys for multiple providers in Cursor) and 'when' (explicit trigger phrases listed). The 'Triggers on' clause serves as an explicit 'Use when' equivalent. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes a strong set of natural trigger terms that users would actually say, covering multiple provider variations ('cursor api key', 'cursor openai key', 'cursor anthropic key', 'own api key cursor', 'BYOK cursor', 'cursor azure key'). These are realistic search phrases. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive—the combination of BYOK, specific API providers, and Cursor creates a clear niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. The trigger terms are very specific to this particular configuration task. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
27%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is comprehensive but far too verbose for its purpose. It covers many topics Claude already knows (API pricing, general security practices, what BYOK means) and packs everything into a single monolithic file. The Cursor-specific configuration steps are the valuable core but are diluted by extensive tangential content about cost management, enterprise considerations, and provider-side operations.
Suggestions
Cut the skill to focus only on Cursor-specific knowledge: the exact UI paths for each provider, the BYOK coverage diagram, and the troubleshooting table. Remove pricing tables, cost-saving strategies, and general security advice that Claude already knows.
Add a verification step after each provider setup (e.g., 'Open Chat (Cmd+L), select the model, send a test message to confirm the key works') to improve workflow clarity.
Split enterprise considerations, cost management, and security best practices into separate referenced files if they must be retained, keeping SKILL.md as a concise overview with links.
Remove or condense the key format column and models available column from the provider table—Claude knows these, and they will become stale quickly.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Significantly verbose for a configuration guide. The token costs table, enterprise considerations, team key management, cost-saving strategies, security best practices, and detailed provider key formats are all information Claude already knows or that users can find in provider docs. The skill explains concepts like what BYOK is, what tab completion does, and includes approximate pricing data that will become stale. Much of this could be cut to focus on the Cursor-specific configuration steps. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | The configuration steps are concrete with specific UI paths (e.g., 'Cursor Settings > Models > check Use own API key') and real URLs, which is good. However, there's no executable code or commands to verify the setup works, the Azure config block is a pseudo-config format rather than actual settings syntax, and the troubleshooting table describes fixes at a high level ('Regenerate key at provider') rather than giving specific steps. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Steps are listed in clear sequence for each provider, but there are no validation checkpoints. After entering a key, there's no explicit 'verify it works by doing X' step. The key rotation workflow is the closest to having validation ('Verify Chat/Composer work with the new key') but it's buried in a security section rather than integrated into the main setup flow. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | This is a monolithic wall of text at ~180 lines covering setup, cost management, security, enterprise considerations, and troubleshooting all in one file with no bundle files. The cost tables, enterprise considerations, and security best practices should be split into separate referenced files. The external resource links at the bottom are helpful but don't compensate for the lack of internal content organization. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 12 Passed |
Validation
81%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 9 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
allowed_tools_field | 'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s) | Warning |
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 9 / 11 Passed | |
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