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codex-debugging

Codex debugging: codex-rs core/tui/exec/cli/app-server/config.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

87%

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

The body is token-efficient, actionable, and well-structured for a self-contained debugging skill, with concrete commands and a clear section layout. Its only weakness is workflow clarity: the investigation sequence lacks explicit validation or feedback checkpoints.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation/feedback loop to the workflow, e.g. 'Reproduce with a focused test before proposing a fix; re-run the test after the fix to confirm', turning the sequence into a validate→fix→retest cycle.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is a lean ~25 lines with no concept explanations Claude already knows; every line (cd, sed, rg, config path, workflow steps) earns its place, assuming Claude's competence.

3 / 3

Actionability

It provides concrete executable commands — `sed -n '1,220p' codex-rs/AGENTS.md` and `rg "<symbol|setting|error|feature>" codex-rs/{...}` with real paths — plus a specific config location; the rg placeholder is a normal search-term template rather than pseudocode.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The four-step investigation is clearly sequenced (identify → read module/tests → check config → prefer repros), but there are no explicit validation checkpoints or validate→fix→retry feedback loops that the score-3 anchor requires.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Under 50 lines with no bundle files and no need for external references, the content is well-organized into clearly signaled sections (Source First, Workflow, Notes), satisfying the simple-skill allowance for a top score.

3 / 3

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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 highly distinctive and names a precise niche, but it relies on technical jargon, offers only the single abstract action "debugging", and lacks any explicit "Use when..." trigger guidance. These gaps cap specificity, trigger term quality, and completeness at 2.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural triggers, e.g. 'Use when debugging Codex CLI/TUI behavior, config parsing errors, tool or MCP wiring, or runtime bugs'.

Supplement the codex-rs subsystem jargon with natural user terms such as 'Codex CLI', 'Codex app', 'Codex config', and 'Codex errors' to broaden trigger coverage.

Replace the single abstract verb 'debugging' with concrete actions such as 'trace, diagnose, and fix' to raise specificity.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The phrase "Codex debugging: codex-rs core/tui/exec/cli/app-server/config" names the domain and concrete subsystems, but the only action verb is the abstract "debugging" — it does not list multiple specific concrete actions (e.g. trace, diagnose, fix) as a score-3 anchor requires.

2 / 3

Completeness

It states what (debugging Codex across named subsystems) but contains no "Use when..." clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance, so completeness is capped at 2 with the "when" only implied by "debugging".

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

"Codex debugging" and "config" are reasonably natural terms, but the bulk is technical jargon (codex-rs, app-server, app-server-protocol) and it omits common natural variations like "Codex CLI", "Codex errors", or "Codex not working".

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"Codex debugging" scoped to the codex-rs subsystems is an unmistakably narrow niche tied to a specific codebase, making conflict with other skills unlikely.

3 / 3

Total

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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

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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