Content
85%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured, actionable skill that clearly documents two MCP tools with concrete invocation examples for multiple use cases. The content is mostly efficient though it could trim the activation triggers and some light redundancy between usage patterns and tips. Overall it serves as an effective reference for using Exa search capabilities.
Suggestions
Remove or significantly trim the 'When to Activate' section — Claude can infer when search is needed from context without explicit trigger phrases.
Consolidate the Tips section into the Usage Patterns section to reduce redundancy, since tips like 'use web_search_exa for current information' are already demonstrated by the examples.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Mostly efficient but has some unnecessary content. The 'When to Activate' section lists trigger phrases Claude can infer, and the parameter tables include obvious defaults. The tips section is somewhat redundant with the usage patterns already shown. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides concrete, copy-paste ready tool invocations with specific parameters for every use case. The MCP configuration JSON is complete and executable, and parameter tables give precise types and defaults. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | This is a single-task skill (search queries) with no multi-step destructive operations. The usage patterns clearly show which tool to use for which scenario, and the two-tool surface is unambiguous. No validation checkpoints are needed for read-only search operations. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-structured with clear sections progressing from setup to core tools to usage patterns to tips. References to related skills (deep-research, market-research) are one level deep and clearly signaled. Content length is appropriate for inline presentation. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |