{
  "context": "This criteria evaluates how effectively the engineer uses pnpm's workspace protocol feature to manage local dependencies in a monorepo. The focus is on proper usage of workspace protocol syntax and correct handling of workspace package references.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Read workspace config",
      "description": "Uses appropriate methods to read and parse the pnpm-workspace.yaml file to discover package locations",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Discover workspace packages",
      "description": "Correctly identifies all workspace packages by scanning the directories specified in pnpm-workspace.yaml and reading their package.json files",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Workspace protocol conversion",
      "description": "Properly converts dependency version specifiers to 'workspace:*' protocol for packages that exist within the workspace",
      "max_score": 30
    },
    {
      "name": "Handle dependencies sections",
      "description": "Correctly processes both 'dependencies' and 'devDependencies' sections in package.json files",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Preserve external dependencies",
      "description": "Leaves external (non-workspace) package dependencies unchanged with their original version specifiers",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Report generation",
      "description": "Generates accurate JSON output with totalPackages, convertedDependencies, and workspaceReferences matching the spec format",
      "max_score": 10
    }
  ]
}