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cursor-reference-architecture

Reference architecture for Cursor IDE projects: directory structure, rules organization, indexing strategy, and team configuration patterns. Triggers on "cursor architecture", "cursor project structure", "cursor best practices", "cursor file structure".

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Quality

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

65%

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

The body is highly actionable — packed with real, copy-paste-ready Cursor rule templates and config files — but it is a monolithic overview that fails to use the available reference bundle: existing reference files are never linked and their content is duplicated inline. No sequenced workflow with validation checkpoints is present.

Suggestions

Move the inline Monorepo, Enterprise/Team Configuration, and Configuration Files sections into the corresponding references/*.md files and link to them from the body (e.g. 'See [monorepo-architecture.md](references/monorepo-architecture.md)'), so SKILL.md becomes a lean overview with one-level-deep references.

Tighten token use by trimming the exhaustive .cursorignore extension list to representative patterns and condensing the prose in 'Why This Structure Helps Cursor' and 'Enterprise Considerations'.

If the skill is meant to guide setup rather than just catalog patterns, add a short numbered setup workflow with an explicit validation checkpoint (e.g. verify rules load / run `cursor` indexing) to raise workflow clarity.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is dense (~265 lines) of mostly concrete reference material rather than explanation of known concepts, but sections like the exhaustive .cursorignore extension list and 'Enterprise Considerations' prose could be tightened. Not score 1 because it avoids explaining basics Claude already knows; not score 3 because the volume exceeds a lean overview and some content is padding.

2 / 3

Actionability

It provides copy-paste-ready, fully concrete guidance: full .cursor/rules/*.mdc file contents, complete .cursorignore and .cursorindexingignore listings, and directory trees. Not score 2 because these are real, executable templates rather than pseudocode or vague direction.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Content is organized by topic ('Layer 1-4' rules, Indexing Strategy, Monorepo) but there is no multi-step process with validation checkpoints — it is a reference catalog, not a sequenced workflow. Not score 1 because the layered organization gives implicit ordering; not score 3 because no explicit sequence or feedback/validation steps are present.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Seven bundle files exist under references/ (e.g. monorepo-architecture.md, team-configuration.md, configuration-file-architecture.md) whose topics are instead rendered inline in the body, and the body never links to any of them. Not score 1 because the body has clear section headers rather than being an unstructured wall; not score 3 because references are present but not signaled and content that should be separate is inline (anchor 2).

2 / 3

Total

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Description

90%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, third-person description with explicit trigger guidance and a clear, distinctive niche. Its only weakness is that it enumerates covered topics rather than concrete actions, which keeps specificity at the mid anchor.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

It names the domain ('Cursor IDE projects') and four covered areas ('directory structure, rules organization, indexing strategy, and team configuration patterns'), but these are topics/noun phrases rather than the concrete verbs the score-3 anchor calls for (cf. 'Extract text... fill forms, merge documents'). Not score 1 because the areas are specific to the domain; not score 3 because no concrete actions are listed.

2 / 3

Completeness

It states both what ('Reference architecture for Cursor IDE projects: directory structure, rules organization, indexing strategy, and team configuration patterns') and when ('Triggers on ...'). The explicit 'Triggers on' clause satisfies the 'when' requirement, so it is not capped at 2.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

'Triggers on "cursor architecture", "cursor project structure", "cursor best practices", "cursor file structure"' gives good coverage of natural phrases a user would actually say. Not score 2 because these are common natural variations, not jargon; the set is reasonably comprehensive for the niche.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'Cursor IDE projects' is a clear niche with distinct trigger phrases, making it unlikely to fire for unrelated skills. Not score 2 because the triggers are specific to a single tool rather than overlapping generic terms like 'code and documents'.

3 / 3

Total

11

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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.

Validation13 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

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

referenced_paths_exist

Referenced path issues: 1 missing

Warning

Total

13

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16

Passed

Repository
jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills
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