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code-oss-logs

Find and read timestamped process logs from Code OSS dev builds, including main.log, renderer.log, extension host logs, and agenthost.log. For bundles produced by Export Agent Host Debug Logs, use agent-host-logs.

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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.

A dense, well-organized diagnostic skill: exact paths, executable commands, a use-case-to-file table, and a careful temporary-probe workflow with explicit cleanup. The only real improvements are minor tightening and possibly splitting the Cloud Sandbox deep-dive into a reference file.

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Conciseness

Nearly all content is repo-specific knowledge Claude cannot infer (log root dirs, per-file purposes, output_ reload semantics, the lint-hostile forwarding flag), with no padding explaining general concepts. Minor tightening opportunities exist — e.g., the two-row Log Root table with identical paths and slight overlap between Procedure step 2 and the "most recent folder" note — keeping it at anchor 4 rather than 5.

4 / 5

Actionability

Commands are copy-paste ready ("ls -lt \"$HOME/.vscode-oss-dev/logs\" | head -5", "rg -n \"MY_PROBE|error\" \"<timestamp>\"", "find \"<timestamp>\" -type f -size +0"), the Key Files table maps use cases to exact paths, and the forwarding workflow shows the exact code edit including the lint-hostile Boolean("true") form. Placeholders like <timestamp> are inherent variables, not pseudocode.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The Procedure is a clear 4-step sequence (identify app → find latest folder with command → enter it → read relevant logs via the use-case table), and the console-forwarding workflow includes an explicit final checkpoint ("Before finishing, restore the flag to its default-off state and remove every temporary console.log probe"). Minor gaps remain — e.g., no checkpoint to confirm the chosen timestamped folder matches the run under investigation — matching anchor 4.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

There are no bundle files (no references/, scripts/, or assets/), and the ~130-line body is well-sectioned (Log Roots, Procedure, Directory Layout, Key Files, Commands, Forwarding Workflow, Tips) with every internal mention pointing at files documented in the layout. The specialized Cloud Sandbox Startup Failures section is arguably reference-file material, which keeps this at anchor 4 rather than 5.

4 / 5

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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 is specific and distinct, with concrete log filenames and an explicit hand-off to a sibling skill for exported bundles. Its main weakness is the absence of an explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause, which caps completeness.

Suggestions

Add an explicit trigger clause, e.g., "Use when the user asks about logs from a Code OSS or Agents app dev run (startup, renderer, extension host, or agent host issues)."

Mention the Agents app in the description body since the skill covers it, so searches mentioning that app also match.

Include a common synonym such as "dev logs" or "dev build logs" to broaden natural trigger coverage.

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Specificity

"Find and read timestamped process logs from Code OSS dev builds" names the domain and concrete actions, and enumerates specific artifacts ("main.log, renderer.log, extension host logs, and agenthost.log"). It stops short of comprehensive coverage of actions — only find/read — matching anchor 4 rather than 5.

4 / 5

Completeness

The "what" is clear (find/read timestamped dev logs with named files), but there is no explicit "Use when..." trigger clause; the trailing "For bundles produced by Export Agent Host Debug Logs, use agent-host-logs" is a disambiguation redirect, not trigger guidance. Per the rubric guideline, missing explicit trigger guidance caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Natural terms a developer would say are present: "Code OSS dev builds", "main.log", "renderer.log", "agenthost.log", "process logs". A few natural variations (e.g., "dev logs", "Agents app logs") are missing, so it fits anchor 4 rather than 5.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

It occupies a clear niche (Code OSS dev-build logs, specific filenames) and explicitly redirects the adjacent case ("For bundles produced by Export Agent Host Debug Logs, use agent-host-logs"), minimizing conflict risk with related skills.

5 / 5

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Validation

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository

microsoft/vscode

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.github/skills/code-oss-logs/SKILL.md

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