create-plugin

Create a Vibe plugin package — the Agent Plugins 1.0 format with optional Vibe extensions for skills, MCP servers, hooks, knowledge, agents, libraries, and connectors. Use when the user wants to create, scaffold, or author a plugin for Mistral Vibe.

Quality

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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.

A thorough, highly actionable reference with copy-paste examples and concrete rules across all component types. Its main limitations are a missing explicit validation checkpoint in the workflow and a single-file layout with no progressive disclosure into bundle references.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation step to the Workflow (e.g., 'Run /reload, then check for plugin.* diagnostics; fix any fatal codes before proceeding') to close the verification gap.

Consider moving the Diagnostic codes and Compatibility tables into reference files under references/ and linking to them from SKILL.md to improve progressive disclosure and reduce inline length.

Trim the Workflow section so it does not restate the per-step details already covered in Steps 1–9, keeping it a concise checklist.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is dense and assumes Claude's competence — no padding about what JSON/TOML/YAML are — with every rule list and limit earning its place; a few sections (the closing Workflow restates prior steps, and some rule bullets could be compressed) keep it just short of the leanest anchor.	4 / 5
Actionability	It provides copy-paste-ready, complete examples for every component (plugin.json, mcp.json, libraries.json, connectors.json, hooks.toml, agent .toml, KNOWLEDGE.md YAML) plus exact regex patterns, limits, and diagnostic codes, covering the common cases fully.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The closing Workflow gives a clear 6-step sequence with concrete paths and a final '/reload' step, and the Diagnostic codes section supplies error-recovery context; however the workflow itself lacks an explicit 'verify the plugin loaded / check diagnostics' checkpoint, leaving a minor validation gap.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Structure is good with clearly headed sections (Step 1–9, Diagnostic codes, Compatibility, Workflow) and easy navigation, but everything is inlined in one ~370-line file with no external references; the diagnostic and compatibility tables could plausibly live in separate reference files, so it is not at the top anchor.	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.

A strong, well-structured description that clearly states both capability and trigger conditions with good keyword coverage and a distinct niche. The only mild weakness is that the action verbs are synonymous rather than truly varied.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain ('Create a Vibe plugin package') and enumerates several concrete components ('skills, MCP servers, hooks, knowledge, agents, libraries, and connectors'), but the verbs themselves are near-synonymous (create/scaffold/author) rather than distinct actions, leaving minor coverage gaps versus a fully comprehensive action list.	4 / 5
Completeness	It explicitly answers both 'what' (Create a Vibe plugin package — Agent Plugins 1.0 format with the listed Vibe extensions) and 'when' ('Use when the user wants to create, scaffold, or author a plugin for Mistral Vibe') with concrete trigger phrases, matching the top anchor.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Natural trigger phrases are present ('create, scaffold, or author a plugin', 'plugin', 'Mistral Vibe') with synonym coverage, but a few common variants a user might say ('build/make a plugin') are missing and there are no file-extension markers, so it sits just below the comprehensive anchor.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	It carves a clear niche ('Vibe plugin package', 'Agent Plugins 1.0 format', 'Mistral Vibe') with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk against unrelated skills.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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No warnings or errors.

Repository: mistralai/mistral-vibe
Path: vibe/plugins/builtins/vibe/skills/create-plugin/SKILL.md
Commit: d4b3223

Reviewed: 6 days ago

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