Name: altera-payroll
Rating: 66.4 (1 reviews)
Author: membranedev

altera-payroll

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

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Content

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The body is a strong, executable guide with concrete CLI commands, a clear connection-to-action workflow, and good structure. Its main gaps are minor verbosity and the absence of explicit validation checkpoints in the connection/action workflow.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is mostly efficient, built around executable commands and short explanations with only minor over-explanation (the opening 'Altera Payroll is a payroll processing...' sentence and the proxy paragraph), matching the 'efficient; minor instances of over-explanation' anchor.	4 / 5
Actionability	Provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready commands (membrane connection ensure, action run, action list, request proxy) with real flags and parameters and an options table, covering the common cases comprehensively.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The connection workflow is clearly sequenced with explicit state checks (READY/BUILDING/CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED) and a poll-after-action feedback loop, but lacks explicit validation checkpoints for external/batch operations, fitting the 'clear sequence with most checkpoints present; minor validation gaps' anchor.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Single, well-organized file with clear section headers, command blocks, and a flag table; content is appropriately inline with no nested references, though the proxy/action detail could optionally be split out.	4 / 5
	Total	17 / 20 Passed

Description

66%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 clearly identifies the niche (Altera Payroll) and includes an explicit 'Use when' trigger, but its capability phrasing is generic ('manage data, records, automate workflows') and trigger-term coverage is narrow. Strengthening the action verbs and adding common payroll-specific triggers would raise specificity and completeness.

Suggestions

Replace generic actions ('Manage data, records, and automate workflows') with concrete payroll capabilities like 'run payroll, review paychecks, manage employee records, and pull tax/compliance reports'.

Broaden the trigger clause to include natural phrasings such as 'Use when the user wants to run or review payroll, check paychecks, manage employee or tax records, or automate Altera Payroll workflows'.

Mention common trigger terms and entities (paychecks, payroll runs, tax compliance) so the description matches what users actually ask for.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the Altera Payroll domain and a few actions ('Manage data, records, and automate workflows'), but the actions are generic rather than concrete, fitting the 'names domain and 1-2 concrete actions' anchor.	3 / 5
Completeness	Provides a clear 'what' ('Manage data, records, and automate workflows') and an explicit 'Use when the user wants to interact with Altera Payroll data' trigger, though the 'when' could be more specific.	4 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Includes some natural terms ('Altera Payroll', 'interact with Altera Payroll data') but lacks common synonyms and variations users would naturally say, matching the 'some relevant keywords but missing common variations' anchor.	3 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Targets a specific named application (Altera Payroll) with distinct triggers, giving it a clear niche with minimal conflict risk against other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	15 / 20 Passed

Validation

93%

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Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

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Criteria	Description	Result
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/altera-payroll/SKILL.md
Commit: f484c82

Reviewed: 3 days ago

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