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android-notifications

Integrate push notifications using Firebase Cloud Messaging and NotificationCompat on Android. Use when setting up FCM, creating notification channels, or handling local notifications.

53

Quality

61%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

Optimize this skill with Tessl

npx tessl skill review --optimize ./skills/android/android-notifications/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

22%

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

This skill provides a reasonable high-level checklist of Android notification concerns but critically lacks executable code examples, making it far less actionable than it should be for a coding-focused skill. The workflow is presented as unordered bullet points rather than a sequenced process, and the referenced implementation file is missing from the bundle, leaving the skill incomplete.

Suggestions

Add concrete, executable code examples for key operations: creating a NotificationChannel, building a notification with NotificationCompat.Builder, requesting POST_NOTIFICATIONS permission, and implementing FirebaseMessagingService.

Restructure the guidelines into a numbered step-by-step workflow (e.g., 1. Create channel → 2. Request permission → 3. Register FCM service → 4. Handle notification tap) with validation checkpoints.

Provide the referenced `references/implementation.md` file with detailed code samples and edge-case handling, or inline the essential code if no bundle file will be provided.

Remove the anti-patterns section's redundant restatements of guidelines content, or merge them as inline warnings within the workflow steps.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient with bold formatting used heavily, but some bullet points could be tighter. The anti-patterns section partially restates what was already said in the guidelines (e.g., channel requirement mentioned twice). Overall reasonably concise but not maximally lean.

2 / 3

Actionability

No executable code examples, no concrete commands, no copy-paste ready snippets. The content describes what to do (create NotificationChannel, implement FirebaseMessagingService) but never shows how with actual code. For a coding skill about Android notifications, this is a significant gap.

1 / 3

Workflow Clarity

There is no clear sequenced workflow for setting up notifications end-to-end. The bullet points cover individual concerns but don't form a coherent step-by-step process. No validation checkpoints or feedback loops are mentioned for what is a multi-step integration task.

1 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

References an implementation.md file for details which is a good structural choice, but the bundle confirms no such file exists. The SKILL.md itself is appropriately brief as an overview, but the missing referenced file means the progressive disclosure promise is broken.

2 / 3

Total

6

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12

Passed

Description

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 identifies its domain (Android push notifications), names specific technologies (FCM, NotificationCompat), and provides an explicit 'Use when' clause with natural trigger terms. It is concise, uses third-person voice, and would be easily distinguishable from other skills in a large skill set.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: integrating push notifications, using Firebase Cloud Messaging, using NotificationCompat, setting up FCM, creating notification channels, and handling local notifications.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (integrate push notifications using FCM and NotificationCompat on Android) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause covering setting up FCM, creating notification channels, or handling local notifications).

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'push notifications', 'Firebase Cloud Messaging', 'FCM', 'notification channels', 'local notifications', 'NotificationCompat', 'Android'. These cover common variations of how users would describe notification-related tasks.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive with a clear niche: Android push notifications via FCM and NotificationCompat. The combination of platform (Android), technology (Firebase Cloud Messaging, NotificationCompat), and specific tasks (notification channels, local notifications) makes it unlikely to conflict with other skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Validation

81%

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

Validation9 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

metadata_version

'metadata.version' is missing

Warning

metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

Warning

Total

9

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11

Passed

Repository
HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard
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