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aloha-pos

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

Quality

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SKILL.md
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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 strongly actionable, command-first guide with a well-handled connection state machine, held back by redundant sections, a dangling "Step 2" reference, and unnecessary background explanation. Tightening the filler and consolidating the duplicated discovery guidance would raise both conciseness and clarity.

Suggestions

Fix the dangling "skip to Step 2" reference by numbering the workflow steps (or renaming the target section), and add brief error-handling guidance for failed `action run` calls.

Merge the duplicated action-discovery content in "Searching for actions" and "Popular actions" into one section, and actually list a few popular actions with example intents.

Trim known-concept background (the Aloha POS intro paragraph and "Use action names and parameters as needed.") to improve token efficiency.

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Conciseness

Mostly efficient, but it explains what Aloha POS is ("Aloha POS is a point-of-sale system used in the food service and hospitality industries..."), includes the no-op filler "Use action names and parameters as needed.", and pads the Membrane auth commentary. These are noticeable trims that keep it below anchor 4.

3 / 5

Actionability

Mostly executable with copy-paste commands throughout (npm install, membrane login, connection ensure, action run with --input JSON, and a proxy flag table). Not 5 because there is no worked example with a real actionId/intent, and the "Popular actions" section lists no actions, only repeating the discovery command.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The install → login → connection → poll → search → run → proxy sequence is clear, and connection state handling (READY, CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED with clientAction details, CONFIGURATION_ERROR) forms an explicit feedback loop. Not 5 because it says "skip to Step 2" though no numbered Step 2 heading exists, and there is no guidance for handling action-run failures.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A single-file skill with no nested references, reasonable section headers, and content that is largely appropriate inline. Minor organization gaps: duplicated action-discovery commands across "Searching for actions" and "Popular actions", and the proxy flag table is peripheral detail that could be split out.

4 / 5

Total

15

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20

Passed

Description

57%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 has an explicit and appropriate 'Use when' clause anchored to a niche product, but the capability statement is generic. Replacing "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" with concrete actions and adding synonym triggers would lift it substantially.

Suggestions

Replace the vague "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" with 2-3 concrete capabilities (e.g., "Query orders, customers, products, discounts, and taxes; run Aloha POS actions and proxy API requests").

Add natural trigger variations such as "point of sale", "POS", or "Aloha" so the skill fires when users phrase the request without the full product name.

Tighten distinctiveness by tying the trigger specifically to Aloha POS/restaurant POS workflows rather than generic data management.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain ("Aloha POS integration") but the actions are minimal and generic ("Manage data, records, and automate workflows"), matching the anchor 'Names the domain but actions are minimal or generic'. It is not 3 because no concrete action like 'extracts' or 'creates' is stated.

2 / 5

Completeness

Both are present: what ("Aloha POS integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows") and an explicit when ("Use when the user wants to interact with Aloha POS data"). Not 5 because the 'what' is vague rather than consisting of concrete capabilities; not 3 because the 'when' is explicit, not merely implied.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

"Aloha POS" and "Aloha POS data" are relevant keywords, but common variations and synonyms (POS, point of sale, Aloha) are missing, matching 'Some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms'. Not 4 because the only natural term is the product name itself.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Anchoring triggers to the specific product name "Aloha POS" makes it mostly distinct with minimal conflict risk, but the generic "manage data, records" phrasing leaves minor overlap risk with related POS/restaurant-data or automation skills when the user does not say 'Aloha'.

4 / 5

Total

13

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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

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Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository

membranedev/application-skills

Path

skills/aloha-pos/SKILL.md

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