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deploying-vmcp-locally

Deploys a VirtualMCPServer configuration locally for manual testing and verification

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

100%

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

The content is a tight, highly actionable deployment runbook with a clear sequenced workflow, an explicit verification step, and error-recovery guidance, all well-organized without concept-overexplaining fluff.

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Conciseness

The body is a lean runbook of commands and brief task-oriented prose that assumes Claude's competence; it avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows (no "what is Kind/Kubernetes" padding) and every section earns its place.

3 / 3

Actionability

It provides fully executable `task`, `kubectl`, and `curl` commands with complete JSON payloads and specific flags; placeholders like `<path-to-vmcp-yaml>` and `<nodeport>` are clearly marked and reasonable, keeping guidance copy-paste ready.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear 7-step sequence runs from cluster setup through cleanup, with an explicit "Verify deployment" checkpoint (step 4) and a troubleshooting section covering error recovery for stuck-Pending, discovery, and auth failures.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist, and the body is well-organized into clearly labeled sections (Prerequisites, numbered Instructions, Example YAML files, Troubleshooting) with one-level-deep, clearly signaled references to the examples directory via a table.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Description

57%

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 to a clear niche and names its core action, but it lacks an explicit "Use when..." trigger and broader natural keyword coverage, leaving completeness and trigger quality at the mid level.

Suggestions

Add an explicit "Use when..." clause naming the triggering situations, e.g. "Use when deploying or manually testing a VirtualMCPServer (vMCP) configuration in a local cluster."

Broaden natural trigger terms to include the common shorthand "vMCP" and "MCP" alongside "VirtualMCPServer" so users' actual phrasing matches.

List a second concrete action (e.g. "applies, verifies, and tests") to move specificity toward listing multiple specific actions.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain ("VirtualMCPServer configuration") and a concrete action ("Deploys...locally") with its purpose, but it lists a single main action rather than multiple specific concrete actions, so it stops short of the comprehensive level-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Completeness

It clearly answers "what" (deploys a VirtualMCPServer configuration locally), but the "when" is only implied via "for manual testing and verification" with no explicit "Use when..." trigger, which caps completeness at 2 per the judging guidelines.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

"VirtualMCPServer", "locally", and "manual testing"/"verification" are relevant terms a user in this domain might say, but coverage is jargon-heavy and misses common variations like "vMCP" or "MCP" that a user would naturally say.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"VirtualMCPServer" is a highly specific niche noun with a clear local-testing scope, making it unlikely to trigger for the wrong skill or conflict with unrelated skills.

3 / 3

Total

9

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12

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

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No warnings or errors.

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