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Generate a Confluent Cloud topic creation script with idempotency checks. Use when the user asks to create a topic, provision topics, or write a `create-topics.sh` for Confluent Cloud. Do NOT trigger for self-managed Apache Kafka, schema registration, Terraform generation, or Kafka Streams topology authoring.

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Content

86%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.

The content is a concise, well-structured overview that lazy-loads references with clear routing and includes an idempotency validation checkpoint in its workflow. It could improve actionability by showing a complete executable script example and an explicit error-recovery loop for the batch create operation.

Suggestions

Include a complete, copy-paste-ready `create-topics.sh` example (with real flag values) rather than only templated command fragments.

Add an explicit error-recovery feedback loop after the idempotency check (e.g., if a topic exists or creation fails, report and continue/skip) to raise workflow clarity for the batch operation.

Specify the auth/key prerequisites inline or clearly route to `references/auth.md` from the steps, since `confluent kafka topic create` requires authenticated API keys not mentioned in the step sequence.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and assumes Claude's competence, never explaining what Confluent Cloud or Kafka is; every line (steps, idempotency, reference routing) earns its place.	5 / 5
Actionability	It gives concrete commands (`confluent kafka topic create --cluster ...`, `confluent kafka topic list`) but they are templated with placeholders and no complete copy-paste `create-topics.sh` example is provided, leaving minor gaps.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	Five numbered steps form a clear sequence and step 4 supplies a validation checkpoint (check `topic list` before each create), but there is no explicit error-recovery feedback loop for the batch operation.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	The overview routes to two real one-level-deep references (`references/sizing.md`, `references/auth.md`) with explicit per-question navigation, and sizing/auth detail is appropriately split out rather than inlined.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 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.

The description is strong overall: it answers both what and when explicitly, uses natural trigger terms with synonyms, and carves out a distinct niche with explicit negative triggers. The only modest gap is that it describes one core action rather than enumerating several specific capabilities.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	"Generate a Confluent Cloud topic creation script with idempotency checks" names the domain and one main action with a modifier, but does not list several specific concrete actions for comprehensive coverage.	3 / 5
Completeness	It clearly states what it does (generate a topic creation script with idempotency) and explicitly when to use it via a "Use when..." clause with concrete trigger phrases, plus negative triggers.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	"create a topic, provision topics, or write a `create-topics.sh`" provides good natural-phrase coverage with synonyms (create/provision), though a few common variations are absent.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The Confluent Cloud topic-provisioning niche is sharply bounded by the explicit "Do NOT trigger for self-managed Apache Kafka, schema registration, Terraform generation, or Kafka Streams" exclusions, minimizing conflict risk.	5 / 5
	Total	17 / 20 Passed

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: confluentinc/agent-skills
Path: skills/confluent-skill-reviewer/evals/mock-skills/good-skill/SKILL.md
Commit: db79f9e

Reviewed: 6 days ago

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