helm-chart-scaffolding
Design, organize, and manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications with reusable configurations. Use when creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, or implementing templated deployments.
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Impact
97%
1.03xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
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Discovery
89%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 solid skill description that clearly identifies its domain (Helm charts for Kubernetes) and includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with relevant trigger terms. The main weakness is that the capability actions are somewhat high-level ('design, organize, manage') rather than listing specific concrete operations like creating Chart.yaml, writing Go templates, managing chart dependencies, or publishing to repositories.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions such as 'create Chart.yaml, write Go templates, manage chart dependencies, configure values.yaml, publish to chart repositories' to improve specificity.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (Helm charts, Kubernetes) and some actions (design, organize, manage, templating, packaging), but doesn't list multiple concrete specific actions like creating values files, writing templates, managing dependencies, or handling chart repositories. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (design, organize, manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause covering creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, or implementing templated deployments). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'Helm charts', 'Kubernetes applications', 'templated deployments', 'packaging', 'reusable configurations'. These cover the main terms a user would naturally use when needing this skill. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Helm charts occupy a clear niche distinct from general Kubernetes skills, Docker skills, or other deployment tools. The specific mention of Helm charts, templating, and packaging makes it unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
62%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The skill is highly actionable with excellent workflow clarity and validation steps, but severely undermined by verbosity — it explains concepts Claude already knows (what Helm is, standard chart structure), reproduces default scaffold output verbatim, and inlines content that should be in referenced files. The referenced bundle files don't exist, making the progressive disclosure promises hollow.
Suggestions
Remove the 'Helm Overview' and 'When to Use This Skill' sections entirely — Claude knows what Helm is and the YAML frontmatter already covers applicability.
Move the full Chart.yaml example, helpers.tpl, and common patterns into actual bundle files (assets/) and keep only minimal examples inline.
Remove the default `helm create` scaffold output (helpers.tpl is nearly identical to the default) and instead note what to customize from the generated scaffold.
Create the referenced bundle files (assets/Chart.yaml.template, scripts/validate-chart.sh, references/chart-structure.md) so progressive disclosure references are functional.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Extremely verbose at ~350+ lines. Explains what Helm is (Claude knows this), includes unnecessary sections like 'When to Use This Skill' and 'Helm Overview', over-documents Chart.yaml fields (keywords, maintainers, icon, home), and includes boilerplate that `helm create` already generates. The helpers.tpl section is essentially the default scaffold output verbatim. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides fully executable, copy-paste ready code throughout: bash commands, complete YAML templates, validation scripts, and concrete examples for every step. The deployment template, helpers, hooks, and test files are all production-ready and directly usable. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear 10-step sequential workflow from initialization through packaging and distribution. Step 7 includes explicit validation with lint, dry-run, and template rendering commands, plus a validation script with error checking. The workflow includes feedback loops (validate -> fix -> re-validate) and covers the full lifecycle. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | References external files (assets/Chart.yaml.template, scripts/validate-chart.sh, references/chart-structure.md) but none of these bundle files exist. The SKILL.md itself is monolithic with content that should be split out — the full helpers.tpl, complete Chart.yaml example, and common patterns could all be in separate referenced files to keep the main skill lean. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 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.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
skill_md_line_count | SKILL.md is long (567 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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