exa-multi-env-setup

Configure Exa across development, staging, and production environments. Use when setting up multi-environment search pipelines, managing API key isolation, or configuring per-environment search limits and caching. Trigger with phrases like "exa environments", "exa staging", "exa dev prod", "exa environment setup", "exa multi-env".

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Quality

Content

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

The content is highly actionable and token-efficient with executable code throughout, but it bundles everything into one monolithic file and the deployment workflow lacks an explicit validation gate. Splitting detail into references and adding a verify-before-proceed step would raise the weaker dimensions.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation checkpoint to the CI/CD workflow — e.g., run the Step 6 health check as a post-deploy gate and only mark the environment healthy when it passes, turning the sequence into a validate → fix → retry feedback loop.

Move the heavier detail (the Redis cache layer and CI/CD secret configuration) into reference files under ./references/ and link to them from the main steps, so SKILL.md stays an overview with one-level-deep navigation.

De-duplicate the exa.searchAndContents call in the cachedSearch function by extracting a single search helper, which both tightens conciseness and reduces drift between the cached and uncached paths.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and code-forward with no padding of concepts Claude already knows — the Overview, Prerequisites, and Environment Strategy sections are terse and each code block earns its place. Not a 2 because there is no unnecessary explanation or fluff to tighten.	3 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully executable TypeScript, concrete commands ('npm install exa-js'), complete .env and CI/CD snippets, and a copy-paste-ready health check. Not a 2 because the guidance is concrete and complete rather than pseudocode or abstract.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Steps 1–6 are clearly sequenced, but the deployment/CI flow has no explicit validate-then-proceed checkpoint; the health check exists as a separate step rather than a gating feedback loop. Not a 1 because the sequence is present, and not a 3 because risky batch/deploy operations lack an explicit validation gate per the rubric's cap rule.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Content is well-organized into sections but all ~220 lines live inline in a single SKILL.md with no reference files splitting out detail; no references/scripts/assets bundle exists. Not a 1 because sections are well-structured, and not a 3 because nothing is split into one-level-deep reference files.	2 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

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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 is strong across all dimensions: it states concrete capabilities, gives explicit 'Use when' guidance with natural trigger phrases, and occupies a distinct Exa multi-environment niche. No changes needed.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — 'Configure Exa across development, staging, and production environments', 'setting up multi-environment search pipelines', 'managing API key isolation', 'configuring per-environment search limits and caching' — matching the anchor for multiple specific concrete actions. Not a 2 because it goes well beyond naming a domain plus a few actions.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers both what (configure Exa across envs, key isolation, limits, caching) and when via an explicit 'Use when setting up...' clause plus 'Trigger with phrases like...'. Not a 2 because the 'when' is explicit, not merely implied.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Provides natural trigger phrases a user would say: 'exa environments', 'exa staging', 'exa dev prod', 'exa environment setup', 'exa multi-env'. Good coverage of natural variations rather than jargon, matching the top anchor.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Targets a clear niche — Exa multi-environment setup — with distinct 'exa'-prefixed triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills. Not a 2 because the scope is narrowly scoped rather than overlapping with generic deployment skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

87%

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 14 / 16 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	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills
Path: plugins/saas-packs/exa-pack/skills/exa-multi-env-setup/SKILL.md
Commit: 4c47e33

Reviewed: 3 days ago

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