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databricks-dabs

Create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs, formerly Databricks Asset Bundles). Use when working with Databricks resources via DABs including dashboards, jobs, pipelines, alerts, volumes, and apps.

82

1.78x
Quality

72%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

98%

1.78x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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SKILL.md
Quality
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Quality

Content

44%

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

The skill excels at progressive disclosure with a clean overview pointing to well-organized reference files. However, it lacks actionable content in the body itself—no sample YAML, no end-to-end workflow, and minimal executable commands. The body reads more like a table of contents than a skill that enables Claude to act independently without immediately consulting references.

Suggestions

Add a concrete quick-start workflow with numbered steps (e.g., 1. Initialize bundle, 2. Configure databricks.yml, 3. Validate, 4. Deploy, 5. Run) with actual CLI commands at each step and explicit validation checkpoints.

Include a minimal executable databricks.yml example in the body so Claude can immediately produce valid configuration without needing to load a reference file first.

Remove or condense the 'When to Use This Skill' section—it largely restates what the reference links and description already convey, consuming tokens without adding value.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The 'When to Use This Skill' section is somewhat redundant given the description and reference links already make the scope clear. The 'General Guidelines' section is reasonably lean but includes some obvious advice (e.g., 'Use reference documentation'). Overall mostly efficient but could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides one concrete command (`bundle validate --strict --target <target>`) and a naming convention, but lacks executable code examples, sample YAML snippets, or copy-paste-ready workflows. Most guidance is directional ('consult the reference file') rather than directly actionable in the body itself.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

There is no clear multi-step workflow sequenced in the body. The skill mentions validation but doesn't define a create → configure → validate → deploy → run workflow with checkpoints or error recovery steps. For a skill covering deployment and configuration of infrastructure resources, this is a significant gap.

1 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is well-structured as an overview with clearly signaled, one-level-deep references to five specific reference files covering distinct topics. Navigation is easy and the content split between overview and detailed references is appropriate.

3 / 3

Total

8

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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.

This is an excellent skill description that hits all the key criteria. It provides specific concrete actions, includes natural trigger terms with both current and legacy naming, explicitly states both what the skill does and when to use it, and occupies a clearly distinct niche. The description is concise yet comprehensive.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage' and specifies the target domain clearly as 'Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs)'. Also enumerates specific resource types: dashboards, jobs, pipelines, alerts, volumes, and apps.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage DABs) and 'when' ('Use when working with Databricks resources via DABs including dashboards, jobs, pipelines, alerts, volumes, and apps'). Has an explicit 'Use when' clause with specific triggers.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'DABs', 'Databricks Asset Bundles', 'Databricks', 'dashboards', 'jobs', 'pipelines', 'alerts', 'volumes', 'apps', 'deploy', 'validate'. Also includes the former name for discoverability ('formerly Databricks Asset Bundles').

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive with a clear niche: Declarative Automation Bundles / Databricks Asset Bundles is a very specific technology. The description includes both the current and former names, and the specific resource types make it unlikely to conflict with other skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
databricks/databricks-agent-skills
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