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run-jira

Fetch a Jira issue and propose an implementation plan based on codebase analysis

51

Quality

56%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

72%

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

This is a well-structured, actionable skill that clearly guides Claude through a multi-step Jira-to-implementation workflow with specific tool names and parameters. Its main weaknesses are minor verbosity (explaining why steps matter) and missing validation/error-handling checkpoints for intermediate steps like fetching linked resources. Overall it's a solid skill that could be tightened slightly.

Suggestions

Remove explanatory rationale like 'This step is critical — linked resources often contain...' since Claude doesn't need motivation, just instructions.

Add brief error handling/validation for Steps 3-4, e.g., 'If a linked resource cannot be fetched, note it as unavailable and continue' to improve workflow robustness.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation. Phrases like 'This step is critical — linked resources often contain the root cause analysis, timelines, and technical details that the Jira description alone does not capture' explain rationale Claude doesn't need. Some steps could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete MCP tool names, specific field lists, exact parameter values (cloudId, fields array), specific URL patterns to match, and named tools (Glob, Grep, Read, Task, EnterPlanMode) for each step. Fully actionable and specific.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps are clearly sequenced and logically ordered, with a good flow from fetch → summarize → gather context → analyze → propose. However, there are no validation checkpoints or feedback loops — e.g., no verification that linked resources were successfully fetched, no error handling guidance for MCP tool failures beyond the initial issue fetch.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

For a skill of this size (~50 lines) with no need for external references, the content is well-organized into clear sequential sections. No bundle files are needed, and the structure is easy to navigate with well-labeled steps.

3 / 3

Total

10

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12

Passed

Description

40%

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 identifies a clear and distinctive workflow (fetching Jira issues and proposing implementation plans), but it lacks explicit trigger guidance ('Use when...') and misses common user-facing keywords like 'ticket', 'story', or 'task'. Adding trigger terms and a 'when to use' clause would significantly improve skill selection accuracy.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user asks to implement a Jira ticket, plan work from a Jira issue, or analyze the codebase for a task.'

Include common trigger term variations such as 'ticket', 'story', 'task', 'JIRA', 'bug', and 'sprint item' to improve matching.

Expand specificity by listing concrete actions, e.g., 'Fetches Jira issue details, analyzes relevant codebase files, identifies affected components, and proposes a step-by-step implementation plan with file changes.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain (Jira) and two actions (fetch a Jira issue, propose an implementation plan based on codebase analysis), but lacks detail on what the implementation plan entails or what codebase analysis involves.

2 / 3

Completeness

Describes what the skill does but has no explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, which per the rubric caps completeness at 2, and the 'what' is also only moderately detailed, bringing it closer to 1.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes 'Jira issue' and 'implementation plan' which are relevant keywords, but misses common variations like 'ticket', 'JIRA', 'task', 'story', 'bug', 'sprint', or 'plan implementation'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The combination of Jira issue fetching and codebase-based implementation planning is a fairly distinct niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills.

3 / 3

Total

8

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12

Passed

Validation

90%

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

Validation10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

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Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
DataDog/datadog-agent
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