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azsdk-common-prepare-release-plan

Create, get, update, abandon, and link SDK PRs to release plan work items for Azure SDK releases. **UTILITY SKILL**. USE FOR: "create release plan", "get release plan", "update release plan", "update API spec in release plan", "update SDK details in release plan", "abandon release plan", "link SDK PR to plan", "namespace approval", "check release plan status". DO NOT USE FOR: SDK code generation, pipeline troubleshooting, API review feedback. INVOKES: azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_create_release_plan, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_get_release_plan, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_get_release_plan_for_spec_pr, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_update_release_plan, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_update_api_spec_pull_request_in_release_plan, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_update_sdk_details_in_release_plan, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_abandon_release_plan, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_link_sdk_pull_request_to_release_plan, azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_link_namespace_approval_issue.

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Quality

Content

78%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured, highly actionable skill body with clear workflows and good guardrails. Its main weaknesses are a dead reference link and minor redundancy with the frontmatter.

Suggestions

Create references/release-plan-details.md (or inline the required-details list in Use Case 1 step 3) so the "See details" link is not broken.

Drop the redundant Triggers block and restating intro paragraph, since they duplicate the frontmatter description and inflate the token budget.

Add explicit validate→fix→retry feedback loops inside the create/update/link workflows (re-verify inputs on failure and retry) instead of relying solely on the separate Troubleshooting section.

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Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient with concrete steps and parameters, but the Triggers section and opening paragraph restate the frontmatter description, adding minor redundancy that could be trimmed.

4 / 5

Actionability

Every use case names the exact MCP tool and enumerates parameters with required/optional flags and valid values (e.g. "Month YYYY", ".NET"/"Java", "Private Preview"/"GA"), giving fully actionable instruction-only guidance.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Numbered steps with a "Check Existing" validation branch and a "Confirm" checkpoint for the destructive abandon op are clear; however, there are no tight in-workflow validate→fix→retry loops (recovery lives only in a separate Troubleshooting section).

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Sections are well organized and the single reference is clearly signaled, but the referenced file references/release-plan-details.md does not exist, so the offloaded detail is unreachable and the progressive-disclosure contract is broken.

3 / 5

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Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is exemplary: concrete actions, natural trigger phrases, explicit use/no-use guidance, and a distinct niche. Voice is imperative/third-person, consistent with the rubric's good examples.

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Specificity

Lists five concrete verbs — "Create, get, update, abandon, and link SDK PRs" — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities with no vague filler.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both "what" (release plan CRUD + linking) and "when" via the "USE FOR" / "DO NOT USE FOR" trigger lists, matching the anchor's concrete-trigger-phrase standard.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Nine natural trigger phrases a user would actually say ("create release plan", "abandon release plan", "link SDK PR to plan", "check release plan status") provide comprehensive domain coverage.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Clear Azure SDK release-plan niche plus a "DO NOT USE FOR" boundary (code generation, pipeline troubleshooting, API review feedback) minimizes overlap with sibling skills.

5 / 5

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Validation

87%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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Relative link issues: 1 missing

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referenced_paths_exist

Referenced path issues: 1 missing

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Repository
Azure/azure-sdk-for-net
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