api-patterns
Creates API route handlers, implements Server Actions with Zod schema validation, and integrates external REST APIs with error handling. Use when adding endpoints, building request handlers, or wiring external services (endpoint, REST API, request handling, fetch, .ts route files).
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Quality
Discovery
100%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This is a strong skill description that clearly articulates specific capabilities (API routes, Server Actions with Zod, REST API integration), provides explicit trigger guidance via a 'Use when...' clause, and includes natural keywords users would use. It uses proper third-person voice throughout and is concise without being vague.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Creates API route handlers', 'implements Server Actions with Zod schema validation', and 'integrates external REST APIs with error handling'. These are well-defined, concrete capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (creates route handlers, implements Server Actions with Zod validation, integrates REST APIs) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when...' clause covering adding endpoints, building request handlers, or wiring external services. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'endpoint', 'REST API', 'request handling', 'fetch', '.ts route files', 'endpoints', 'request handlers', 'external services'. Good coverage of common variations and file types. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Targets a clear niche of API route handling and server actions with specific technologies (Zod, Server Actions, .ts route files). The combination of these specific triggers makes it unlikely to conflict with general coding or frontend skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
100%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a high-quality skill that efficiently covers API patterns with executable code examples, clear architectural guidance, and a well-structured workflow. It respects Claude's intelligence by avoiding explanations of basic concepts while providing specific, actionable conventions. The design rules section is particularly strong, giving concrete response shapes and conventions without verbosity.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is lean and efficient. It uses tables for architecture decisions, provides executable code without explaining what Next.js or Zod are, and the design rules are terse bullet points. Every section earns its place. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | All three code patterns (Route Handler, Server Action, fetchWithRetry) are fully executable TypeScript with proper imports. The workflow includes a concrete curl smoke test command. Design rules give specific conventions (response envelope shape, error shape, status codes). | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The Quick Workflow section provides a clear 5-step sequence with validation (Zod schema at step 2) and a verification step (curl smoke test at step 5). The feedback loop is implicit but the verification checkpoint is explicit and actionable. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill opens with a one-level-deep reference to project-specific config (`api-config.md`), then organizes content into clear sections (Architecture, Code Patterns, Quick Workflow, Design Rules). Content is appropriately scoped for a single SKILL.md without being monolithic. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Validation
100%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
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- monkilabs/opencastle
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