cursor-prod-checklist
Production readiness checklist for Cursor IDE setup: security, rules, indexing, privacy, and team standards. Triggers on "cursor production", "cursor ready", "cursor checklist", "optimize cursor setup", "cursor onboarding".
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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 solid description with excellent trigger terms and clear distinctiveness. Its main weakness is that the capabilities are described at a category level (security, rules, indexing) rather than listing specific concrete actions the skill performs. Adding action verbs describing what the checklist actually does would strengthen it.
Suggestions
Replace category nouns with concrete actions, e.g., 'Validates security settings, configures .cursorrules files, optimizes codebase indexing, enforces privacy policies, and establishes team coding standards for Cursor IDE.'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (Cursor IDE setup) and lists areas covered (security, rules, indexing, privacy, team standards), but these are categories rather than concrete actions. It doesn't specify what actions are performed, like 'validates security settings' or 'configures indexing rules'. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (production readiness checklist for Cursor IDE covering security, rules, indexing, privacy, team standards) and 'when' (explicit triggers listed with 'Triggers on' clause). The trigger guidance is explicit and actionable. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes explicit trigger terms that users would naturally say: 'cursor production', 'cursor ready', 'cursor checklist', 'optimize cursor setup', 'cursor onboarding'. These are natural phrases covering multiple variations of how a user might request this skill. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive — the combination of 'Cursor IDE', 'production readiness', and specific trigger terms like 'cursor checklist' and 'cursor onboarding' creates a clear niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 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 is a solid checklist-style skill with good coverage of Cursor IDE production setup concerns. Its strengths are the concrete YAML rule examples, the anti-patterns table, and the maintenance schedule. Its weaknesses are the lack of explicit workflow sequencing with validation checkpoints, some checklist items that are too vague to be immediately actionable, and a monolithic structure that would benefit from splitting into referenced sub-files.
Suggestions
Add explicit sequencing and dependencies between checklist sections (e.g., 'Complete Authentication before configuring Project Rules') and include a verification step after each section confirming it's properly configured.
Make checklist items more actionable by including exact commands or navigation paths — e.g., for Privacy Mode, provide the exact settings path or CLI command rather than just 'Privacy Mode: ON'.
Split the Team Onboarding Template and Enterprise Considerations into separate referenced files to improve progressive disclosure and reduce the main document's length.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably well-structured but includes some content that could be tightened. The Team Onboarding Template section is lengthy and somewhat generic, and the Enterprise Considerations section adds bulk without deep actionability. However, most checklist items earn their place as they contain specific, non-obvious configuration details. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The checklists provide specific items to verify and the YAML rule examples are copy-paste ready, which is strong. However, many checklist items are just checkboxes without concrete commands or steps to accomplish them (e.g., 'Privacy Mode: ON' without the exact navigation path beyond a parenthetical, 'SSO configured' with only a cross-reference). The guidance is a mix of actionable and descriptive. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The checklist format provides clear categorization but lacks explicit sequencing and validation checkpoints. There's no feedback loop — no 'if this fails, do X' guidance. The maintenance schedule adds temporal structure, but the core setup process doesn't indicate dependencies between steps or verification that each section is complete before moving on. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-organized with clear section headers and tables, but it's a monolithic document with no bundle files to offload detailed content. The Team Onboarding Template and Enterprise Considerations could be separate referenced files. Cross-references to other skills (cursor-sso-integration, cursor-api-key-management) are mentioned but there are no actual bundle files to support progressive disclosure. | 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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