exa-hello-world

Name: exa-hello-world
Rating: 66 (1 reviews)
Author: jeremylongshore

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Create a minimal working Exa example. Use when starting a new Exa integration, testing your setup, or learning basic Exa API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "exa hello world", "exa example", "exa quick start", "simple exa code".

Review Score

66%

Validation Score

11/16

Implementation Score

42%

Activation Score

90%

SKILL.md

Review

Evals

Generated

12 days ago

Warnings & errors only

Criteria	Score
description_voice	'description' should use third person voice; found second person: 'your '
allowed_tools_field	'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s)
metadata_version	'metadata' field is not a dictionary
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata
body_steps	No step-by-step structure detected (no ordered list); consider adding a simple workflow

Overall Assessment

This skill has good structure and organization but fails at its core purpose - providing a working 'hello world' example. The code snippets are incomplete placeholders rather than executable examples, which defeats the purpose of a quick-start skill. The error handling table is useful but the main content needs actual API calls to be actionable.

Suggestions

Replace placeholder comments with actual working API calls (e.g., a simple search query or content retrieval) that demonstrate real Exa functionality
Remove the duplicate TypeScript code block - keep only one complete, executable example per language
Add a validation step after the API call to confirm success (e.g., 'Verify you see the response object with results')
Show the expected response structure so users can verify their implementation is working correctly

Dimension	Score	Reasoning
Conciseness	2/3	The content has some redundancy - the TypeScript example appears twice (in Steps 2-3 and again in Examples section). The structure is reasonable but could be tightened by removing duplicate code blocks.
Actionability	1/3	The code examples are incomplete placeholders with '// Your first API call here' comments instead of actual executable API calls. A 'hello world' skill should show a complete, working example that demonstrates real functionality, not scaffolding.
Workflow Clarity	2/3	Steps are listed sequentially but lack validation checkpoints. There's no verification step to confirm the setup works before proceeding, and the 'Make Your First API Call' step doesn't actually show what call to make.
Progressive Disclosure	3/3	Good structure with clear sections, appropriate use of external resource links, and a clear pointer to the next skill. Content is well-organized for a simple skill without unnecessary nesting.

Overall Assessment

This is a well-structured skill description with excellent trigger terms and clear when/what guidance. The main weakness is the lack of specific concrete actions beyond 'create an example' - it could benefit from mentioning what the example actually does (e.g., search queries, content retrieval). The description uses proper third person voice and is appropriately concise.

Suggestions

Add 1-2 specific actions the example demonstrates, such as 'Demonstrates basic search queries and result handling' to improve specificity

Dimension	Score	Reasoning
Specificity	2/3	Names the domain (Exa) and one action ('Create a minimal working Exa example'), but lacks comprehensive concrete actions like specific API operations, data handling, or output formats.
Completeness	3/3	Clearly answers both what ('Create a minimal working Exa example') and when ('starting a new Exa integration, testing your setup, or learning basic Exa API patterns') with explicit trigger phrases provided.
Trigger Term Quality	3/3	Explicitly lists natural trigger phrases users would say: 'exa hello world', 'exa example', 'exa quick start', 'simple exa code'. Good coverage of variations for getting started scenarios.
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	3/3	Very specific niche targeting Exa API beginners with distinct triggers like 'exa hello world' and 'exa quick start'. Unlikely to conflict with other skills due to the specific 'Exa' branding throughout.