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openclaw-parallels-smoke

End-to-end Parallels smoke, upgrade, and rerun workflow for OpenClaw across macOS, Windows, and Linux guests. Use when Codex needs to run, rerun, debug, or interpret VM-based install, onboarding, gateway smoke tests, latest-release-to-main upgrade checks, fresh snapshot retests, or optional Discord roundtrip verification under Parallels.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

76%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 information-dense and highly actionable with well-organized per-OS sections, but the multi-step smoke/upgrade workflow lacks an explicitly sequenced procedure with validation feedback loops, and all detail is inlined rather than progressively disclosed.

Suggestions

Add a numbered 'Smoke run sequence' per OS (snapshot select → entrypoint → gateway verify → interpret) with explicit validate→fix→retry checkpoints to lift workflow_clarity above the batch-operation cap of 3.

Provide at least one complete copy-paste command example per OS flow (full entrypoint invocation with expected flags/env) to close the actionability gaps.

Consider moving the OS-specific pitfall lists into reference files (e.g. references/macos.md) referenced from the body, to improve progressive disclosure now that the body is over 50 lines.

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Conciseness

Lean and dense — every bullet is operational knowledge Claude would not already know (snapshot names, PATH quirks, transport choices) with no padding or explanation of basic concepts; the lone scoping line still earns its place as a boundary.

5 / 5

Actionability

Concrete executable commands appear throughout (`pnpm test:parallels:macos`, `openclaw gateway status --deep --require-rpc`, `prlctl exec --current-user`, `apt-get -o Acquire::Check-Date=false update`), but they are scattered individual flags rather than complete copy-paste end-to-end sequences, leaving minor gaps.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The smoke/upgrade/rerun process is a batch operation presented as per-OS bulleted guidance rather than an explicit numbered sequence, and while verification cues exist (gateway status, precheck interpretation) there is no clear validate→fix→retry feedback loop, so the batch-operation cap holds.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized into clear sections (Global rules, macOS/Windows/Linux flows, Discord roundtrip) with one clearly signaled one-level reference (the `parallels-discord-roundtrip` companion skill), but all operational detail is inlined in SKILL.md with no bundle files to offload into.

4 / 5

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Passed

Description

92%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 is specific, complete, and distinctive, clearly stating both what the skill does and when to use it with concrete trigger phrases. It is slightly verbose but the detail is operational rather than fluffy.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'run, rerun, debug, or interpret VM-based install, onboarding, gateway smoke tests, latest-release-to-main upgrade checks, fresh snapshot retests, or optional Discord roundtrip verification' — giving comprehensive coverage of the workflow's capabilities.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'what' ('End-to-end Parallels smoke, upgrade, and rerun workflow for OpenClaw across macOS, Windows, and Linux guests') and 'when' with a concrete 'Use when Codex needs to...' trigger clause enumerating specific scenarios.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Good keyword coverage with synonyms (run/rerun, smoke/smoke tests) and specific tool terms (Parallels, OpenClaw, gateway, Discord), but a few natural phrasings a user might say (e.g. 'test the build', 'run the suite') are absent.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

A clear niche (OpenClaw Parallels VM smoke/upgrade) with distinct triggers — Parallels, gateway smoke tests, snapshot retests, Discord roundtrip — making accidental triggering by unrelated skills unlikely.

5 / 5

Total

19

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20

Passed

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.

Repository
qsimeon/openclaw-engaging
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