moody-s-explore-mcp

Discover and safely explore Moody's MCP tools. Use when the user wants to see what Moody's data is available, verify MCP connectivity, look up an entity, or run a lightweight ratings/research probe before deeper analysis.

Quality

85%

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Quality

Content

85%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

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

A well-constructed, self-contained MCP exploration skill with a clear sequenced workflow, explicit error/validation checkpoints, and concrete named-tool guidance. The only notable issue is repeated 'verify the live schema' messaging that lightly hurts token efficiency.

Suggestions

Consolidate the 'read tool schemas before calling' guidance into a single place (e.g. Step 2) and remove the duplicate restatements in the table note and Guardrails to tighten token usage.

Consider trimming the HTML activation comment and the restated intro line that overlaps the frontmatter description.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is mostly lean with no concept padding, but the 'read the tool schema before calling' guidance is repeated three times (Step 2, the table header, and the note after the table, plus the Guardrails), which could be tightened; not the level-3 'every token earns its place'.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides concrete, actionable guidance with named tools (findEntity, getEntityRatings, searchEntityDocuments) and a precise procedure to follow; for this instruction-only MCP skill the absence of shell code is not penalized because the direction is specific and executable against live MCP tools.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	A clearly sequenced Step 1–5 workflow with explicit validation/error checkpoints — stop on auth errors, ask before proceeding when no entity is given, confirm the resolved entity, and 'report clearly and stop' on empty/error responses — meeting the top anchor for sequence plus feedback handling.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The skill is self-contained with no bundle files needed and is organized into clear, well-labeled sections (When to Use, Prerequisites, Workflow, Known Tools, Guardrails); the compact tool table is appropriately inline rather than split out.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

85%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

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 description that clearly conveys both purpose and trigger conditions for a Moody's MCP exploration skill. Its main weakness is trigger phrasing that leans technical rather than echoing the natural questions users would ask.

Suggestions

Add colloquial trigger phrases a user would actually say (e.g. 'is Moody's connected?', 'what can Moody's do?', 'list Moody's tools') to raise trigger-term quality to level 3.

Soften or paraphrase technical terms like 'MCP connectivity' and 'ratings/research probe' into plain user intent language.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Enumerates multiple concrete actions — 'Discover and safely explore Moody's MCP tools', 'verify MCP connectivity', 'look up an entity', 'run a lightweight ratings/research probe' — matching the anchor that lists several specific concrete actions.	3 / 3
Completeness	It states what the skill does ('Discover and safely explore Moody's MCP tools') and gives an explicit 'Use when...' clause with multiple triggers, satisfying both the 'what' and 'when' requirements at the top anchor.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	The 'Use when...' clause provides scenario-based triggers ('look up an entity', 'see what Moody's data is available') but mixes in technical phrasing ('MCP connectivity', 'ratings/research probe') and omits the most colloquial forms a user would actually say, so it is not the level-3 full natural-term coverage.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	It is tightly scoped to Moody's with distinct triggers (entity lookup, connectivity check, ratings probe), giving it a clear niche unlikely to conflict with other skills.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 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: openai/plugins
Path: plugins/moody-s/skills/moody-s-explore-mcp/SKILL.md
Commit: 11c74d6

Reviewed: 17 days ago

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