Name: ably
Rating: 52.8 (1 reviews)
Author: membranedev

Blog Docs Log in Get started

ably

Ably integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Ably data.

Quality

58%

Does it follow best practices?

Run evals on this skill

Adds up to 20 points to the overall score

View guide

Securityby

Low

Low-risk findings worth noting

Fix and improve this skill with Tessl

tessl review fix ./skills/ably/SKILL.md

Quality

Content

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 clear executable commands and a well-structured connection workflow with proper state handling and feedback loops. The main weaknesses are moderate verbosity — particularly the introductory explanation and the large inline actions table — and the lack of progressive disclosure through supporting bundle files for reference material.

Suggestions

Remove the introductory sentence explaining what Ably is — Claude already knows this, and the official docs link suffices.

Move the popular actions table to a separate ACTIONS.md reference file and link to it from the main skill, reducing inline bulk and improving progressive disclosure.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The skill includes some unnecessary explanations (e.g., 'Ably is a realtime data delivery platform. Developers use it to build live and collaborative experiences') and the large popular actions table is verbose. However, most of the CLI commands and workflow steps are reasonably efficient.	2 / 3
Actionability	The skill provides fully executable CLI commands for every step — installation, authentication, connection setup, action discovery, action execution, and proxy requests. Commands are copy-paste ready with clear parameter placeholders.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	The multi-step connection workflow is clearly sequenced with explicit state checks (READY, BUILDING, CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED, error states), polling instructions, and branching logic for different outcomes. The feedback loop of poll-check-act is well defined.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The content is reasonably structured with clear sections, but the large popular actions table (18 rows) could be in a separate reference file. There are no bundle files or external references for detailed content, making the single file somewhat monolithic.	2 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

40%

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 description is too generic and fails to communicate what Ably actually is or what specific actions the skill can perform. The phrases 'manage data, records, and automate workflows' are boilerplate that could apply to virtually any integration. The 'Use when' clause merely restates the vague capabilities rather than providing distinct trigger scenarios.

Suggestions

Replace generic phrases with Ably-specific capabilities such as 'publish and subscribe to realtime messages, manage channels, query presence data, configure push notifications'.

Expand the 'Use when' clause with natural trigger terms like 'realtime messaging', 'pub/sub', 'WebSocket', 'Ably channels', 'message streaming'.

Add context about what Ably is (e.g., 'a realtime messaging platform') so Claude can distinguish it from other data/workflow integrations.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description uses vague language like 'manage data, records, and automate workflows' without listing any concrete actions specific to Ably. There are no specific capabilities mentioned such as publishing messages, managing channels, querying presence, or configuring push notifications.	1 / 3
Completeness	It has a weak 'what' (manage data, records, automate workflows) and a 'when' clause ('Use when the user wants to interact with Ably data'), but the 'when' is essentially just restating the 'what' without adding meaningful trigger guidance. The 'Use when' clause exists but is too vague to be truly useful.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	It includes 'Ably' as a keyword which is the primary trigger term, but lacks natural variations or related terms users might say such as 'realtime messaging', 'pub/sub', 'channels', 'WebSocket', or specific Ably features.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	'Manage data, records, and automate workflows' is extremely generic and could overlap with dozens of other integration skills. The mention of 'Ably' provides some distinctiveness, but the rest of the description could apply to almost any data platform integration.	2 / 3
	Total	7 / 12 Passed

Validation

90%

Warnings & errors only

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

Repository: membranedev/application-skills
Path: skills/ably/SKILL.md
Commit: f484c82

Reviewed: 1 day ago

Table of Contents

Discovery Implementation Validation

Is this your skill?

If you maintain this skill, you can claim it as your own. Once claimed, you can manage eval scenarios, bundle related skills, attach documentation or rules, and ensure cross-agent compatibility.