Port management for local development with git worktrees. Use when setting up local development environments, booking ports for services to avoid collisions between parallel worktrees, or configuring docker-compose with dynamic ports.
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Quality
Discovery
89%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 description with strong completeness and distinctiveness. It includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with relevant trigger scenarios and carves out a clear niche. The main weakness is that the capabilities could be more specific about what concrete actions the skill enables beyond the general domain.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions like 'allocate ports', 'release reserved ports', 'list port assignments', or 'detect port conflicts' to improve specificity.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (port management, git worktrees) and some actions (setting up environments, booking ports, configuring docker-compose), but doesn't list comprehensive concrete actions like 'allocate ports', 'release ports', 'list reserved ports', or 'check for conflicts'. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what (port management for local development with git worktrees) and when (explicit 'Use when' clause covering setup, booking ports to avoid collisions, and docker-compose configuration). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Good coverage of natural terms users would say: 'port', 'local development', 'worktrees', 'booking ports', 'collisions', 'docker-compose', 'dynamic ports'. These are terms developers would naturally use when needing this functionality. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very specific niche combining port management with git worktrees context. The combination of 'worktrees', 'port collisions', and 'dynamic ports' creates a distinct trigger profile unlikely to conflict with general docker or git skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
77%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 excellent executable examples and clear workflows. The main weakness is verbosity - the 'Why Portman?' section and some explanatory text could be trimmed, and the extensive patterns section could be moved to a separate reference file to keep the main skill leaner.
Suggestions
Remove or significantly condense the 'Why Portman?' section - Claude understands port conflicts without explanation
Move 'Common Patterns' and 'CI/CD Considerations' sections to a separate PATTERNS.md file, linking from the main skill
Trim explanatory sentences like 'Each worktree gets its own context, ensuring port isolation' that state the obvious
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill includes some unnecessary explanation (the 'Why Portman?' section explains concepts Claude can infer) and could be tightened, but most content is practical and useful. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides fully executable commands, complete code examples for docker-compose.yml, .envrc, Makefile, and shell scripts that are copy-paste ready with clear context. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear numbered sequences for setup, well-organized sections for different use cases, and includes troubleshooting with explicit recovery steps (release and rebook pattern). | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Content is well-organized with clear sections, but the skill is quite long (~200 lines) and could benefit from splitting detailed patterns (CI/CD, Makefile integration) into separate reference files. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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