Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt. Use for creating, validating, troubleshooting, and managing Terraform configurations, modules, and state. Covers Terraform workflows, best practices, module development, state management, Terragrunt patterns, and common issue resolution.
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score
90%
Does it follow best practices?
Validation for skill structure
Discovery
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 (Terraform/Terragrunt IaC), lists specific capabilities, and includes explicit trigger guidance with 'Use for...'. The description uses appropriate third-person voice and includes natural keywords that users would actually say when needing this skill.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'creating, validating, troubleshooting, and managing Terraform configurations, modules, and state' plus additional coverage of 'workflows, best practices, module development, state management, Terragrunt patterns, and common issue resolution'. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what ('creating, validating, troubleshooting, managing Terraform configurations...') and when ('Use for...' clause explicitly states trigger conditions). The 'Use for' serves as an explicit trigger guidance. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'Terraform', 'Terragrunt', 'Infrastructure as Code', 'modules', 'state', 'configurations'. These are terms users naturally use when seeking help with IaC tools. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very clear niche focused specifically on Terraform and Terragrunt IaC tools. Distinct triggers like 'Terraform', 'Terragrunt', '.tf files', 'state management' make it unlikely to conflict with other infrastructure or coding skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
85%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured, highly actionable skill with excellent progressive disclosure and clear workflows. The main weakness is moderate verbosity - the 'When to Use This Skill' section and 'Best Practices Summary' add tokens without proportional value, and some explanatory text could be trimmed. Overall, it's a strong skill that effectively teaches Terraform/Terragrunt workflows.
Suggestions
Remove or significantly condense the 'When to Use This Skill' section - Claude can infer appropriate use cases from the content itself
Consider removing the 'Best Practices Summary' section as it largely duplicates guidance already present in the workflows and references
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is comprehensive but includes some unnecessary explanation (e.g., 'When to Use This Skill' section lists obvious use cases Claude would infer). The 'Best Practices Summary' repeats guidance found elsewhere, and some sections could be tightened. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides fully executable commands, concrete code examples, and copy-paste ready HCL configurations. The workflow commands, script usage examples, and Terragrunt patterns are all specific and actionable. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Multi-step processes are clearly sequenced with numbered steps and explicit validation checkpoints (e.g., 'Validate module' step, 'always review!' notes, troubleshooting isolation steps). The workflow decision tree and standard workflow both include verification steps. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Excellent structure with clear overview sections pointing to one-level-deep references (references/best_practices.md, references/troubleshooting.md, assets/templates/). Each reference is clearly signaled with 'See X for:' followed by bullet points of what's covered. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Validation
75%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 12 / 16 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
skill_md_line_count | SKILL.md is long (654 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking | Warning |
description_trigger_hint | Description may be missing an explicit 'when to use' trigger hint (e.g., 'Use when...') | Warning |
metadata_version | 'metadata' field is not a dictionary | Warning |
license_field | 'license' field is missing | Warning |
Total | 12 / 16 Passed | |
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