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.
The description effectively communicates its niche (Cursor IDE production readiness) and provides explicit trigger terms, making it strong on completeness and distinctiveness. Its main weakness is that the capabilities are described as topic areas (security, rules, indexing) rather than concrete actions, leaving the user uncertain about what the skill actually does (e.g., does it audit, configure, generate a checklist, or provide recommendations?).
Suggestions
Replace category labels with concrete actions, e.g., 'Audits security settings, validates .cursorrules configuration, checks indexing scope, reviews privacy settings, and enforces team coding standards for Cursor IDE projects.'
| 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 'audits security settings', 'configures indexing rules', or 'generates .cursorrules files'. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers 'what' (production readiness checklist for Cursor IDE covering security, rules, indexing, privacy, team standards) and 'when' (explicit triggers listed). The 'Triggers on' clause serves as an explicit 'Use when' equivalent. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes explicit trigger terms like 'cursor production', 'cursor ready', 'cursor checklist', 'optimize cursor setup', 'cursor onboarding' which are natural phrases a user would say. Good coverage of variations around the Cursor IDE production readiness concept. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very specific niche — Cursor IDE production readiness — with distinct trigger terms that are unlikely to conflict with other skills. The combination of 'Cursor' + 'production/checklist/onboarding' creates a clear, unique identity. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
64%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, actionable production checklist with concrete examples (YAML rule files, ignore patterns, keyboard shortcuts) that Claude can directly use. Its main weaknesses are length—several sections (onboarding template, enterprise considerations) could be extracted to separate files—and the lack of explicit validation/feedback loops in the workflow, which is important for a production readiness checklist involving security-sensitive configurations.
Suggestions
Add explicit validation steps with feedback loops, e.g., 'After enabling Privacy Mode, verify by running X; if status shows Y, troubleshoot by doing Z'
Extract the Team Onboarding Template, Maintenance Schedule, and Enterprise Considerations into separate referenced files to reduce the main skill's token footprint
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably well-structured but includes some content that could be tightened—the team onboarding template and enterprise considerations sections add bulk that may not be essential for the core checklist purpose. Some items like 'Download Cursor from cursor.com/download' explain things Claude doesn't need to be told. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides concrete, copy-paste-ready rule files (YAML examples), specific file paths, exact settings locations, keyboard shortcuts, and precise checklist items. The .cursorignore patterns and rule examples are directly usable. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The checklist format provides clear sequencing (pre-flight → onboarding → maintenance), but there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops. For example, after creating rules or configuring privacy mode, there's no 'verify by doing X, if it fails do Y' pattern—just checkbox items with no error recovery guidance. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content references other skills (cursor-sso-integration, cursor-api-key-management) and external resources, which is good. However, the skill itself is quite long and monolithic—the onboarding template, maintenance schedule, anti-patterns table, and enterprise considerations could be split into separate referenced files rather than inlined. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 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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