jbvc/github-actions-templates
Create production-ready GitHub Actions workflows for automated testing, building, and deploying applications. Use when setting up CI/CD with GitHub Actions, automating development workflows, or creating reusable workflow templates.
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Quality
Discovery
100%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This is a strong skill description that clearly communicates what the skill does and when to use it. It uses specific, natural trigger terms like 'GitHub Actions', 'CI/CD', and 'workflow templates' that users would naturally mention. The explicit 'Use when' clause with multiple trigger scenarios makes it easy for Claude to select this skill appropriately.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'automated testing, building, and deploying applications', 'setting up CI/CD', 'automating development workflows', 'creating reusable workflow templates'. These are concrete, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (create production-ready GitHub Actions workflows for testing, building, deploying) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause covering CI/CD setup, automating workflows, and creating reusable templates). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'GitHub Actions', 'CI/CD', 'workflows', 'automated testing', 'building', 'deploying', 'workflow templates'. These cover the primary terms a user would naturally use when requesting this kind of help. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Clearly scoped to GitHub Actions specifically, which distinguishes it from general CI/CD skills, deployment skills, or other automation tools. The mention of 'GitHub Actions' and 'workflow templates' creates a distinct niche unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
64%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The skill provides high-quality, executable GitHub Actions workflow templates covering common CI/CD patterns. Its main weakness is that it inlines extensive YAML that could be better organized with brief inline snippets and references to full templates, and it lacks workflow-level guidance on validating and debugging workflows. The best practices section is generic knowledge Claude already possesses.
Suggestions
Move full YAML templates to the referenced asset files and keep only minimal inline snippets (e.g., the key 'jobs' section) with clear links to the complete files.
Add validation/debugging steps: e.g., 'Test locally with `act` before pushing', 'Check Actions tab for workflow run status', 'Verify secrets are configured in repo settings'.
Remove the best practices numbered list or reduce it to only non-obvious, project-specific practices—Claude already knows to use secrets for sensitive data and cache dependencies.
Remove the 'Do not use this skill when' section as it adds no value beyond stating the obvious.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill includes some unnecessary sections like 'Do not use this skill when' with obvious statements, and the 'Purpose' section restates what's already clear. The workflow examples themselves are well-structured but the document is quite long with patterns that could be referenced rather than inlined. The best practices list is a numbered list of things Claude already knows. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | All workflow patterns are fully executable YAML that can be copy-pasted directly into .github/workflows/. The examples cover real-world scenarios with specific action versions, proper secret references, and complete job configurations. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The patterns are presented as standalone templates rather than as a guided workflow for creating CI/CD pipelines. There are no validation checkpoints (e.g., 'test the workflow locally with act before pushing', 'verify secrets are configured'). The Kubernetes deployment pattern includes a verify step, but the overall skill lacks guidance on how to sequence these patterns together or validate that workflows work correctly. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | References to external files exist (assets/test-workflow.yml, resources/implementation-playbook.md, etc.) which is good, but the main file inlines ~200 lines of YAML templates that could largely live in those referenced files. The skill would benefit from shorter inline snippets with clear pointers to the full templates. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |
Validation
100%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
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