evaluation
Imported skill evaluation from anthropic
Best use case
evaluation is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Imported skill evaluation from anthropic
Teams using evaluation should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/evaluation/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How evaluation Compares
| Feature / Agent | evaluation | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Imported skill evaluation from anthropic
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
"""MCP Server Evaluation Harness
This script evaluates MCP servers by running test questions against them using Claude.
"""
import argparse
import asyncio
import json
import re
import sys
import time
import traceback
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
from anthropic import Anthropic
from connections import create_connection
EVALUATION_PROMPT = """You are an AI assistant with access to tools.
When given a task, you MUST:
1. Use the available tools to complete the task
2. Provide summary of each step in your approach, wrapped in <summary> tags
3. Provide feedback on the tools provided, wrapped in <feedback> tags
4. Provide your final response, wrapped in <response> tags
Summary Requirements:
- In your <summary> tags, you must explain:
- The steps you took to complete the task
- Which tools you used, in what order, and why
- The inputs you provided to each tool
- The outputs you received from each tool
- A summary for how you arrived at the response
Feedback Requirements:
- In your <feedback> tags, provide constructive feedback on the tools:
- Comment on tool names: Are they clear and descriptive?
- Comment on input parameters: Are they well-documented? Are required vs optional parameters clear?
- Comment on descriptions: Do they accurately describe what the tool does?
- Comment on any errors encountered during tool usage: Did the tool fail to execute? Did the tool return too many tokens?
- Identify specific areas for improvement and explain WHY they would help
- Be specific and actionable in your suggestions
Response Requirements:
- Your response should be concise and directly address what was asked
- Always wrap your final response in <response> tags
- If you cannot solve the task return <response>NOT_FOUND</response>
- For numeric responses, provide just the number
- For IDs, provide just the ID
- For names or text, provide the exact text requested
- Your response should go last"""
def parse_evaluation_file(file_path: Path) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
"""Parse XML evaluation file with qa_pair elements."""
try:
tree = ET.parse(file_path)
root = tree.getroot()
evaluations = []
for qa_pair in root.findall(".//qa_pair"):
question_elem = qa_pair.find("question")
answer_elem = qa_pair.find("answer")
if question_elem is not None and answer_elem is not None:
evaluations.append({
"question": (question_elem.text or "").strip(),
"answer": (answer_elem.text or "").strip(),
})
return evaluations
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error parsing evaluation file {file_path}: {e}")
return []
def extract_xml_content(text: str, tag: str) -> str | None:
"""Extract content from XML tags."""
pattern = rf"<{tag}>(.*?)</{tag}>"
matches = re.findall(pattern, text, re.DOTALL)
return matches[-1].strip() if matches else None
async def agent_loop(
client: Anthropic,
model: str,
question: str,
tools: list[dict[str, Any]],
connection: Any,
) -> tuple[str, dict[str, Any]]:
"""Run the agent loop with MCP tools."""
messages = [{"role": "user", "content": question}]
response = await asyncio.to_thread(
client.messages.create,
model=model,
max_tokens=4096,
system=EVALUATION_PROMPT,
messages=messages,
tools=tools,
)
messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": response.content})
tool_metrics = {}
while response.stop_reason == "tool_use":
tool_use = next(block for block in response.content if block.type == "tool_use")
tool_name = tool_use.name
tool_input = tool_use.input
tool_start_ts = time.time()
try:
tool_result = await connection.call_tool(tool_name, tool_input)
tool_response = json.dumps(tool_result) if isinstance(tool_result, (dict, list)) else str(tool_result)
except Exception as e:
tool_response = f"Error executing tool {tool_name}: {str(e)}\n"
tool_response += traceback.format_exc()
tool_duration = time.time() - tool_start_ts
if tool_name not in tool_metrics:
tool_metrics[tool_name] = {"count": 0, "durations": []}
tool_metrics[tool_name]["count"] += 1
tool_metrics[tool_name]["durations"].append(tool_duration)
messages.append({
"role": "user",
"content": [{
"type": "tool_result",
"tool_use_id": tool_use.id,
"content": tool_response,
}]
})
response = await asyncio.to_thread(
client.messages.create,
model=model,
max_tokens=4096,
system=EVALUATION_PROMPT,
messages=messages,
tools=tools,
)
messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": response.content})
response_text = next(
(block.text for block in response.content if hasattr(block, "text")),
None,
)
return response_text, tool_metrics
async def evaluate_single_task(
client: Anthropic,
model: str,
qa_pair: dict[str, Any],
tools: list[dict[str, Any]],
connection: Any,
task_index: int,
) -> dict[str, Any]:
"""Evaluate a single QA pair with the given tools."""
start_time = time.time()
print(f"Task {task_index + 1}: Running task with question: {qa_pair['question']}")
response, tool_metrics = await agent_loop(client, model, qa_pair["question"], tools, connection)
response_value = extract_xml_content(response, "response")
summary = extract_xml_content(response, "summary")
feedback = extract_xml_content(response, "feedback")
duration_seconds = time.time() - start_time
return {
"question": qa_pair["question"],
"expected": qa_pair["answer"],
"actual": response_value,
"score": int(response_value == qa_pair["answer"]) if response_value else 0,
"total_duration": duration_seconds,
"tool_calls": tool_metrics,
"num_tool_calls": sum(len(metrics["durations"]) for metrics in tool_metrics.values()),
"summary": summary,
"feedback": feedback,
}
REPORT_HEADER = """
# Evaluation Report
## Summary
- **Accuracy**: {correct}/{total} ({accuracy:.1f}%)
- **Average Task Duration**: {average_duration_s:.2f}s
- **Average Tool Calls per Task**: {average_tool_calls:.2f}
- **Total Tool Calls**: {total_tool_calls}
---
"""
TASK_TEMPLATE = """
### Task {task_num}
**Question**: {question}
**Ground Truth Answer**: `{expected_answer}`
**Actual Answer**: `{actual_answer}`
**Correct**: {correct_indicator}
**Duration**: {total_duration:.2f}s
**Tool Calls**: {tool_calls}
**Summary**
{summary}
**Feedback**
{feedback}
---
"""
async def run_evaluation(
eval_path: Path,
connection: Any,
model: str = "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
) -> str:
"""Run evaluation with MCP server tools."""
print("🚀 Starting Evaluation")
client = Anthropic()
tools = await connection.list_tools()
print(f"📋 Loaded {len(tools)} tools from MCP server")
qa_pairs = parse_evaluation_file(eval_path)
print(f"📋 Loaded {len(qa_pairs)} evaluation tasks")
results = []
for i, qa_pair in enumerate(qa_pairs):
print(f"Processing task {i + 1}/{len(qa_pairs)}")
result = await evaluate_single_task(client, model, qa_pair, tools, connection, i)
results.append(result)
correct = sum(r["score"] for r in results)
accuracy = (correct / len(results)) * 100 if results else 0
average_duration_s = sum(r["total_duration"] for r in results) / len(results) if results else 0
average_tool_calls = sum(r["num_tool_calls"] for r in results) / len(results) if results else 0
total_tool_calls = sum(r["num_tool_calls"] for r in results)
report = REPORT_HEADER.format(
correct=correct,
total=len(results),
accuracy=accuracy,
average_duration_s=average_duration_s,
average_tool_calls=average_tool_calls,
total_tool_calls=total_tool_calls,
)
report += "".join([
TASK_TEMPLATE.format(
task_num=i + 1,
question=qa_pair["question"],
expected_answer=qa_pair["answer"],
actual_answer=result["actual"] or "N/A",
correct_indicator="✅" if result["score"] else "❌",
total_duration=result["total_duration"],
tool_calls=json.dumps(result["tool_calls"], indent=2),
summary=result["summary"] or "N/A",
feedback=result["feedback"] or "N/A",
)
for i, (qa_pair, result) in enumerate(zip(qa_pairs, results))
])
return report
def parse_headers(header_list: list[str]) -> dict[str, str]:
"""Parse header strings in format 'Key: Value' into a dictionary."""
headers = {}
if not header_list:
return headers
for header in header_list:
if ":" in header:
key, value = header.split(":", 1)
headers[key.strip()] = value.strip()
else:
print(f"Warning: Ignoring malformed header: {header}")
return headers
def parse_env_vars(env_list: list[str]) -> dict[str, str]:
"""Parse environment variable strings in format 'KEY=VALUE' into a dictionary."""
env = {}
if not env_list:
return env
for env_var in env_list:
if "=" in env_var:
key, value = env_var.split("=", 1)
env[key.strip()] = value.strip()
else:
print(f"Warning: Ignoring malformed environment variable: {env_var}")
return env
async def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Evaluate MCP servers using test questions",
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
epilog="""
Examples:
# Evaluate a local stdio MCP server
python evaluation.py -t stdio -c python -a my_server.py eval.xml
# Evaluate an SSE MCP server
python evaluation.py -t sse -u https://example.com/mcp -H "Authorization: Bearer token" eval.xml
# Evaluate an HTTP MCP server with custom model
python evaluation.py -t http -u https://example.com/mcp -m claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 eval.xml
""",
)
parser.add_argument("eval_file", type=Path, help="Path to evaluation XML file")
parser.add_argument("-t", "--transport", choices=["stdio", "sse", "http"], default="stdio", help="Transport type (default: stdio)")
parser.add_argument("-m", "--model", default="claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219", help="Claude model to use (default: claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219)")
stdio_group = parser.add_argument_group("stdio options")
stdio_group.add_argument("-c", "--command", help="Command to run MCP server (stdio only)")
stdio_group.add_argument("-a", "--args", nargs="+", help="Arguments for the command (stdio only)")
stdio_group.add_argument("-e", "--env", nargs="+", help="Environment variables in KEY=VALUE format (stdio only)")
remote_group = parser.add_argument_group("sse/http options")
remote_group.add_argument("-u", "--url", help="MCP server URL (sse/http only)")
remote_group.add_argument("-H", "--header", nargs="+", dest="headers", help="HTTP headers in 'Key: Value' format (sse/http only)")
parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", type=Path, help="Output file for evaluation report (default: stdout)")
args = parser.parse_args()
if not args.eval_file.exists():
print(f"Error: Evaluation file not found: {args.eval_file}")
sys.exit(1)
headers = parse_headers(args.headers) if args.headers else None
env_vars = parse_env_vars(args.env) if args.env else None
try:
connection = create_connection(
transport=args.transport,
command=args.command,
args=args.args,
env=env_vars,
url=args.url,
headers=headers,
)
except ValueError as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
sys.exit(1)
print(f"🔗 Connecting to MCP server via {args.transport}...")
async with connection:
print("✅ Connected successfully")
report = await run_evaluation(args.eval_file, connection, args.model)
if args.output:
args.output.write_text(report)
print(f"\n✅ Report saved to {args.output}")
else:
print("\n" + report)
if __name__ == "__main__":
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