Content
82%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The body is a strong, action-dense skill: a clear 7-step workflow with executable commands and code throughout, genuinely non-obvious platform knowledge (MCP SSE incompatibility, signed URLs, deprecated packages), and a well-signaled one-level-deep bundle. Its weaknesses are mild: some full code listings duplicate existing bundle files and inflate the token budget, error-recovery feedback loops after test failures are absent, and one asset file goes unlisted.
Suggestions
Replace the inline 6-component prompt templates and CI/CD YAML with pointers to the existing assets (system-prompt-template.md, ci-cd-example.yml), keeping only one condensed example of each inline to cut token cost.
Add an explicit feedback loop after Step 6, e.g. 'If a test fails: revise the system prompt or tool config, re-run `elevenlabs agents test`, and only promote when all tests pass' before the Step 7 deploy.
List `assets/simulation-template.json` in the Asset Files section (it exists in the bundle but is currently unlisted), and consider moving the full Hono MCP server listing into a reference file with just the compatibility rules kept inline.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Quotes: "Use the 6-component framework for effective agent prompts" followed by six full inline template blocks; the ~40-line Hono MCP server listing; the full CI/CD YAML block. Almost no space is wasted explaining concepts Claude already knows (no 'what is an LLM' padding), and the MCP compatibility note is genuinely non-obvious. But several full code listings duplicate existing bundle files (ci-cd-example.yml, system-prompt-template.md) and could be trimmed to references, matching "Efficient; minor instances of over-explanation that could be trimmed". Not 5 because every token does not earn its place; not 3 because the verbosity is only minor instances, not whole padded sections. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Quotes: "npm install @elevenlabs/react" package table with per-package purpose; complete client-tool TypeScript with zod schemas; a runnable webhook tool JSON config; a full working MCP server implementation; "elevenlabs agents push --env prod --dry-run". The guidance is copy-paste ready: commands are exact, code is complete rather than pseudocode, and the examples cover the common cases (client tools, server webhooks, MCP, signed URLs, tests, CI). Matches "Fully executable; copy-paste ready code or commands; specific examples cover the common cases". | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Quotes: "### Step 1: Create Agent" through "### Step 7: Deploy" with "# Dry run first (always)" and a test step before the multi-environment "push --env staging / test / push --env prod" sequence. The seven steps are clearly sequenced with checkpoints (test in Step 6, dry-run before prod deploy). It falls short of anchor 5's "feedback loops for error recovery" — there is no 'if the test fails, revise the prompt/config and re-run' loop, and webhook verification shows a reject branch but no recovery path. Not 3 because checkpoints are explicit and present, not merely implied. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Quotes: "For specialised use cases, see: `references/api-reference.md` -- full REST API..." and the Asset Files section mapping each of 8 assets to its purpose. Verified against the actual bundle: all listed references/ and assets/ paths exist, one level deep, clearly signaled. It falls short of anchor 5 because the body is dense with full listings better suited to the bundle (CI/CD YAML duplicates assets/ci-cd-example.yml; the 6-component prompt framework duplicates assets/system-prompt-template.md) and assets/simulation-template.json exists in the bundle but is omitted from the Asset Files listing. Not 3 because the split is otherwise appropriate and navigation is easy; the 'Optional References' and 'Asset Files' sections are exactly the well-signaled pattern anchor 4 rewards. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |