cursor-git-integration
Integrate Git workflows with Cursor IDE: AI commit messages, @Git context, diff review, and conflict resolution. Triggers on "cursor git", "git in cursor", "cursor version control", "cursor commit", "cursor branch", "@Git".
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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 skill description that concisely lists specific capabilities, provides explicit trigger terms, and clearly defines both what the skill does and when it should be used. The Cursor + Git intersection creates a distinct niche that minimizes conflict risk with other skills. The description uses proper third-person voice and avoids vague language.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: AI commit messages, @Git context, diff review, and conflict resolution. These are distinct, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (integrate Git workflows with Cursor IDE: AI commit messages, @Git context, diff review, conflict resolution) and 'when' (explicit 'Triggers on' clause with specific trigger terms). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes natural keywords users would say: 'cursor git', 'git in cursor', 'cursor version control', 'cursor commit', 'cursor branch', '@Git'. Good coverage of variations combining the tool (Cursor) with the domain (Git). | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The combination of 'Cursor IDE' and 'Git workflows' creates a clear niche. The trigger terms are specific to this intersection and unlikely to conflict with a general Git skill or a general Cursor skill. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
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 broad overview of Cursor's Git integration features with useful prompt templates and workflow examples. However, it reads more like a feature tour or documentation page than a focused, actionable skill—it describes capabilities rather than giving Claude precise instructions for when and how to act. The content could be significantly tightened by removing descriptive sections (ASCII diagrams, enterprise considerations, tool descriptions) and focusing on the core workflows with proper validation steps.
Suggestions
Remove the ASCII source control panel diagram and enterprise considerations section—these don't help Claude perform tasks and consume significant tokens.
Add explicit validation/verification steps to workflows, especially merge conflict resolution (e.g., 'Run tests after resolving conflicts', 'Verify no conflict markers remain with `grep -r "<<<<<<<" .`').
Reframe content from descriptive ('Cursor has built-in Cursor Blame that...') to instructive ('Use Cursor Blame to track AI-generated code attribution').
Split detailed prompt templates and project rule examples into a separate bundle file (e.g., PROMPTS.md or RULES.md) and reference them from the main skill.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is moderately efficient but includes some unnecessary content. The ASCII art source control panel, the enterprise considerations section, and some explanatory text (e.g., explaining what GitLens does) add tokens without much actionable value for Claude. The resources section at the end is also low-value padding. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides concrete prompt examples for @Git usage and bash commands for branch workflows, which is good. However, much of the content is descriptive rather than instructive—it describes what features exist rather than giving Claude executable steps to perform. The merge conflict resolution and code review sections are more like templates than fully actionable procedures. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The systematic conflict resolution workflow has a clear sequence but lacks validation checkpoints (e.g., no step to verify conflicts are actually resolved before committing). The branch management workflow is sequential but missing verification steps. The pre-push review checklist is good but presented as a prompt template rather than an enforced workflow with feedback loops. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-organized with clear section headers, but it's a long monolithic file with no bundle files to offload detailed content. The enterprise considerations, GitLens details, and extensive prompt examples could be split into separate reference files. For a skill of this length (~180 lines), some content should be externalized. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 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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