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env-setup

Create or update Novu environment variables in the user's project safely (never expose the secret key to the client). Complements the official Novu skills by covering project-level env configuration.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

86%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.

The body is a tight, well-structured instruction skill with concrete rules and a verification checklist, so it scores high on conciseness and progressive disclosure. The only gaps are a missing concrete .env example and an explicit retry loop, which keep actionability and workflow clarity at 4.

Suggestions

Add a one-line concrete example of the desired .env entry (e.g. `NOVU_SECRET_KEY=...` on the server side) to make guidance fully copy-paste ready.

Add a short feedback loop after the Verification checklist (e.g. "If any check fails, fix the offending file and re-run the checklist") to strengthen workflow clarity for this destructive/risky operation.

Optionally note where to find typed-env schema registration details for non-t3 loaders, to close the minor actionability gap around rule 4.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean with no padding: it assumes Claude knows what env files and prefixes are, and every line (variable table, rules, checklist) earns its place.

5 / 5

Actionability

Guidance is concrete with exact variable names, forbidden prefixes, and target files (.env.local, .env.example, vercel.json), but it lacks a copy-paste example of an actual .env line, leaving a minor gap.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Numbered Rules give a clear sequence and the Verification checklist provides explicit validation checkpoints, but there is no explicit validate-to-fix-to-retry feedback loop, so it stops just short of a 5.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is under 50 lines, needs no external bundle files, and is organized into well-labeled sections (Required variables, Optional, Rules, Verification checklist), satisfying the simple-skill exception for a top score.

5 / 5

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20

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Description

53%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.

The description clearly states what the skill does and distinguishes it from sibling Novu skills, but it omits an explicit "Use when…" trigger clause and only partially enumerates concrete actions. Adding natural trigger phrasing and a couple more specific actions would raise specificity, completeness, and trigger quality.

Suggestions

Append a "Use when…" clause with natural triggers such as "Use when configuring Novu env vars, adding Novu keys to .env, or handling the Novu secret key."

List one or two more concrete actions (e.g., register keys in typed env loaders, sync across .env.local/.env.example) to lift specificity toward comprehensive coverage.

Include user-natural synonyms/file extensions (e.g., ".env", "Novu keys", "application identifier") to broaden trigger-term coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain and a concrete action pair ("Create or update Novu environment variables") plus a safety constraint, but does not enumerate the full set of configuration actions, so it stops at comprehensive-but-not-full coverage.

3 / 5

Completeness

The "what" is clearly stated, but there is no explicit "when/Use when" trigger clause; per the guideline a missing explicit trigger guidance caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Relevant terms like "Novu environment variables" and "secret key" appear, but the description itself lacks the natural "Use when…" trigger phrasing users would say, and common synonyms are missing.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

It carves a clear niche ("project-level env configuration" that "Complements the official Novu skills"), leaving only minor overlap risk with the closely related official Novu skills rather than being fully distinct.

4 / 5

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13

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20

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Validation

93%

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

Validation15 / 16 Passed

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Total

15

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16

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