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configure-canvas-mcp

Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for the current coauthoring session. Use before starting to edit a canvas app with the /canvas-app skill if not already connected. USE WHEN "configure MCP", "set up MCP server", "MCP not working", "connect Canvas Apps MCP", "canvas-authoring not available", "MCP not configured", "set up canvas apps".

Quality

90%

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Content

88%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.

A highly actionable, well-sequenced configuration workflow with concrete parsing rules, a complete tool-call spec, and layered error recovery including explicit stop conditions. Its only weaknesses are minor redundancy across recovery sections and inline conditional detail that could be split into a reference file.

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Conciseness

The body is dense with task-specific detail (hostname-to-category table, URL parsing rules, recovery ladder) and explains nothing Claude already knows. Not a 5 because some guidance repeats across sections — the devicecode/headless-host advice and same-account reminders each appear in two or three places (optional params, 404 recovery, other-errors checklist) and could be consolidated.

4 / 5

Actionability

Fully concrete guidance: exact URL-parsing rules with a worked example, a MAKER_HOSTNAME lookup table, a complete connect() parameter spec with default/omit behavior, the copy-paste diagnostic `dotnet --list-sdks` with an install URL, and ready-to-relay user-facing messages for both success and failure.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Clear four-step sequence with an explicit success gate ("Only after `connect` succeeds"), an ordered 404 recovery loop with a stop condition ("Stop retrying after a successful connection"), a pre-flight .NET SDK check, and a fallback diagnostic checklist — explicit validation steps and feedback loops throughout.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The single file is well-organized with clear section headers and no buried references. Not a 5: at ~100 lines, conditional detail (optional auth parameters, the 404 and other-error recovery paths) sits inline where a references file could keep the main path lean, which leaves minor organization gaps.

4 / 5

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18

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20

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Description

91%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.

A strong description that clearly states a single concrete capability and provides explicit, natural trigger phrases covering setup, troubleshooting, and connection intents. The only weakness is mild genericness in a couple of MCP-related trigger terms that could collide with other MCP configuration skills.

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Specificity

"Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for the current coauthoring session" names a concrete action and domain, with scoped usage context ("Use before starting to edit a canvas app with the /canvas-app skill if not already connected"). Not a 5 because it lists a single configure action rather than multiple concrete actions, and not a 3 because coverage is essentially complete for this single-purpose skill.

4 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what ("Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for the current coauthoring session") and when ("Use before starting to edit a canvas app ... if not already connected" plus the explicit USE WHEN trigger phrases), matching the anchor-5 example structure.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

The USE WHEN clause lists seven natural phrases users would say: "configure MCP", "set up MCP server", "MCP not working", "connect Canvas Apps MCP", "canvas-authoring not available", "MCP not configured", "set up canvas apps" — covering setup, diagnosis, and connection intents with synonyms.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Canvas-specific triggers ("connect Canvas Apps MCP", "canvas-authoring not available") form a clear niche, but generic phrases like "MCP not working" and "MCP not configured" could overlap with other MCP-setup skills, giving minor conflict risk rather than minimal.

4 / 5

Total

18

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20

Passed

Validation

87%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

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Total

14

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16

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Repository

microsoft/power-platform-skills

Path

plugins/canvas-apps/skills/configure-canvas-mcp/SKILL.md

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