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netmiko-ssh-automation

Safe Python Netmiko patterns for read-only collection, bounded batch SSH, TextFSM parsing, guarded config changes, timeouts, and network automation error handling. Use when automating network device access with Python Netmiko, whether collecting state or pushing guarded config changes.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

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

A strong, safety-first skill body with executable patterns, explicit validation checkpoints for destructive/batch operations, and tight prose. The only gap is the absence of any progressive-disclosure reference files for the longer code patterns.

Suggestions

Move the longer code patterns (e.g., Batch Collection, Guarded Config) into reference files under ./references/ and link to them from SKILL.md to improve progressive_disclosure and reduce inline token weight.

Add an explicit 'if verification fails, roll back and re-check' feedback loop to the Guarded Config Pattern to make the recovery path as concrete as the apply path.

Consider splitting the Review Checklist and Anti-Patterns into a separate checklist reference so the overview stays scannable.

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Conciseness

Lean and efficient — domain-specific safety guidance and copy-paste code with no padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every section earns its place.

5 / 5

Actionability

Fully executable, copy-paste-ready Python examples cover the common cases (read-only collection, batch collection, TextFSM parsing, guarded config) with real Netmiko APIs and concrete exception handling.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The guarded config workflow sequences a dry-run gate, before/after evidence capture, verify-before-save, and a dedicated Review Checklist with explicit validation checkpoints for destructive and batch operations.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized into clearly headed sections with easy navigation, but all content is inline in a single ~167-line file with no one-level-deep reference files to split detail into.

4 / 5

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Description

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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 well-crafted description that concretely enumerates capabilities and pairs them with an explicit, natural-language use trigger. Only minor keyword-synonym coverage keeps trigger_term_quality from a perfect score.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'read-only collection, bounded batch SSH, TextFSM parsing, guarded config changes, timeouts, and network automation error handling' — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what ('Safe Python Netmiko patterns for...') and when ('Use when automating network device access with Python Netmiko...') with concrete trigger phrases.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Strong natural keywords ('Netmiko', 'SSH', 'network device access', 'network automation', 'config changes') that users would say, though it omits some synonyms/device-type variants that would round out coverage.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Carves a clear niche around Netmiko SSH network automation with distinct triggers, making conflict with unrelated skills minimal.

5 / 5

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Validation

93%

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

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