turborepo-caching

Configure Turborepo for efficient monorepo builds with local and remote caching. Use when setting up Turborepo, optimizing build pipelines, or implementing distributed caching.

1.05x

Quality

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Does it follow best practices?

Impact

100%

1.05x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

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Risky

Do not use without reviewing

Quality

Content

65%

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

The body is highly actionable with concrete, executable Turborepo config and tooling, but it is monolithic: a single large file with full inline implementations and no progressive disclosure via reference files, and it lacks validation checkpoints for its multi-step setup operations.

Suggestions

Move the larger inline implementations (self-hosted Express cache server, full CI workflow YAML) into reference files under references/ and link to them from SKILL.md to reduce token load and apply progressive disclosure.

Add an explicit sequenced setup workflow with validation checkpoints (e.g., verify local cache works before enabling remote cache, confirm TURBO_TOKEN/TURBO_TEAM are set before CI runs) so multi-step operations have a validate→fix→retry loop.

Trim or relocate the pipeline-concepts table and architecture tree if they restate Turborepo basics Claude already knows, keeping only Turborepo-specific non-obvious guidance inline.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Prose is minimal and assumes Claude's competence, but the ~365-line body includes full inline implementations (a complete Express self-hosted cache server, full CI workflow YAML, seven templates) that could be tightened or split out rather than kept inline.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready config: turbo.json templates, remote-cache bash commands, a complete CI YAML, a working Express cache server, and filtering commands — all concrete and complete.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Content is organized into clear sections and templates, but it is reference-style rather than a sequenced workflow; there are no explicit validation checkpoints or validate→fix→retry loops for risky operations like CI caching or remote cache setup.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	No bundle files exist and all content lives in one ~365-line SKILL.md; full examples (the Express server, CI YAML, multiple turbo.json variants) are inline material that could be split into one-level-deep reference files, so structure is present but content is not appropriately offloaded.	2 / 3
	Total	9 / 12 Passed

Description

100%

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 concise, concrete, and follows the recommended pattern of stating capabilities then an explicit 'Use when' trigger clause. It uses third-person/active voice with no fluff and is highly distinctive.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions ('Configure Turborepo', 'efficient monorepo builds', 'local and remote caching', 'optimizing build pipelines', 'implementing distributed caching') rather than vague language.	3 / 3
Completeness	Clearly states what it does (configure Turborepo for caching) and when to use it via an explicit 'Use when...' clause with multiple triggers.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Uses natural terms a user would say — 'setting up Turborepo', 'optimizing build pipelines', 'distributed caching', 'monorepo builds' — with good coverage of common phrasings.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Turborepo is a specific named tool with a clear niche; the triggers are unlikely to conflict with other skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

100%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository: wshobson/agents
Commit: 5cc2549

Reviewed: 6 days ago

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