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GitHub Copilot CLI as optional zero-cost provider via copilot -p programmatic mode

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

72%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is actionable and well-organized with executable commands, but it is somewhat padded with repeated concepts and lacks explicit validation checkpoints in its detection-to-dispatch flow.

Suggestions

Consolidate the graceful-degradation note so it is stated once instead of across Detection, Integration Notes, and the unavailable example.

Add an explicit validation step before dispatch (e.g. run `copilot -p` auth/availability check and only proceed on success) to give the workflow a checkpoint.

Trim dated and decorative filler such as 'GA since Feb 2026' and the emoji indicator legend unless they change behavior.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient with commands, tables, and code blocks, but repeats the graceful-degradation idea three times and includes dated/legend filler (e.g. 'GA since Feb 2026', emoji indicator legend) that could be trimmed.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete, copy-paste-ready commands (copilot -p, copilot login, export COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN, the detection guard) with specific options and auth precedence.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Detection, auth, and dispatch are sectioned, but there are no explicit validation checkpoints (e.g. confirm auth succeeded before dispatch) and the graceful-skip path is described rather than sequenced.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Single self-contained file with well-organized sections; the one referenced path (codex-host-adapter.md) is an external installed-skill reference, not a local nested bundle, so structure is appropriate for a one-level skill.

3 / 3

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Description

57%

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 clear and narrowly scoped but technical and missing an explicit when-to-use trigger. It names a concrete mechanism but does not enumerate multiple actions or natural user keywords.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when ...' clause stating the natural trigger, e.g. 'Use when you need a zero-cost research/exploration provider and GitHub Copilot is available.'

Enumerate concrete actions the skill performs (e.g. 'Dispatch research prompts to Copilot, detect and authenticate the Copilot CLI, gracefully skip when unavailable') instead of only naming the provider.

Include user-natural keyword variants like 'Copilot, GitHub Copilot CLI, research provider'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain ("GitHub Copilot CLI as optional zero-cost provider") and a concrete mechanism ("via copilot -p programmatic mode"), but only frames one action rather than enumerating multiple specific concrete actions like the score-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Completeness

States what the skill does but omits any "Use when..." or equivalent explicit when-to-use trigger clause, which per the guidelines caps completeness at 2.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant terms ("GitHub Copilot", "Copilot CLI", "provider") but leans technical ("zero-cost provider", "programmatic mode") and lacks natural phrasings a user would actually say.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The Copilot CLI provider niche is clearly bounded and unlikely to trigger for the wrong skill.

3 / 3

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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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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