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appmachine

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

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

61%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 delivers concrete, executable CLI guidance with a well-validated connection workflow (state polling and client-action handling are genuinely strong). Weaknesses are a broken step numbering scheme (a dangling 'Step 2' reference), vague filler around the entity overview, no verification guidance for data-mutating actions, and a marketing paragraph that wastes tokens.

Suggestions

Fix the dangling "skip to **Step 2**" reference by numbering the workflow explicitly (1. Install, 2. Authenticate, 3. Connect, 4. Discover actions, 5. Run or proxy), since no Step 2 heading exists.

Remove the marketing paragraph about Appmachine and the filler line "Use action names and parameters as needed.", replacing the entity list with a one-line note that available actions are discovered via `membrane action list`.

Add validation guidance for data-mutating actions (e.g., read back the record after write, or check the `output` field and error states before batch changes) to lift workflow clarity above the destructive-operation cap of 3.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient commands and tables, but includes unnecessary padding: the marketing overview "Appmachine is a platform that allows users to create native and web apps without coding. It's primarily used by small businesses...", the filler line "Use action names and parameters as needed.", and a duplicate action-list snippet in 'Popular actions'. This matches 'Mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation or could be tightened', above 2 because the core guidance is unpadded.

3 / 5

Actionability

Concrete executable commands throughout: `npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest`, `membrane login complete <code>`, `membrane action run <actionId> --connectionId=... --input '{"key": "value"}'`, plus a concrete flag table for proxy requests. Minor gaps (redundant action-discovery snippets, placeholder values like CONNECTION_ID never resolved) keep it below 5.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The connection workflow has explicit validation (poll with `--wait` until state changes, explicit handling of READY/CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED/CONFIGURATION_ERROR with follow-up actions), but coherence breaks elsewhere: "skip to **Step 2**" references a step that does not exist (only "1b" is numbered), the entity-list overview ends with the vague directive "Use action names and parameters as needed", and running data-mutating actions has no verification guidance — the destructive/batch cap applies. Steps exist but checkpoints are missing or the sequence is broken, matching anchor 3.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist, so this is a single-file skill with clear section headers (Install, Authentication, Connecting, Searching, Running actions, Proxy, Best practices) matching 'Good structure; most content is appropriately placed'. Not 5 because at ~145 lines the proxy flags table and agent-type details could be split into a reference file, and the under-50-lines exception does not apply.

4 / 5

Total

14

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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 a clear explicit trigger ('Use when the user wants to interact with Appmachine data') and a distinct product name, but the capability statement is generic — 'manage data, records, and automate workflows' could describe almost any integration skill. Concrete actions and trigger synonyms would substantially improve it.

Suggestions

Replace "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" with concrete capabilities drawn from the body, e.g. "Create and update records, manage apps, builds, data sources, and user roles in Appmachine".

Broaden trigger coverage with natural variations users would say, such as "Appmachine app", "Appmachine records", "builds", "publishing", or "data sources", not just "Appmachine data".

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

"Manage data, records, and automate workflows" names the Appmachine domain but the actions are generic verb-object pairs with no concrete capabilities (no mention of builds, data sources, publishing, or record CRUD), matching the anchor 'Names the domain but actions are minimal or generic'. It falls short of 3 because no genuinely concrete action is listed.

2 / 5

Completeness

Both parts are present: a (vague) 'what' in "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" and an explicit 'when' in "Use when the user wants to interact with Appmachine data". The explicit 'Use when' clause lifts it above 3, but the imprecise 'what' keeps it below 5.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant keywords ("Appmachine", "data", "records", "workflows") that a user would plausibly say, but misses common variations and synonyms used in the body itself such as "apps", "builds", "publishing", and "data sources". This matches 'Some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms'.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"Appmachine" is a distinct product name making false triggers unlikely, matching 'Mostly distinct; minor overlap risk'. Not 5 because without the product name, "manage data, records, and automate workflows" overlaps many generic data-integration skills.

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

Validation for skill structure

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

Warning

Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository

membranedev/application-skills

Path

skills/appmachine/SKILL.md

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