creating-api-gateway-stage

Creates an API Gateway stage with CloudWatch logging, X-Ray tracing, throttling, WAF integration, and IAM roles following AWS best practices. Use when deploying a REST API to different environments such as dev, test, or production.

Quality

86%

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Passed

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Quality

Content

72%

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

The SKILL.md body is a well-structured hub that practices progressive disclosure effectively and stays token-efficient. Its main weakness is that actionable detail and workflow checkpoints live entirely in the reference, leaving the body's own actionability and workflow clarity moderate.

Suggestions

Add a brief 3-4 step summary of the procedure inline (verify resources → create stage → configure logging/throttling/WAF → test) so the body conveys workflow sequence without duplicating the reference.

Include one or two key executable AWS CLI snippets (e.g. create-stage, update-stage) directly in the body to raise actionability for quick use.

Reference the validation step (e.g. get-stage verification) inline in the body so a validation checkpoint is visible without opening the reference.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean — a short overview, a single procedural pointer, and terse troubleshooting entries — with no padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows.	3 / 3
Actionability	Troubleshooting offers concrete checks ("Verify the CloudWatch role permissions, log group existence..."), but the main procedure defers entirely to the reference ("follow the procedure exactly. See [reference]"), leaving the body itself light on executable detail.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	The body signals a strict sequence ("follow the procedure exactly") but relegates the actual ordered steps and validation checkpoints to the reference, so the body alone lacks explicit checkpoints.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	A clear overview pointing to a single, verified one-level-deep reference (references/create-api-gateway-stage.md) with well-signaled links and logically split troubleshooting — easy to navigate.	3 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 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 description: specific, in third person, with an explicit Use-when trigger and clear niche. It concisely communicates both capability and invocation context without fluff.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — "CloudWatch logging, X-Ray tracing, throttling, WAF integration, and IAM roles" — rather than vague language, matching the top anchor.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers what ("Creates an API Gateway stage with...") and when ("Use when deploying a REST API to different environments"), satisfying both halves with an explicit trigger clause.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Uses natural terms a user would say — "API Gateway", "REST API", "deploying", and "dev, test, or production" environments — giving good coverage of common phrasings.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The "API Gateway stage" niche with environment-deployment triggers is clearly distinct and unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 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
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws
Path: skills/specialized-skills/serverless-skills/creating-api-gateway-stage/SKILL.md
Commit: 222ce56

Reviewed: 3 days ago

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