Candidate Evaluation Skill

When to Use

• User asks to evaluate a contributor or candidate
• User wants to research GitHub profiles for hiring
• User needs to update CONTRIBUTORS.md with candidate analysis
• User mentions "hiring", "candidate", "MLOps", or "evaluate contributor"

Evaluation Criteria

Must-Have Skills (Weight: High)

• Python: Primary language proficiency
• DevOps: Docker, CI/CD, infrastructure
• GPU/ML Deployment: Model serving, inference optimization

Nice-to-Have Skills (Weight: Medium)

• Kubernetes, vLLM, TGI
• Quantization (GGUF, ONNX)
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)

Work Style Indicators (Weight: Medium)

• PR size preference (small, focused = good)
• Response time to reviews
• Documentation quality
• Test coverage habits

Evaluation Process

1. Gather Data via GitHub MCP or

   gh api

   :
   bash

   # Get user repos
   gh api users/{username}/repos --jq '.[].name'
   
   # Search PRs in pollinations
   gh api search/issues -X GET -f q='repo:pollinations/pollinations author:{username}'
   
   # Search code for MLOps keywords
   gh api search/code -X GET -f q='user:{username} docker OR kubernetes OR gpu OR vllm'

2. Analyze Repositories for:
   • ML/AI projects (ComfyUI, HuggingFace, PyTorch)
   • DevOps tooling (Docker, CI/CD, scripts)
   • API/backend experience
   • Star counts and activity
3. Check Pollinations Contributions:
   • Merged PRs (high signal)
   • Open issues/discussions
   • Project submissions
4. Generate Profile with:
   • Fit score (1-10)
   • Strengths (bullet points)
   • Weaknesses (bullet points)
   • Key repositories table
   • Hiring recommendation

Output Format

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  FIT: X.X/10  │  GitHub: username  │  Repos: N  │  Focus: Area             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

• Point 1
• Point 2

• Point 1
• Point 2

Skills Matrix Format

╔═══════════════════╦════════╦════════╦════════╦═══════════════╗
║     CANDIDATE     ║ Python ║ GPU/ML ║ Docker ║   FIT SCORE   ║
╠═══════════════════╬════════╬════════╬════════╬═══════════════╣
║ username          ║ █████  ║ ███    ║ ████   ║     X.X/10    ║
╚═══════════════════╩════════╩════════╩════════╩═══════════════╝

Legend: █ = Skill Level (1-5)

Reference Files

• AGENTS.md

  - Project guidelines and contributor attribution

Example Queries

• "Evaluate @username for MLOps role"
• "Research GitHub profile for {username}"
• "Add {username} to CONTRIBUTORS.md"
• "Compare candidates X and Y"