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atlas-best-practices

Patterns for Atlas database schema management covering HCL/SQL schema definitions, versioned and declarative migrations, linting analyzers, testing, and project configuration. Use when working with atlas.hcl, .hcl schema files, Atlas CLI commands, or database migrations.

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1.10x
Quality

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

97%

1.10x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

SecuritybySnyk

Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

SKILL.md
Quality
Evals
Security

Quality

Content

80%

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

A dense, highly actionable single-file skill with executable examples throughout and no concept-fluff padding. Its weakness is workflow framing — destructive migration workflows lack explicit validation feedback loops — and the absence of any progressive-disclosure references leaves a broad tool as one monolithic document.

Suggestions

Add an explicit sequenced migration workflow with checkpoints, e.g. 'lint → validate → apply', including a feedback loop ('if lint/validate fails, fix and re-run before applying') so destructive operations get a validation gate.

Split the larger reference material (full HCL schema examples, lint configuration, ORM integration) into files under references/ and link to them from a concise overview, so SKILL.md stays a navigable entry point.

De-duplicate commands that recur across sections (e.g. 'atlas schema apply' and 'atlas migrate diff' appear multiple times) and consolidate them into the Common Commands section to tighten the body.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and code-forward, assuming Claude's competence — it never explains what databases or migrations are, and every section is anchored by executable HCL/SQL/bash/yaml rather than padded prose.

3 / 3

Actionability

Nearly every section provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready commands and configuration (e.g. 'atlas migrate diff add_users --dir ...', complete HCL schema blocks, GitHub Actions yaml), matching the 'copy-paste ready' anchor.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Workflows are presented as command lists with no explicit validate→fix→retry checkpoints; because migrations are destructive/batch operations, the rubric caps workflow_clarity at 2 when feedback loops are missing. It is above 1 because steps and sequencing are present.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The ~340-line body is a single monolithic file with clear section headers but no external references — content such as the full HCL schema reference, lint config, and ORM integration could be split out. It is above 1 because the sections are well-organized and navigable, but no bundle files exist to provide one-level-deep references.

2 / 3

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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.

A strong, third-person description that names concrete capabilities and pairs them with explicit, natural trigger terms covering both 'what' and 'when'. No vague fluff or over-claims, and the Atlas-specific framing keeps conflict risk low.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete capabilities — 'HCL/SQL schema definitions, versioned and declarative migrations, linting analyzers, testing, and project configuration' — matching the rubric's 'lists multiple specific concrete actions' anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what (the patterns covered) and when via a clear 'Use when working with atlas.hcl, .hcl schema files, Atlas CLI commands, or database migrations' trigger clause.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Natural user-facing terms are well covered: 'atlas.hcl', '.hcl schema files', 'Atlas CLI commands', and 'database migrations' are phrases a user would actually say.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The Atlas-specific niche and triggers (atlas.hcl, Atlas CLI) make it clearly distinguishable and unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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