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groq-rate-limits

Implement Groq rate limit handling with backoff, queuing, and header parsing. Use when handling rate limit errors, implementing retry logic, or optimizing API request throughput for Groq. Trigger with phrases like "groq rate limit", "groq throttling", "groq 429", "groq retry", "groq backoff".

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Quality

82%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

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No known issues

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Quality

Content

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 complete TypeScript implementations for Groq rate limit handling. Its main weaknesses are moderate verbosity (some explanatory content Claude doesn't need) and lack of explicit validation/verification steps in the workflow. The content would benefit from trimming unnecessary explanations and adding verification checkpoints.

Suggestions

Add a validation checkpoint after implementation, e.g., 'Test by sending a burst of requests and verify that retry-after headers are respected and backoff delays increase correctly.'

Trim the Rate Limit Structure table and overview paragraph — Claude already knows what RPM/TPM constraints are; jump straight to the response headers and implementation.

Consider splitting Steps 4-5 (proactive monitor and model-aware strategy) into a separate advanced reference file to keep the core skill focused on the essential retry + queue pattern.

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Conciseness

The skill is mostly efficient with good code examples, but includes some unnecessary content like the rate limit structure table (Claude knows what RPM/TPM are), the explanatory overview text, and the 'Resources' / 'Next Steps' sections that add marginal value. The model-aware strategy section (Step 5) is somewhat speculative and adds bulk.

2 / 3

Actionability

All code examples are fully executable TypeScript with proper imports, concrete types, and copy-paste ready implementations. The header parsing, retry logic, queue setup, and monitoring class are all complete and specific with real Groq SDK usage.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps are clearly numbered and sequenced (parse headers → retry → queue → monitor → model selection), but there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops. For a skill involving API retry logic and rate limiting, there should be verification steps (e.g., 'test with a burst of requests to confirm backoff works') or at minimum guidance on how to verify the implementation is working correctly.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The content is well-structured with clear sections and a logical progression, but at ~180 lines it's quite long for a single file with no bundle support. Steps 4 and 5 could reasonably be split into separate reference files. The error handling table and resources section are good, but the monolithic structure could benefit from splitting advanced patterns out.

2 / 3

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Description

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 defines its scope (Groq rate limit handling), lists specific capabilities (backoff, queuing, header parsing), and provides explicit trigger guidance with natural user phrases. It follows best practices by using third person voice and including both 'Use when' and 'Trigger with' clauses.

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Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'backoff', 'queuing', and 'header parsing' as distinct capabilities for Groq rate limit handling.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (implement rate limit handling with backoff, queuing, header parsing) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause with triggers, plus a 'Trigger with phrases' section).

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms including 'groq rate limit', 'groq throttling', 'groq 429', 'groq retry', 'groq backoff', plus broader terms like 'retry logic' and 'API request throughput'. These are terms users would naturally use.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive — scoped specifically to Groq API rate limiting, which is a very narrow niche. The Groq-specific trigger terms make it unlikely to conflict with generic retry or rate-limiting skills for other APIs.

3 / 3

Total

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12

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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.

Validation9 / 11 Passed

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Total

9

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11

Passed

Repository
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