CtrlK
BlogDocsLog inGet started
Tessl Logo
SkillPublic

algorand

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

Quality

70%

Does it follow best practices?

Run evals on this skill

Adds up to 20 points to the overall score

View guide
SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No findings from the security scan

Fix and improve this skill with Tessl

tessl review fix ./skills/algorand/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
Quality
Evals
Security

Quality

Content

67%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews 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, largely executable CLI quickstart with excellent connection-state handling and a useful proxy fallback — the operative guidance is tight and specific. Its weaknesses are an intro and an empty "Overview"/"Popular actions" section that pad without informing, plus internally broken step numbering (a dangling "Step 2" and an orphan "1b") that slightly confuses an otherwise clear workflow.

Suggestions

Delete the "What is Algorand" intro paragraph and the four-noun "## Algorand Overview" bullet list — Claude already knows what Algorand is, and the section carries no actionable content.

Fix the workflow numbering: either label the actual steps (1. Install, 2. Authenticate, 3. Connect…) or replace the "skip to **Step 2**" and "#### 1b" references with section names so the flow is internally consistent.

Populate "## Popular actions" with 3–5 real Algorand action examples (e.g. fetching an account's transactions or asset balances) instead of restating the discovery command, or remove the section and fold it into "Searching for actions".

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The opening paragraph ("Algorand is a blockchain platform and cryptocurrency designed for speed and security. It's used by developers and organizations…") explains concepts Claude already knows, and the "## Algorand Overview" section lists four bare nouns ("Account", "Asset", "Transaction", "Block") with no content at all — clear padding. The remaining ~80% (CLI install, auth, connection, action, and proxy commands) is lean, matching anchor 3 ("Mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation"); it stays above anchor 2 because the operative content is genuinely tight.

3 / 5

Actionability

Nearly all guidance is copy-paste-ready: exact install/login commands, `membrane connection ensure` with a concrete URL, `action list --intent`, `action run` with `--input` JSON syntax, and a full proxy flag table. It falls short of anchor 5 because "## Popular actions" lists no actual popular actions (it just repeats the discovery command) and every parameter example is an unfilled `{"key": "value"}` placeholder rather than one real Algorand call.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The setup sequence (install → authenticate → connect → search → run → proxy fallback) is clear and includes genuinely good state-machine checkpoints: BUILDING polling with `--wait`, CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED handling with documented `clientAction` fields and a re-poll feedback loop, and CONFIGURATION_ERROR/SETUP_FAILED error guidance. It misses anchor 5 because "skip to **Step 2**" references a step that is never labeled, and "#### 1b" appears with no "1a", leaving the numbered flow internally inconsistent.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A single-file skill with no bundle files and no external references, organized under clear, well-scoped headers (Install, Authentication, Connecting, Searching, Running, Proxy, Best practices). The content is appropriately inline at this scale, matching anchor 4 ("Good structure; most content is appropriately placed; minor organization gaps") — the gaps being the empty "Popular actions" section and the broken step cross-references; it is not anchor 5 because the under-50-line single-file exception does not apply and no overview-to-detail split exists.

4 / 5

Total

15

/

20

Passed

Description

61%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is structurally sound — it names a distinctive niche and includes a rule-compliant explicit "Use when…" clause — but the capability statement is templated fluff that gives no concrete sense of what can actually be done with Algorand, and the trigger coverage stops at the bare product name. It reads as one instance of a generic per-app template rather than a description tailored to Algorand's domain.

Suggestions

Replace the generic filler "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" with 2–4 concrete Algorand operations, e.g. "Query accounts, assets, transactions, and blocks, submit transactions, and automate on-chain workflows via pre-built Membrane actions."

Add natural trigger variations users would actually say, such as "blockchain", "ALGO", "wallet", "on-chain data", or "Algorand transactions", to the when-clause so the skill surfaces for phrasings beyond the bare product name.

Consider noting the proxy fallback (direct Algorand API requests with handled auth) in the description, since it materially broadens what the skill can do beyond the pre-built actions.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

"Algorand integration" names the domain, but the only action phrases are "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" — generic templated filler that could describe any app integration, with no concrete Algorand-specific operations (e.g. reading accounts, transactions, assets, or blocks). This matches anchor 2 ("Names the domain but actions are minimal or generic") and falls short of anchor 3, which requires at least 1–2 concrete actions like "extracts content".

2 / 5

Completeness

Both questions are explicitly answered: the "what" ("Algorand integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows.") and an explicit "Use when the user wants to interact with Algorand data" clause. This matches anchor 4 ("Has both 'what' and 'when'; 'when' could be more explicit or specific") rather than anchor 3, whose defining deficiency (a missing or only implied 'when') is not present; it is not anchor 5 because neither the 'what' nor the trigger phrase is concrete.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

The core trigger "Algorand" (and "interact with Algorand data") is present and natural, but common variations a user would actually say — "blockchain", "ALGO", "wallet", "transactions", "assets" — are absent. This matches anchor 3 ("Some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms"); it is above anchor 2 because the domain keyword itself is genuinely natural, and below anchor 4 because coverage stops at the bare product name.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"Algorand" is a distinct niche trigger repeated in both the capability statement and the when-clause, so the description would not naturally fire for an unrelated skill. This matches anchor 5 ("Clear niche with distinct triggers; minimal conflict risk"); anchor 4's "minor overlap risk" does not apply since no generic capability claims are left unanchored from the Algorand domain.

5 / 5

Total

14

/

20

Passed

Validation

93%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

15

/

16

Passed

Repository

membranedev/application-skills

Path

skills/algorand/SKILL.md

Reviewed

Table of Contents

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.