AB zx
Comprehensive guide for writing shell scripts with Google zx — a tool for writing better scripts using JavaScript/TypeScript. Use when writing, debugging, or refactoring zx scripts (.mjs, .js, .ts files using zx), executing shell commands from JavaScript, working with ProcessPromise/ProcessOutput APIs, piping streams, configuring zx options, or using zx CLI. Do NOT use for general Node.js questions unrelated to shell scripting.
Comprehensive guide for writing shell scripts with Google zx — a tool for writing better scripts using JavaScript/TypeScript.
As a process B 66/100 · Nearly there — weak spots: inputs and preconditions, running it twice
How to improve
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 0
✓ No critical or high findings
Files scanned: 7. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
✓ No remarks against the Agent Skills spec
Process rating: all ten parameters 66/100
- 0Inputs and preconditions. Does not say what the process needs to start
- 30Running it twice. 1 mutating operations with no state check
- 50Failures and branches. 0 branches, has a failure section
- 60Tools and files. Uses tools (bash, web) that frontmatter does not declare
- 60Result and completion. Output format stated, no completion criterion
- 85Steps. 4 steps, 2 vague phrases
- 100When it triggers. States when to use and when not to
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 2170 tokens
- 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +1No license
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Description says when NOT to use the skill
- +3Description length 432: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 19 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 4 items
- +3Output format is stated explicitly
- +4Has examples (14 code blocks)
- +4Reference files are cited in the instructions (4 of 4)
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 95.