exa-sdk-patterns
Apply production-ready exa-js SDK patterns with type safety, singletons, and wrappers. Use when implementing Exa integrations, refactoring SDK usage, or establishing team coding standards for Exa. Trigger with phrases like "exa SDK patterns", "exa best practices", "exa code patterns", "idiomatic exa", "exa wrapper".
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Quality
Discovery
100%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 well-crafted skill description that clearly identifies its niche (exa-js SDK patterns), lists concrete capabilities (type safety, singletons, wrappers), provides explicit 'Use when' guidance, and enumerates natural trigger phrases. It uses proper third-person voice throughout and is concise without being vague.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions and patterns: 'type safety, singletons, and wrappers', 'implementing Exa integrations, refactoring SDK usage, establishing team coding standards'. These are concrete, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (apply production-ready exa-js SDK patterns with type safety, singletons, and wrappers) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause covering implementing integrations, refactoring, or establishing standards, plus explicit trigger phrases). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Explicitly lists natural trigger phrases users would say: 'exa SDK patterns', 'exa best practices', 'exa code patterns', 'idiomatic exa', 'exa wrapper'. Also includes terms like 'exa-js SDK', 'Exa integrations', and 'refactoring SDK usage' which are natural user language. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive — targets a very specific SDK (exa-js) with specific patterns (singletons, wrappers, type safety). The niche is narrow enough that it's unlikely to conflict with other skills, and the trigger terms are all Exa-specific. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 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 skill with production-ready TypeScript patterns that are fully executable. Its main weaknesses are verbosity (detailed interface definitions and a summary table that restates code) and missing validation checkpoints between steps. The content would benefit from splitting detailed type definitions into a reference file and adding explicit verification steps.
Suggestions
Add explicit validation checkpoints between steps, e.g., 'Test the singleton by calling getExa() and verifying no error is thrown' or 'Run a test search to confirm connectivity before building wrappers.'
Move the detailed ExaSearchOptions and ExaContentsOptions interfaces to a separate REFERENCE.md file, keeping only a brief summary in the main skill.
Remove the Prerequisites section — Claude already knows about async/await, TypeScript strict mode, and error handling patterns.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is mostly efficient with executable code examples, but includes some unnecessary elements like the Prerequisites section (Claude knows what async/await is), the 'Familiarity with async/await and error handling' prerequisite, and the Error Handling table which partially restates what the code already demonstrates. The interfaces for ExaSearchOptions and ExaContentsOptions are quite verbose and could be trimmed. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | All code examples are fully executable TypeScript with proper imports, file paths, and complete implementations. The singleton, wrappers, retry logic, Zod validation, and combined usage patterns are all copy-paste ready with clear file organization. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Steps are clearly numbered and sequenced (1-5), building from client setup through validation. However, there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops — for instance, no guidance on testing the singleton works, verifying API connectivity, or what to do if Zod validation fails. The combined example at the end shows composition but lacks a verification step. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-structured with clear sections and a logical progression, but it's quite long (~180 lines of code) with all content inline. The detailed interface definitions and Zod schemas could be split into reference files. The reference to 'exa-core-workflow-a' in Next Steps is good but no bundle files exist to support it. | 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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