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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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
98%
1.13xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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 specific capabilities (testing, building, deploying via GitHub Actions), includes natural trigger terms users would use, and has an explicit 'Use when' clause. It is well-scoped to GitHub Actions specifically, reducing conflict risk with other CI/CD or DevOps skills.
| 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, other CI platforms (Jenkins, CircleCI), or general DevOps skills. The mention of 'GitHub Actions' and 'workflow templates' creates a distinct niche. | 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 genuinely useful, copy-paste-ready GitHub Actions workflow templates covering common CI/CD scenarios. However, it's overly long with patterns that should be in referenced files rather than inline, includes generic best practices Claude already knows, and lacks workflow validation guidance (e.g., linting YAML, testing with `act`, or verifying workflow syntax before committing).
Suggestions
Move the full YAML workflow examples into the referenced asset files and keep only a concise summary with key configuration highlights in SKILL.md
Remove the 'Purpose', 'When to Use', and generic 'Best Practices' sections—Claude already knows what CI/CD is and these standard practices
Add validation steps: mention using `actionlint` or `act` to test workflows locally before pushing, and include a brief error recovery workflow for failed deployments
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill includes some unnecessary sections like 'Purpose' and 'When to Use' that Claude doesn't need, and the best practices list is generic knowledge Claude already has. The workflow examples themselves are reasonably lean but the overall document is longer than necessary with redundant patterns (e.g., Pattern 4 Matrix Build adds little beyond Pattern 1). | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | All workflow patterns are fully executable YAML that can be copy-pasted directly into .github/workflows/. The examples include specific action versions, proper secret references, matrix configurations, and real-world patterns like Docker builds and Kubernetes deployments. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | While individual workflow YAML files have clear step sequences, there's no guidance on the overall process of creating/validating workflows—no mention of testing workflows locally (e.g., act), no validation steps for YAML syntax, and no error recovery guidance. The Kubernetes deployment pattern includes a verify step which is good, but the deployment with approvals pattern has a placeholder comment instead of actual commands. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | References to asset files and related skills are present, but the main document is quite long (~200+ lines of YAML) with many patterns that could be split into separate files. The inline 'Reference: See assets/...' notes are good but inconsistently applied, and the document would benefit from a concise overview with patterns linked out rather than fully inlined. | 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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