network-config-validation

Pre-deployment checks for router and switch configuration, including dangerous commands, duplicate addresses, subnet overlaps, stale references, management-plane risk, and IOS-style security hygiene. Use when reviewing a router or switch configuration before deployment.

Quality

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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 highly actionable skill body with executable code for each check type and a clear ordered workflow with preflight checkpoints. It is lean and well-structured, though some prose could be trimmed and the large code blocks could be externalized.

Suggestions

Tighten the 'How It Works' preamble and the VTY section intro to remove non-essential prose and lift conciseness toward a 5.

Add an explicit validate→fix→retry feedback loop (e.g., 'if a dangerous command is found, halt and require engineer sign-off before re-running') to strengthen workflow clarity for this destructive-domain skill.

Consider moving the larger Python check blocks into a scripts/ bundle referenced from SKILL.md to improve progressive disclosure and keep the overview lighter.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Largely lean with code presented directly and no concept over-explanation, but a few prose preambles (e.g., the 'Treat config validation as layered evidence' paragraph and the VTY section intro) could be trimmed further.	4 / 5
Actionability	Provides multiple fully executable, copy-paste-ready Python blocks covering dangerous commands, duplicate IPs, subnet overlaps, VTY checks, and security hygiene — concrete and complete rather than pseudocode.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A clear ordered validation sequence (destructive commands → credentials → duplicates → stale refs → hygiene) plus preflight checkpoints ('Confirm rollback commands', 'Fail closed on dangerous commands'), but an explicit validate→fix→retry feedback loop is only implicit.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Well-organized single-file structure with clear section headers and no nested references, but substantial inline code blocks could plausibly live in a scripts/ bundle; no external references are signaled.	4 / 5
	Total	17 / 20 Passed

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 strong, third-person description that clearly states what it does and when to use it, with concrete check categories and natural trigger terms. Only minor synonym coverage keeps trigger quality just short of perfect.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete check categories — 'dangerous commands, duplicate addresses, subnet overlaps, stale references, management-plane risk, and IOS-style security hygiene' — giving comprehensive coverage rather than vague abstractions.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both 'what' (pre-deployment checks with enumerated categories) and 'when' ('Use when reviewing a router or switch configuration before deployment') with concrete trigger phrasing.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Natural terms like 'router and switch configuration', 'pre-deployment checks', and 'reviewing ... before deployment' match what engineers say, but common synonyms/extensions (e.g., 'config audit', 'pre-flight', 'IOS config') are only partially covered.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear niche (router/switch pre-deployment validation) with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk against other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Validation

93%

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

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: affaan-m/ECC
Path: skills/network-config-validation/SKILL.md
Commit: d8409a4

Reviewed: 1 day ago

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