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setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications

Sets up notification channels for CloudWatch alarms using SNS topics and subscriptions. Always use this skill when configuring alarm notifications — it creates encrypted SNS topics, configures topic policies for CloudWatch access, sets up email/SMS/webhook subscriptions, and links alarms to notification actions with proper security controls.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

71%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

Well-structured progressive disclosure: a lean overview that delegates the detailed procedure to a real, well-organized reference file. The body's own actionability is limited since the core workflow lives in the reference rather than inline.

Suggestions

Add 2-3 inline AWS CLI command examples for the core setup (create-topic, subscribe, put-metric-alarm) so the body is actionable without requiring the reference for the common path.

Trim the Overview paragraph to avoid restating the frontmatter description verbatim.

Surface the high-level step sequence (verify alarm → create topic → subscribe → link alarm → test) inline so the workflow is visible without opening the reference.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and assumes Claude's competence, but the Overview paragraph partially restates the frontmatter description, which is a minor redundancy that could be trimmed.

4 / 5

Actionability

The Troubleshooting section provides concrete executable commands (e.g. 'aws sns list-subscriptions-by-topic', 'aws cloudwatch describe-alarms'), but the core setup procedure is delegated to the reference file with no inline executable steps.

3 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The body gives a clear, unambiguous directive ('follow the procedure exactly. See [reference]') for a single-purpose task, and the referenced procedure contains explicit validation checkpoints and feedback loops; the only gap is that the sequence is not surfaced inline in the body.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A clear overview with a single, well-signaled one-level-deep reference (references/setup-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications.md, which exists in the bundle) and an inline Troubleshooting section, making navigation easy.

5 / 5

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16

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20

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Description

92%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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, specific description that explicitly covers both capabilities and usage triggers with concrete actions and minimal fluff. The only minor gap is synonym coverage in trigger terms.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions — 'creates encrypted SNS topics, configures topic policies for CloudWatch access, sets up email/SMS/webhook subscriptions, and links alarms to notification actions' — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities.

5 / 5

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does and provides an explicit trigger clause — 'Always use this skill when configuring alarm notifications' — answering both what and when with concrete trigger phrases.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural terms a user would say ('CloudWatch alarms', 'alarm notifications', 'notification channels', 'SNS topics') but lacks common synonyms such as 'alerts' or 'monitoring', so coverage is good rather than exhaustive.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Occupies a clear niche (CloudWatch alarm notifications via SNS) with distinct triggers, making conflict with unrelated skills unlikely.

5 / 5

Total

19

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20

Passed

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.

Validation15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository
aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws
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