springboot-project-starter

Scaffold a production-ready Spring Boot 3.3+ application with Java 21+, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Flyway migrations, and comprehensive testing.

Quality

72%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

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No eval scenarios have been run

Securityby

Passed

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Quality

Content

77%

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

This is a highly actionable Spring Boot scaffold skill with excellent executable code examples and clear workflow steps. The main weakness is its length - while comprehensive, some patterns could be referenced rather than fully inline, and certain boilerplate (like complete getter/setter implementations) adds tokens without proportional value for Claude.

Suggestions

Consider moving detailed code examples (full entity, service, controller implementations) to a separate PATTERNS.md file and keeping only minimal examples inline

Remove explicit getter/setter implementations from the entity example - Claude knows how to write these, or note 'add standard getters/setters' to save tokens

Add a brief 'Validation checkpoint' note after the scaffold command to verify the zip extracted correctly before proceeding

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The skill is comprehensive but includes some verbose sections that could be tightened. The full entity with all getters/setters, complete test examples, and extensive configuration files add bulk. However, most content is necessary for a production-ready scaffold.	2 / 3
Actionability	Excellent actionability with fully executable code throughout - complete curl commands, working Java classes, SQL migrations, YAML configs, and Maven commands. Everything is copy-paste ready with no pseudocode.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Clear sequenced workflow in 'First Steps After Scaffold' section with numbered steps including validation (compile check, health endpoint verification). The scaffold command, project structure, and common commands provide clear operational guidance.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Content is well-organized with clear sections, but everything is inline in a single large file. The extensive code examples (entity, DTOs, mapper, repository, service, controller, security, exception handler, tests, configs) could benefit from references to separate files for advanced patterns.	2 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

67%

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 description excels at specificity and distinctiveness by naming exact technologies and versions, making it clearly identifiable for Spring Boot projects. However, it lacks explicit trigger guidance ('Use when...') which limits Claude's ability to know when to select it, and could benefit from more natural user-facing keywords beyond technical jargon.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause with trigger terms like 'new Spring Boot project', 'bootstrap Java app', 'create Spring application', 'start new backend'

Include common user phrases and variations such as 'REST API', 'web service', 'microservice', or 'Java backend' that users might naturally say when needing this skill

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple specific concrete actions and technologies: 'Scaffold a production-ready Spring Boot 3.3+ application with Java 21+, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Flyway migrations, and comprehensive testing.' This clearly names the domain and specific components.	3 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers 'what does this do' (scaffold Spring Boot app with specific technologies), but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Contains relevant technical keywords like 'Spring Boot', 'Java 21', 'Spring Data JPA', 'Spring Security', 'Flyway' that users would mention, but missing common variations like 'new project', 'bootstrap', 'starter', 'create app', or file extensions.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Very specific niche targeting Spring Boot 3.3+ with Java 21+ and named dependencies. Unlikely to conflict with generic Java skills or other framework scaffolding skills due to the precise version and technology stack specified.	3 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Validation

81%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 9 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
skill_md_line_count	SKILL.md is long (627 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	9 / 11 Passed

Repository: achreftlili/deep-dev-skills
Commit: 181fcbc

Reviewed: 4 months ago

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