monorepo-management
Master monorepo management with Turborepo, Nx, and pnpm workspaces to build efficient, scalable multi-package repositories with optimized builds and dependency management. Use when setting up monorepos, optimizing builds, or managing shared dependencies.
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Impact
90%
1.12xAverage score across 6 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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Discovery
89%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 is a solid description that clearly identifies its niche (monorepo management), names specific tools, and includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with relevant triggers. Its main weakness is that the capability descriptions lean slightly toward marketing language ('Master', 'efficient, scalable') rather than listing more granular concrete actions. The trigger terms are well-chosen and cover the natural vocabulary users would employ.
Suggestions
Replace the aspirational opener 'Master monorepo management' with more concrete actions like 'Configures task pipelines, sets up shared configs, manages workspace dependencies' to improve specificity.
Remove filler adjectives like 'efficient, scalable' which add no discriminative value and replace with additional concrete capabilities.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (monorepo management) and some tools (Turborepo, Nx, pnpm workspaces), and mentions actions like 'optimized builds and dependency management,' but these are fairly high-level rather than listing multiple concrete discrete actions like 'configure task pipelines, set up shared configs, manage workspace dependencies.' | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (monorepo management with Turborepo, Nx, pnpm workspaces for multi-package repos with optimized builds and dependency management) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when setting up monorepos, optimizing builds, or managing shared dependencies'). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'monorepo', 'Turborepo', 'Nx', 'pnpm workspaces', 'multi-package repositories', 'builds', 'shared dependencies'. These cover the main terms a user would naturally use when seeking help with monorepo tooling. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The combination of monorepo-specific tools (Turborepo, Nx, pnpm workspaces) and the focus on multi-package repository management creates a clear niche that is unlikely to conflict with general build tools, package management, or other development skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
42%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is a comprehensive but bloated reference that tries to cover too much in a single file. While it excels at providing executable, copy-paste ready examples across Turborepo, Nx, and pnpm, it suffers from significant verbosity (explaining basic concepts, listing trivial code patterns) and poor organization (everything in one monolithic document with no progressive disclosure). The lack of validation checkpoints in workflows involving builds and package publishing is also a notable gap.
Suggestions
Remove the 'Core Concepts' section entirely—Claude already knows what monorepos are and their tradeoffs. Cut the advantages/challenges list and tool comparison.
Split into separate files: keep SKILL.md as a concise overview with links to TURBOREPO.md, NX.md, PNPM.md, CI-CD.md, and PUBLISHING.md for detailed configs and examples.
Add explicit validation steps to workflows: after initial setup ('pnpm install && pnpm build' to verify), after config changes ('turbo run build --dry' to verify pipeline), and after publishing ('npm view @repo/package version' to confirm).
Remove trivial code examples like the capitalize/truncate utilities and the basic React Button component—these don't teach monorepo-specific patterns and waste tokens.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Extremely verbose with extensive explanations of concepts Claude already knows (why monorepos, advantages/challenges lists, basic concepts). The 'Core Concepts' section explaining why monorepos exist and listing tool comparisons is unnecessary padding. The skill also includes full boilerplate configs (ESLint, TypeScript) and trivial code patterns (capitalize, truncate functions) that don't teach anything novel. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides fully executable code, commands, and configuration files throughout. Every section includes copy-paste ready examples: bash commands for setup, complete JSON configs for turbo.json/package.json, TypeScript code for shared packages, and CI/CD YAML workflows. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | While individual sections have clear commands, there's no cohesive multi-step workflow with validation checkpoints. The setup process lacks explicit verification steps (e.g., 'verify the workspace is configured correctly by running X'). For a skill involving build systems and publishing, missing validation/feedback loops (e.g., after changeset publish, verify packages were published) caps this at 2. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | This is a monolithic wall of text with no references to external files. All content—setup, three different tools (Turborepo, Nx, pnpm), shared configs, code patterns, CI/CD, publishing—is inlined in a single massive document. This should be split into separate files for each tool/topic with the SKILL.md serving as an overview with navigation links. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 7 / 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.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
skill_md_line_count | SKILL.md is long (615 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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