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memory-config

Diagnose and configure MemSearch memory behavior. Use when the user asks about MemSearch configuration, plugin summarization, PROJECT.md/USER.md maintenance, memory directories, index health, provider routing, prompt files, or migration/compatibility questions.

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The canonical home for this skill is memory-config in zilliztech/memsearch

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Quality

Content

86%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 well-structured, highly actionable configuration skill that pushes platform detail into real one-level reference files and leads with concrete diagnostic commands. Minor trimming of repeated disambiguation and compatibility prose would improve token efficiency.

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Conciseness

The body is dense and mostly assumes Claude's competence, but the host-agent disambiguation is restated several times and the "Background and Compatibility" prose could be tightened without losing substance.

4 / 5

Actionability

It provides copy-paste-ready bash commands (memsearch config list --resolved, version checks, memory/index inspection) and concrete TOML key examples that cover the common configuration cases.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Intent routing, a "Diagnose First" command sequence, and an "Applying changes" step with a post-change verification (show resolved value + whether a new session is needed) give a clear sequence with most checkpoints, though an explicit validate→fix→retry loop is only implicit.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Platform-specific detail is split into clearly signaled one-level-deep reference files (references/claude-code.md, codex.md, openclaw.md, opencode.md, dsh.md) with explicit "Read ONLY the one file matching your current environment" navigation, keeping the overview clean.

5 / 5

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Description

82%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 tight, third-person description that clearly answers both what the skill does and when to use it, anchored to a distinct named tool. The only gap is that the capability verbs are limited to two while the rich detail is concentrated in the trigger clause.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

"Diagnose and configure MemSearch memory behavior" names the domain with two concrete actions but does not enumerate the broader set of configuration actions; the remaining detail lives in the when-clause rather than as distinct actions.

3 / 5

Completeness

It states a clear "what" ("Diagnose and configure MemSearch memory behavior") and an explicit "when" with concrete trigger phrases ("Use when the user asks about..."), satisfying both halves.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

The when-clause lists strong natural terms ("MemSearch configuration, plugin summarization, PROJECT.md/USER.md maintenance, memory directories, index health, provider routing, prompt files, or migration/compatibility questions"), but a few common user phrasings (e.g. "recall", "search memory") are absent.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The named tool "MemSearch" plus specific trigger surface (PROJECT.md/USER.md, plugin summarization, index health) carves a clear niche with minimal overlap against other skills.

5 / 5

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Validation

87%

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

Validation14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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metadata_version

'metadata.version' is missing

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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

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14

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Repository
zilliztech/memsearch
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