cursor-hello-world
Create your first project using Cursor AI features: Tab, Chat, Composer, and Inline Edit. Triggers on "cursor hello world", "first cursor project", "cursor getting started", "try cursor ai", "cursor basics", "cursor tutorial".
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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 reasonably well-constructed description with strong trigger terms and clear completeness. Its main weakness is that the 'what' portion is somewhat vague — it says 'create your first project' but doesn't specify what concrete actions or outputs the skill produces beyond naming four Cursor features. The trigger terms are well-chosen and distinctive.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions beyond 'create your first project' — e.g., 'Walks through creating a sample project demonstrating Tab completion, Chat queries, Composer multi-file edits, and Inline Edit refactoring in Cursor AI.'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | It names the domain (Cursor AI) and mentions specific features (Tab, Chat, Composer, Inline Edit), but the core action is vague — 'Create your first project' doesn't describe concrete actions like generating files, configuring settings, or walking through specific steps. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | It answers both 'what' (create a first project using Cursor AI features) and 'when' (explicit trigger terms listed). The 'Triggers on' clause serves as an explicit 'Use when' equivalent with specific trigger phrases. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes a good set of natural trigger terms that users would actually say: 'cursor hello world', 'first cursor project', 'cursor getting started', 'try cursor ai', 'cursor basics', 'cursor tutorial'. These cover common variations of how a user would phrase this request. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The description is clearly scoped to Cursor AI onboarding/getting started, with very specific trigger terms that are unlikely to conflict with other skills. The combination of 'cursor' + beginner-oriented terms creates a distinct niche. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
77%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a solid tutorial-style skill with excellent actionability — every exercise provides concrete, executable code and clear keyboard shortcuts. The workflow progression through four Cursor features is logical and well-sequenced. The main weaknesses are moderate verbosity (some explanatory text Claude doesn't need) and the monolithic structure that could benefit from splitting exercises into separate files for better progressive disclosure.
Suggestions
Remove explanatory sentences that describe what Cursor features do in response (e.g., 'Tab reads your comment and generates the implementation', 'Chat responds with explanations and code snippets') — Claude already understands these behaviors.
Consider moving the Enterprise Considerations section to a separate reference file or removing it, as it's tangential to the hands-on tutorial purpose.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably well-structured but includes some unnecessary padding. The 'Enterprise Considerations' section and some explanatory text (e.g., 'Tab reads your comment and generates the implementation', 'Chat responds with explanations and code snippets') explain things Claude already knows about Cursor. The feature comparison table is useful but the overall content could be tightened. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides fully concrete, executable commands and code examples throughout. Setup commands are copy-paste ready, each exercise has specific code to type, keyboard shortcuts are explicit, and the final verification step (`npx tsx src/index.ts`) confirms the result works. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The four exercises follow a clear, logical progression from simplest (Tab) to most complex (Composer). Each exercise has explicit steps with specific shortcuts and expected outcomes. The Inline Edit section clearly describes the accept/reject flow (Cmd+Y/Esc), and Composer includes a verification step to run the result. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-organized with clear sections and a helpful summary table, and the 'Next Steps' section references other skills appropriately. However, the skill is quite long (~150 lines of substantive content) and could benefit from splitting detailed exercises into separate files, keeping SKILL.md as a concise overview. No bundle files exist to offload content to. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 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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