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update-cursor-settings

Modify Cursor/VSCode user settings in settings.json. Use when you want to change editor settings, preferences, configuration, themes, font size, tab size, format on save, auto save, keybindings, or any settings.json values.

Quality

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

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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 well-structured, actionable single-file skill with concrete paths, setting keys, and a useful request-to-setting table. Its weaknesses are repetition of the same three-step workflow across three sections, a comment-only pseudo-code block, and the absence of an error-recovery loop after JSON validation fails.

Suggestions

Consolidate "Before Modifying Settings", "Modifying Settings", and the trailing "Workflow" section into one sequential workflow to remove triple redundancy.

Replace the comment-only TypeScript block in Step 1 with a real executable example (e.g., an actual Read of the settings path) or remove it entirely.

Add a feedback loop for failure cases: what to do if the JSON (with comments) fails to parse or the write is rejected, and how to verify the settings file after writing.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient, but the same workflow is stated three times ("Before Modifying Settings", "Modifying Settings" Steps 1-3, and the final "Workflow" section), and Step 1 contains a comment-only TypeScript block that adds no information. It is not 4 because the redundancy is more than minor over-explanation; it is not 2 because the content is accurate and largely unpadded.

3 / 5

Actionability

Concrete, executable guidance dominates: exact per-OS settings paths, real setting keys ("editor.fontSize", "workbench.colorTheme"), a user-request-to-setting mapping table, and JSON examples. It is not 5 because the Step 1 "code" block is comments only rather than an executable read/parse example, and the JSON examples are trivial single-key snippets.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A clear sequence (read -> identify -> update -> write -> inform user about reload) with an explicit validation checkpoint ("Validate JSON syntax before writing to avoid breaking the editor") and preservation rules. It is not 5 because there is no error-recovery feedback loop (e.g., what to do if parsing or validation fails, or how to verify the file after writing).

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A single-file skill with no bundle files; all content (path table, setting categories, examples, mapping table) is appropriately kept inline with clear section headers, so no external references are needed. It is not 5 because of organizational gaps: the redundant Workflow section repeats earlier steps, and the trivial example snippets could be consolidated into the mapping table.

4 / 5

Total

15

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20

Passed

Description

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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 with an explicit what/when structure, concrete trigger terms, and a well-defined niche. Its main flaw is the second-person trigger phrasing ("Use when you want to..."), which costs it specificity under the third-person voice rule; rewriting as "Use when the user wants to..." or "Use when changing..." would fix this.

Suggestions

Rewrite the trigger clause in third person (e.g., "Use when the user asks to change editor settings..." instead of "Use when you want to change...") to satisfy the third-person voice rule.

Add a few more natural trigger terms that users commonly say, such as "word wrap", "line numbers", "hide minimap", or "change theme", to broaden trigger coverage.

Drop the generic trailing catch-all "or any settings.json values" in favor of one or two more concrete high-frequency requests.

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Specificity

The description names a concrete action ("Modify Cursor/VSCode user settings in settings.json") and enumerates specific setting categories ("themes, font size, tab size, format on save, auto save, keybindings"), which would anchor at 4. However, the trigger clause uses second person ("Use when you want to change..."), which the judging guidelines penalize by reducing specificity by 1, lowering it to 3.

3 / 5

Completeness

It explicitly answers both what ("Modify Cursor/VSCode user settings in settings.json") and when ("Use when you want to change editor settings, preferences, configuration, themes, font size...") with concrete trigger phrases, matching the top anchor. It is not a 4 because the 'when' clause is already explicit and specific rather than needing more detail.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Good coverage of natural phrases users would say: "editor settings", "preferences", "themes", "font size", "format on save", "auto save", "keybindings", and "settings.json". A few natural terms (e.g., word wrap, line numbers, minimap) are missing, so it does not reach comprehensive synonym coverage.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The description carves out a clear niche (Cursor/VSCode settings.json modification) with distinct triggers tied to editor settings, so conflict risk with other skills is minimal. It clearly fits the top anchor rather than the 'minor overlap' anchor at 4.

5 / 5

Total

17

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20

Passed

Validation

87%

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Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

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'metadata.version' is missing

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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

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Total

14

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16

Passed

Repository

saski/arnesto

Path

.cursor/skills-cursor/update-cursor-settings/SKILL.md

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