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50%Scale 1-3Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a competent MCP tool reference skill that clearly documents available tools and their parameters, with a usable configuration block. However, it suffers from moderate verbosity (time-sensitive stats in the overview, redundant examples that restate tool descriptions), lacks concrete output schemas or error handling guidance, and could benefit from tighter organization. The examples add little value beyond what the tool descriptions already communicate.
Suggestions
Remove or move the time-sensitive live stats from the overview (8,405 roles, $213,500 median) to avoid stale data; instead instruct the agent to call get_stats for current numbers.
Add example response schemas or sample output JSON for at least the most-used tools (search_jobs, get_job) so Claude knows what to expect and how to present results.
Trim the Examples section significantly—it largely restates the tool descriptions. Keep 1-2 examples that show multi-tool workflows (e.g., list_companies → search_jobs → get_job pipeline).
Add brief error handling guidance: what to do when search returns no results, when a job ID is invalid, or when salary data is unavailable.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill includes some unnecessary verbosity: the overview paragraph with specific live stats (which are time-sensitive and will become stale), explanations of when to use the skill that Claude could infer, and the examples section largely restates what the tool descriptions already convey. The tool listing itself is reasonably lean. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Tool invocations are shown with example parameters, which is helpful, but they are not fully executable code—they're pseudocode-style function calls without language context. The MCP configuration JSON is concrete and copy-paste ready, but the examples section describes what the agent 'will do' rather than showing actual output schemas or response formats. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The Best Practices section provides a reasonable suggested workflow (e.g., use list_companies then search_jobs, use get_stats for context first), but there are no explicit multi-step sequences with validation checkpoints. For a tool-calling skill this is somewhat acceptable, but the skill doesn't address error handling, empty results, or what to do when tools return unexpected data. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-structured with clear sections (Overview, Tools, Examples, Best Practices, Limitations), but it's somewhat monolithic at ~130 lines. The examples section could be trimmed or moved to a separate file. There are no bundle files, and the related skills references are present but minimal. For a standalone skill of this size, the organization is adequate but not optimal. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 12 Passed |