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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
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 "language": "TypeScript",
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  "Node.js 24 only if you develop from source"
 ],
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 "section": "earlier",
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 "category": "Work and operations",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/microsoft-skill-recorder/capture-terminal-workflow-as-skill/",
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   "id": "microsoft-skill-recorder--run-eval-suite-on-skill-builder",
   "title": "Score the describer and builder with the eval suite",
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   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/microsoft-skill-recorder/run-eval-suite-on-skill-builder.json"
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}