Name: currencyapi
Rating: 61.6 (1 reviews)
Author: membranedev

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currencyapi

Currencyapi integration. Manage ExchangeRates. Use when the user wants to interact with Currencyapi data.

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Content

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is highly actionable with executable commands throughout and a clear connection-to-execution workflow including polling and state handling. Main weaknesses are minor over-explanation in the intro and a single-file structure that inlines reference material rather than splitting it out.

Suggestions

Trim or remove the opening explanatory paragraph about what Currencyapi is, since Claude can infer it.

Make the workflow steps an explicit numbered checklist (1. install, 2. auth, 3. connect, 4. wait, 5. search, 6. run) so the 'skip to Step 2' references are unambiguous.

Consider moving the popular-actions table and proxy flag reference into a separate REFERENCE.md to keep SKILL.md a lean overview.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is mostly efficient with copy-paste commands, but includes minor over-explanation such as the opening 'Currencyapi is a service that provides real-time and historical exchange rates...' which Claude can infer. It fits 'Efficient; minor instances of over-explanation that could be trimmed'; not 5 because of that padded intro, not 3 because the bulk is tight and command-driven.	4 / 5
Actionability	It provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready commands for every stage (npm install, membrane login, connection ensure, action list/run, request proxy) plus a concrete popular-actions table and flag reference. This matches 'Fully executable; copy-paste ready code or commands; specific examples cover the common cases'.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The install → auth → connect → poll-for-ready → search → run sequence is clear, with state-based branching (READY/BUILDING/CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED) and a polling feedback loop. It is not 5 because steps are loosely numbered ('skip to Step 2', '#### 1b') without a fully explicit enumerated checklist, and not 3 because validation checkpoints and the wait/retry loop are present.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Content is organized into clear sections (install, auth, connecting, searching, popular actions, running, proxy, best practices) with no nested references and no bundle files. It is not 5 because the single ~150-line file inlines reference-like material (the actions table and proxy flag table) that could be split out, and not 3 because structure and navigation are good.	4 / 5
	Total	17 / 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 cleanly covers both what the skill does and when to use it, anchored to a distinct product niche. It is weakest on specificity and trigger-term breadth, listing only one generic action and missing natural synonyms like 'currency conversion'.

Suggestions

Replace 'Manage ExchangeRates' with concrete actions, e.g. 'Convert currencies, fetch latest and historical exchange rates, and list supported currencies.'

Expand the 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger phrases such as 'currency conversion', 'FX rates', or 'exchange rate lookup'.

Add file-format or keyword synonyms (e.g. 'forex', 'currency pairs') to improve trigger-term coverage.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	It names the domain ("Currencyapi integration") and one concrete action ("Manage ExchangeRates"), but does not enumerate the multiple specific operations (convert, latest, historical, list currencies) available in the body. This matches 'Names domain and 1-2 concrete actions, but not comprehensive'; it is above score 2 (which requires only minimal/generic actions) but below 4 (several specific actions).	3 / 5
Completeness	It states both the what ("Currencyapi integration. Manage ExchangeRates.") and the when ("Use when the user wants to interact with Currencyapi data."), satisfying both halves. It is not 5 because the 'when' trigger is generic rather than concrete trigger phrases, and not 3 because both what and when are explicitly present.	4 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Relevant keywords like "Currencyapi" and "ExchangeRates" appear, but common natural variations a user would say ("currency conversion", "exchange rate lookup", "FX rates") are missing. This fits 'Some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms'; not 4 because the natural-phrase coverage is thin.	3 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The Currencyapi-specific framing creates a clear niche with low overlap risk against unrelated skills. It is not 5 because the trigger 'interact with Currencyapi data' is broad within that niche and could overlap with a generic currency/finance skill; it is above 3 because the named product anchors it distinctly.	4 / 5
	Total	14 / 20 Passed

Validation

93%

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Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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/currencyapi/SKILL.md
Commit: f484c82

Reviewed: ~16 hours ago

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