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nic-debugging

Debugging and troubleshooting patterns for NIC. Use when diagnosing failures, tracing issues, investigating NGINX reload errors, config generation bugs, or controller sync problems.

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Quality

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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-structured debugging reference with concrete commands, file paths, named functions, and a clear validated workflow. It is concise without padding; the only slight gap is that progressive disclosure is purely inline with no external references.

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Conciseness

Dense and structured with no padding or explanations of basic concepts; minor tightening is possible in a few 'Common causes' lists, so it sits just below the lean 5 anchor.

4 / 5

Actionability

Provides copy-paste-ready commands (kubectl get vs, nginx -t, make test, kubectl exec ... cat), specific source paths (internal/configs/version2/http.go), and named functions (containsDangerousChars(), generatePolicies()), fully covering the common debugging cases.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A 7-step Debugging Workflow (Reproduce, Assess security impact, Locate the layer, Isolate, Fix, Verify, Prevent) with explicit validation ('make test passes') and feedback loops (snapshot regeneration); not a destructive/batch workflow so the cap does not apply.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized into clearly headed sections with no nested references and no bundle files; at ~125 lines the under-50-line 5-exception does not apply, and some failure-mode detail could in principle be externalized, keeping it just below 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.

A well-targeted, third-person description that explicitly pairs a what-clause with a concrete when-clause of trigger phrases. It is distinctive and actionable; the only weakness is the slightly abstract 'patterns for NIC' framing for the 'what'.

Suggestions

Sharpen the 'what' clause with a more concrete verb than 'patterns for' (e.g., 'Diagnose and resolve failures in NIC...').

Add a couple of natural synonyms (e.g., 'troubleshooting', 'crashes', 'panics') to broaden trigger coverage.

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Specificity

Lists several concrete actions ('diagnosing failures, tracing issues, investigating NGINX reload errors, config generation bugs, or controller sync problems'), though the leading 'patterns for NIC' is slightly abstract, keeping it just below the comprehensive 5 anchor.

4 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what ('Debugging and troubleshooting patterns for NIC') and when ('Use when diagnosing failures...'), but the 'what' is somewhat abstract, placing it above the 3 anchor yet below the fully concrete 5 anchor.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Natural phrases a user would say ('diagnosing failures', 'tracing issues', 'NGINX reload errors', 'controller sync problems') with good coverage; a few common synonyms are missing, so it is not a 5.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Scoped to NIC (NGINX Ingress Controller) with highly specific triggers (NGINX reload errors, controller sync problems), giving it a clear niche with minimal conflict risk.

5 / 5

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Validation

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Validation16 / 16 Passed

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