feat(skills): add agent-eval for head-to-head coding agent comparison (#540)

* feat(skills): add agent-eval for head-to-head coding agent comparison

* fix(skills): address PR #540 review feedback for agent-eval skill

- Remove duplicate "When to Use" section (kept "When to Activate")
- Add Installation section with pip install instructions
- Change origin from "community" to "ECC" per repo convention
- Add commit field to YAML task example for reproducibility
- Fix pass@k mislabeling to "pass rate across repeated runs"
- Soften worktree isolation language to "reproducibility isolation"

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Pin agent-eval install to specific commit hash

Address PR review feedback: pin the VCS install to commit
6d062a2 to avoid supply-chain risk from unpinned external deps.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Joaquin Hui Gomez <joaquinhui1995@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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name: agent-eval
description: Head-to-head comparison of coding agents (Claude Code, Aider, Codex, etc.) on custom tasks with pass rate, cost, time, and consistency metrics
origin: ECC
tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob
---
# Agent Eval Skill
A lightweight CLI tool for comparing coding agents head-to-head on reproducible tasks. Every "which coding agent is best?" comparison runs on vibes — this tool systematizes it.
## When to Activate
- Comparing coding agents (Claude Code, Aider, Codex, etc.) on your own codebase
- Measuring agent performance before adopting a new tool or model
- Running regression checks when an agent updates its model or tooling
- Producing data-backed agent selection decisions for a team
## Installation
```bash
# pinned to v0.1.0 — latest stable commit
pip install git+https://github.com/joaquinhuigomez/agent-eval.git@6d062a2f5cda6ea443bf5d458d361892c04e749b
```
## Core Concepts
### YAML Task Definitions
Define tasks declaratively. Each task specifies what to do, which files to touch, and how to judge success:
```yaml
name: add-retry-logic
description: Add exponential backoff retry to the HTTP client
repo: ./my-project
files:
- src/http_client.py
prompt: |
Add retry logic with exponential backoff to all HTTP requests.
Max 3 retries. Initial delay 1s, max delay 30s.
judge:
- type: pytest
command: pytest tests/test_http_client.py -v
- type: grep
pattern: "exponential_backoff|retry"
files: src/http_client.py
commit: "abc1234" # pin to specific commit for reproducibility
```
### Git Worktree Isolation
Each agent run gets its own git worktree — no Docker required. This provides reproducibility isolation so agents cannot interfere with each other or corrupt the base repo.
### Metrics Collected
| Metric | What It Measures |
|--------|-----------------|
| Pass rate | Did the agent produce code that passes the judge? |
| Cost | API spend per task (when available) |
| Time | Wall-clock seconds to completion |
| Consistency | Pass rate across repeated runs (e.g., 3/3 = 100%) |
## Workflow
### 1. Define Tasks
Create a `tasks/` directory with YAML files, one per task:
```bash
mkdir tasks
# Write task definitions (see template above)
```
### 2. Run Agents
Execute agents against your tasks:
```bash
agent-eval run --task tasks/add-retry-logic.yaml --agent claude-code --agent aider --runs 3
```
Each run:
1. Creates a fresh git worktree from the specified commit
2. Hands the prompt to the agent
3. Runs the judge criteria
4. Records pass/fail, cost, and time
### 3. Compare Results
Generate a comparison report:
```bash
agent-eval report --format table
```
```
Task: add-retry-logic (3 runs each)
┌──────────────┬───────────┬────────┬────────┬─────────────┐
│ Agent │ Pass Rate │ Cost │ Time │ Consistency │
├──────────────┼───────────┼────────┼────────┼─────────────┤
│ claude-code │ 3/3 │ $0.12 │ 45s │ 100% │
│ aider │ 2/3 │ $0.08 │ 38s │ 67% │
└──────────────┴───────────┴────────┴────────┴─────────────┘
```
## Judge Types
### Code-Based (deterministic)
```yaml
judge:
- type: pytest
command: pytest tests/ -v
- type: command
command: npm run build
```
### Pattern-Based
```yaml
judge:
- type: grep
pattern: "class.*Retry"
files: src/**/*.py
```
### Model-Based (LLM-as-judge)
```yaml
judge:
- type: llm
prompt: |
Does this implementation correctly handle exponential backoff?
Check for: max retries, increasing delays, jitter.
```
## Best Practices
- **Start with 3-5 tasks** that represent your real workload, not toy examples
- **Run at least 3 trials** per agent to capture variance — agents are non-deterministic
- **Pin the commit** in your task YAML so results are reproducible across days/weeks
- **Include at least one deterministic judge** (tests, build) per task — LLM judges add noise
- **Track cost alongside pass rate** — a 95% agent at 10x the cost may not be the right choice
- **Version your task definitions** — they are test fixtures, treat them as code
## Links
- Repository: [github.com/joaquinhuigomez/agent-eval](https://github.com/joaquinhuigomez/agent-eval)