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plugin-surface-wording

Describe plugin release mechanics without overclaiming client-specific installation behavior.

40

Quality

40%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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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.

This is a well-scoped, concise instruction-only skill that clearly communicates when and how to describe plugin release mechanics without overclaiming. Its strengths are excellent conciseness and clear organization. Its main weakness is that it stays at the level of principles and phrasing guidance without providing concrete documentation templates or copy-paste-ready snippets that would make it more immediately actionable.

Suggestions

Add a concrete example of a well-written release documentation section (e.g., a sample README excerpt) that demonstrates the recommended patterns in context.

Include a brief checklist or decision tree: 'Before documenting a release path, verify: (1) which clients have been tested, (2) what the actual artifact output is, (3) where it is published.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Every line serves a purpose. No unnecessary explanations of what plugins are or how publishing works. The patterns, examples, and anti-patterns are all lean and directly instructive.

3 / 3

Actionability

Provides clear guidance on language choices and framing (safer phrasing, scoping commands), but lacks concrete executable examples like actual command snippets, file templates, or documentation snippets Claude could directly use or adapt.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The patterns section provides a logical sequence of considerations (describe output → separate publication from installation → scope commands → label verified paths), but there's no explicit step-by-step workflow or validation checkpoints for the documentation process.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

For a simple, single-purpose skill under 50 lines with no need for external references, the content is well-organized into clear sections (Context, Patterns, Examples, Anti-Patterns) that are easy to scan and navigate.

3 / 3

Total

10

/

12

Passed

Description

7%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

This description is very weak overall. It reads more like an internal instruction or constraint ('without overclaiming client-specific installation behavior') than a functional skill description. It fails to specify concrete actions, lacks natural trigger terms, and provides no guidance on when Claude should select this skill.

Suggestions

Replace vague 'release mechanics' with specific concrete actions, e.g., 'Generates changelogs, bumps version numbers, creates release tags, and documents plugin release steps.'

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about releasing a plugin, publishing a new version, or preparing a plugin for distribution.'

Remove the internal constraint language ('without overclaiming client-specific installation behavior') from the description and move it into the skill body instructions instead.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description uses vague, abstract language like 'release mechanics' without listing any concrete actions. It does not specify what the skill actually does (e.g., build, package, publish, version bump).

1 / 3

Completeness

The description barely addresses 'what' (plugin release mechanics is vague) and completely lacks a 'when' clause or any explicit trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

The description lacks natural keywords a user would say. Terms like 'release mechanics' and 'overclaiming client-specific installation behavior' are internal jargon, not user-facing trigger terms. Users would more likely say 'release plugin', 'publish', 'deploy', or 'version'.

1 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The mention of 'plugin release' provides some domain specificity that narrows the scope beyond generic skills, but the vagueness of 'release mechanics' could still overlap with general release/deployment skills.

2 / 3

Total

5

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12

Passed

Validation

90%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
sbroenne/mcp-server-excel
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