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

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Quality

Content

57%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 content is largely actionable and token-efficient, built around concrete Membrane CLI commands with good state-polling validation for connection setup. Its main defects are structural: dangling 'Step 2' references, an orphan '1b' heading, a misplaced Goal/Habit/Journal 'Buddy Overview' section, and duplicated action-discovery sections. Cleaning up the step numbering and removing the duplicated/misplaced sections would raise most dimensions.

Suggestions

Fix the workflow numbering: 'skip to **Step 2**' points to a step that does not exist and the only numbered heading is '1b' — either number the full flow (1. Connect, 2. Discover actions, 3. Run) or drop the numbers and use descriptive headings.

Replace or remove the 'Buddy Overview' section: the Goal/Habit/Journal Entry list does not match Buddy's CI/CD domain and ends with the vague 'Use action names and parameters as needed' — instead list actual popular Buddy actions (pipeline run, project list) with example parameters.

Merge the duplicated action-discovery commands in 'Searching for actions' and 'Popular actions' into one section so the command appears once.

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Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient — concrete CLI commands with little conceptual padding — but includes clear slack: the 'Buddy Overview' section lists "Goal / Habit / Journal Entry / Task" with the filler line "Use action names and parameters as needed" (apparently from a different product), and the action-discovery command appears twice in near-duplicate form ("Searching for actions" and "Popular actions"). This matches anchor 3 ('Mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation or could be tightened'); it is not a 4 because the duplicate sections and the misplaced overview are more than minor trimming.

3 / 5

Actionability

Guidance is mostly executable with concrete, copy-paste-ready commands: "npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest", "membrane connection ensure \"https://buddy.works\" --json", "membrane action run <actionId> --connectionId=CONNECTION_ID --input '{\"key\": \"value\"}' --json", plus a flags table for proxy requests. It is not a 5 because 'Buddy Overview' lists action names (Goal, Habit...) with no parameters or examples, and the referenced 'Step 2' does not exist; not a 3 because the core workflows are fully specified and executable.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A rough sequence exists (install → login → connection ensure → poll for READY → discover actions → run / proxy) with a genuine feedback loop in the connection state handling (poll with --wait, act on CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED, error states). However, the flow is broken by dangling references: "skip to **Step 2**" appears twice but no Step 2 exists, and the only numbered section is "1b" with no Step 1 or 2. This matches anchor 3 ('Steps listed but validation gaps; sequence present but checkpoints missing or implicit') rather than 4, where 'minor gaps' would understate the incoherent step numbering.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The body has a reasonable section structure (Install, Authentication, Connecting, Searching, Running, Proxy, Best practices) and there are no bundle files, but organization is inconsistent: a confusing "Buddy Overview" section inlines what looks like another product's action list, "Popular actions" contains no popular actions (just a discovery command duplicating the previous section), and the proxy options table plus agent-type notes are inlined where dedicated sections or reference files would serve better. This matches anchor 3 ('Some structure but could be better organized'); it is not a 4 because these misorganized sections are more than minor gaps.

3 / 5

Total

13

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20

Passed

Description

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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 correctly uses third-person voice and includes a 'Use when...' clause, but it is generic: it never states that Buddy is a CI/CD tool and names no concrete capabilities, so both the 'what' and the 'when' are weak. Trigger coverage relies almost entirely on the product name. Rewrite it to state the domain (CI/CD) and concrete actions (e.g., manage pipelines, deployments, projects) with natural CI/CD keywords.

Suggestions

State what Buddy is and does concretely, e.g. 'Manage Buddy CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and projects' instead of the generic 'Manage data, records, and automate workflows'.

Add natural trigger keywords users would say for a CI/CD tool — 'CI/CD', 'pipeline', 'build', 'deploy', 'Buddy' — so the skill triggers for deployment/pipeline requests.

Make the 'when' clause specific rather than tautological, e.g. 'Use when the user wants to run, inspect, or modify Buddy pipelines and deployments'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain ("Buddy integration") but the actions are minimal and generic: "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" names no concrete operations (the body reveals goals, habits, journal entries, tasks, pipelines, deployments — none stated). It matches anchor 2 ('Names the domain but actions are minimal or generic', e.g. 'Processes PDF files'); it is not a 3 because it never gets to the '1-2 concrete actions' level, and not a 1 because the domain is explicitly named.

2 / 5

Completeness

Both a 'what' ("Manage data, records, and automate workflows") and a 'when' ("Use when the user wants to interact with Buddy data") are present, but both are weak: the 'what' is generic and the 'when' is near-tautological ('interact with Buddy data' restates the skill name). This sits between anchor 3 and anchor 4 — it has both clauses yet neither is concrete, so it does not clearly qualify for 4 ('when' could be more explicit OR specific); it lands at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Relevant keywords present are "Buddy", "Buddy data", "records", and "workflows", but the phrases a user would naturally say for this CI/CD tool — "CI/CD", "pipeline", "build", "deploy", "Buddy pipeline" — are entirely absent, matching anchor 3 ('Some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms', e.g. 'Works with PDF files'). Not a 4 because the single dominant keyword is just the product name repeated; not a 2 because "Buddy" itself is a genuine, natural trigger term.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"Buddy" anchors the description to one specific product, but since the description never says what Buddy is (CI/CD), generic phrases like "Manage data, records, and automate workflows" overlap with any task/project-management or automation skill, matching anchor 3 ('Somewhat specific but could still overlap with similar skills'). Not a 4 because a user asking for pipeline or deployment help would not naturally trigger this description.

3 / 5

Total

11

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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/buddy/SKILL.md

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