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cursor-composer-workflows

Master Cursor Composer for multi-file AI editing, scaffolding, and refactoring. Triggers on "cursor composer", "multi-file edit", "cursor generate files", "composer workflow", "cursor scaffold", "Cmd+I".

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Quality

61%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

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SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Discovery

72%

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 effectively identifies its niche around Cursor Composer with strong, distinctive trigger terms that reduce conflict risk. However, it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause and could benefit from more specific concrete actions beyond the general categories of editing, scaffolding, and refactoring. The word 'Master' at the beginning is somewhat vague/promotional rather than descriptive.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about Cursor Composer workflows, multi-file AI editing, or generating project scaffolds with Cmd+I.'

Replace 'Master Cursor Composer' with more specific concrete actions, e.g., 'Guides multi-file AI editing, project scaffolding, bulk refactoring, and code generation workflows in Cursor Composer.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain (Cursor Composer) and some actions ('multi-file AI editing, scaffolding, and refactoring'), but these are somewhat general categories rather than multiple specific concrete actions like 'generate boilerplate project structures, rename symbols across files, apply bulk code changes'.

2 / 3

Completeness

The 'what' is partially addressed (multi-file AI editing, scaffolding, refactoring) and trigger terms are listed, but there is no explicit 'Use when...' clause explaining when Claude should select this skill. The trigger terms serve a similar purpose but the guidance on when to use it is not framed as explicit selection criteria.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes a good range of natural trigger terms users would actually say: 'cursor composer', 'multi-file edit', 'cursor generate files', 'composer workflow', 'cursor scaffold', and 'Cmd+I'. These cover multiple natural variations of how users might refer to this feature.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The description is clearly scoped to Cursor Composer specifically, with distinct trigger terms like 'cursor composer', 'Cmd+I', and 'composer workflow' that are unlikely to conflict with other skills. The niche is well-defined.

3 / 3

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Implementation

50%

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

This skill provides a solid overview of Cursor Composer workflows with good prompt examples and pattern demonstrations. Its main weaknesses are moderate verbosity (the ASCII diagram, explanatory text about features Claude already understands), limited direct actionability since it describes an external IDE tool rather than providing executable commands, and missing explicit validation/error-recovery loops in the core workflow patterns.

Suggestions

Remove the ASCII interface diagram and replace with a brief description—Claude understands UI concepts and this consumes significant tokens without adding instructional value.

Add explicit validation checkpoints to each core workflow pattern (e.g., 'After applying scaffolded files, run `npx tsc --noEmit` to verify type correctness before proceeding').

Trim the Enterprise Considerations section—advice like 'review diffs' and 'use version control' is standard practice Claude already knows; keep only Cursor-specific guidance like `.cursor/rules/`.

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Conciseness

The content is generally well-structured but includes some unnecessary elements. The ASCII art interface diagram, while visually appealing, adds bulk without much instructional value since Claude already understands UI concepts. Some sections like 'Enterprise Considerations' contain advice Claude would naturally follow (e.g., review diffs, use version control). The prompting examples with BAD/GOOD comparisons are useful but could be tighter.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides concrete prompt examples and patterns for using Composer, which is helpful. However, since Composer is a Cursor IDE feature that Claude cannot directly execute, the 'actionability' is limited to advising users on how to write prompts—there are no executable code snippets or commands Claude would run. The diff examples and prompt templates are specific but ultimately descriptive of an external tool's workflow rather than directly executable guidance.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The review workflow (review diffs → apply → run build/tests → undo if wrong) provides a reasonable sequence with a validation checkpoint. The 'Incremental Over Monolithic' section outlines a clear 5-step sequence. However, there are no explicit validation/feedback loops for error recovery in the core workflow patterns (scaffolding, refactoring, migration), and the Agent Mode section lacks guidance on what to do when agents produce incorrect results beyond the brief mention of Cmd+Z.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The content is well-organized with clear section headers and logical grouping. External resource links are provided at the end. However, at ~150 lines with detailed examples for each pattern, some content (like the full prompt examples or the enterprise considerations) could be split into separate reference files. Without bundle files, everything is inline in a single document that's moderately long.

2 / 3

Total

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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.

Validation9 / 11 Passed

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Total

9

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11

Passed

Repository
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