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network-101

This skill should be used when the user asks to "set up a web server", "configure HTTP or HTTPS", "perform SNMP enumeration", "configure SMB shares", "test network services", or needs guidance on configuring and testing network services for penetration testing labs.

60

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

63%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

A highly actionable, well-structured lab-configuration guide whose commands are immediately usable. It loses points for redundant example sections that restate the workflow and for being a monolithic single file where split-out references would aid navigation.

Suggestions

Trim or replace the Examples section, which largely duplicates Core Workflow steps 1, 3, and 4; keep only genuinely new material such as the login-page creation.

Split per-service detail (e.g., SNMP, SMB, log analysis) into one-level-deep reference files (references/snmp.md, references/smb.md) and keep SKILL.md as an overview.

Replace the "sudo nano" + commented-lines pattern with paste-ready heredoc or tee commands, as Example 2 already demonstrates for snmpd.conf.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The core workflow is lean, command-first content with almost no concept padding, but the Examples section substantially restates Core Workflow steps 1, 3, and 4, which is more than minor over-explanation.

3 / 5

Actionability

Nearly all guidance is copy-paste executable (apt/systemctl, openssl, snmpwalk, smbclient, ufw) across both Linux and Windows, but the "sudo nano" + "Add these lines" comment pattern for snmpd.conf and smb.conf is not directly executable.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A clear five-step numbered sequence with embedded verification commands (curl, nmap -p 443, openssl s_client) and a troubleshooting table for error recovery; verification is not structured as explicit validate-fix-retry gates, so it falls short of anchor 5.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The single ~340-line file is well-sectioned but contains everything inline with no reference files; per-service deep configurations, examples, and the troubleshooting material would be better split into separate one-level-deep files.

3 / 5

Total

14

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20

Passed

Description

75%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

A solid description with explicit, natural trigger phrases and a defined pentest-lab scope. Its main weaknesses are a hedged, secondary 'what' statement and missing synonyms for the trigger terms.

Suggestions

Lead with a verb-first capability statement (e.g., "Configure and test HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP, and SMB services for penetration testing lab environments") so the 'what' is as explicit as the 'when'.

Add common trigger synonyms users might say, such as Apache/nginx/IIS, Samba/file share, or "walk SNMP".

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists several concrete actions ("set up a web server", "perform SNMP enumeration", "configure SMB shares") rather than vague language, but they are framed as trigger phrases rather than a capability statement, and supporting actions like log analysis and firewall configuration are unmentioned.

4 / 5

Completeness

Both what ("configuring and testing network services for penetration testing labs") and when (explicit quoted trigger conditions) are present, but the 'what' is secondary and hedged ("needs guidance on"), keeping it below the fully explicit anchor 5.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

The quoted phrases ("set up a web server", "configure HTTP or HTTPS", "test network services") are natural things a user would say, but common synonyms and tool names users might mention (Apache, nginx, Samba, file share, snmp walk) are missing.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The penetration-testing-lab framing carves a distinct niche, but generic triggers like "set up a web server" and "configure HTTP or HTTPS" overlap with general web-server or dev-ops skills.

4 / 5

Total

16

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20

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.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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