Track and analyze Cursor usage metrics via admin dashboard: requests, model usage, team productivity, and cost optimization. Triggers on "cursor analytics", "cursor usage", "cursor metrics", "cursor reporting", "cursor dashboard", "cursor ROI".
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./plugins/saas-packs/cursor-pack/skills/cursor-usage-analytics/SKILL.mdQuality
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 skill description with excellent trigger terms and clear distinctiveness for the Cursor analytics niche. Its main weakness is that the capabilities listed are more categorical (requests, model usage, team productivity) rather than concrete actions (generate reports, compare trends, export data). Overall it performs well for skill selection purposes.
Suggestions
Replace category-level terms with specific concrete actions, e.g., 'Generate usage reports, compare model costs across teams, track request volumes over time, identify underutilized seats' instead of 'requests, model usage, team productivity, and cost optimization'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (Cursor usage metrics via admin dashboard) and lists some areas (requests, model usage, team productivity, cost optimization), but these are more like categories than concrete actions. It doesn't specify what actions are performed (e.g., 'generate reports', 'export CSV', 'compare monthly trends'). | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (track and analyze Cursor usage metrics including requests, model usage, team productivity, cost optimization) and 'when' (explicit trigger terms listed with 'Triggers on...' clause). The trigger guidance is explicit and actionable. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes a good set of natural trigger terms that users would likely say: 'cursor analytics', 'cursor usage', 'cursor metrics', 'cursor reporting', 'cursor dashboard', 'cursor ROI'. These cover common variations of how someone would ask about Cursor usage tracking. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very specific niche — Cursor admin dashboard analytics. The trigger terms are all prefixed with 'cursor' making it highly unlikely to conflict with generic analytics or dashboard skills. Clear and distinct domain. | 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 skill provides a comprehensive overview of Cursor usage analytics with well-structured sections covering metrics, quota management, reporting, and optimization. Its main weaknesses are the lack of executable/automatable guidance (no scripts, API calls, or tool usage) and verbosity in areas like the ASCII dashboard mockup and basic ROI arithmetic. The content reads more like a reference guide than an actionable skill that Claude can execute.
Suggestions
Add executable scripts or API examples for pulling usage data programmatically, rather than relying solely on manual dashboard inspection.
Remove or significantly compress the ASCII dashboard mockup — it consumes many tokens to illustrate something that could be described in 1-2 sentences.
Add validation/feedback loops to the optimization playbooks, e.g., 'After 2 weeks, re-check requests/user/day to verify improvement; if still below target, escalate to...'
Split the ROI calculation, optimization playbooks, and enterprise considerations into separate referenced files to improve progressive disclosure and reduce the main file's token footprint.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill contains useful information but is verbose in places. The ASCII dashboard mockup, while visually appealing, consumes many tokens without adding actionable value. The ROI calculation section explains basic arithmetic Claude can do. Some tables and sections could be tightened, but overall the content is reasonably efficient for its scope. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides structured guidance (optimization playbooks, quota strategies, report templates) but lacks executable code or commands. Everything is descriptive rather than executable — there are no scripts to pull metrics, no API calls, no automation examples. The report template is a markdown skeleton, not a tool-driven workflow. For an analytics/reporting skill, concrete scripts or API examples would significantly improve actionability. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The optimization playbooks provide numbered steps with clear sequences, and the quota management section has a logical flow. However, there are no validation checkpoints or feedback loops — e.g., no step to verify that changes to model defaults actually reduced quota usage, or that training sessions improved adoption metrics. For a metrics-driven skill, the absence of 'measure → adjust → re-measure' loops is a notable gap. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is organized with clear headers and sections, making navigation reasonable. However, it's a long monolithic document (~150+ lines of content) with no references to supporting files. The ROI calculation, optimization playbooks, and enterprise considerations could each be separate referenced documents. The external resource links at the bottom are helpful but don't constitute progressive disclosure of the skill's own content. | 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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