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cloudflare-troubleshooting

Investigate and resolve Cloudflare configuration issues using API-driven evidence gathering. Use when troubleshooting ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS, SSL errors, DNS issues, or any Cloudflare-related problems. Focus on systematic investigation using Cloudflare API to examine actual configuration rather than making assumptions.

91

1.16x
Quality

88%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

97%

1.16x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

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Quality

Content

77%

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

This is a strong, highly actionable skill with excellent workflow clarity and complete executable examples for Cloudflare troubleshooting. Its main weaknesses are moderate verbosity (some sections explain things Claude already knows, like HTTP methods and JSON parsing) and a somewhat monolithic structure where detailed investigation patterns could be offloaded to referenced files. The core investigation methodology is well-articulated and the evidence-based approach is consistently reinforced.

Suggestions

Trim the 'API Usage' best practices section — Claude already knows HTTP methods, JSON parsing, and error handling patterns; keep only Cloudflare-specific guidance like rate limits.

Consider moving detailed investigation patterns (DNS, SSL, Origin errors) into referenced files to reduce the main skill's length, keeping only the methodology and redirect loop example inline as the primary pattern.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The skill is fairly well-structured but has notable verbosity. The 'Best Practices' section includes guidance Claude already knows (HTTP methods, JSON parsing, error handling). The 'Learning New APIs' section is somewhat generic. The repeated curl header patterns across many examples add bulk that could be templated once. However, the domain-specific investigation patterns and diagnosis logic earn their tokens.

2 / 3

Actionability

Excellent actionability throughout. Every investigation pattern includes complete, executable curl commands with proper API endpoints, headers, and JSON payloads. The diagnosis logic sections provide concrete decision trees (e.g., 'SSL mode flexible + origin enforces HTTPS = redirect loop'). Fix commands are copy-paste ready with cache purge follow-ups.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The investigation methodology follows a clear sequence: gather credentials → get zone ID → investigate systematically → diagnose → fix → verify. Each investigation pattern has numbered evidence-gathering steps. The workflow template and complete example at the end demonstrate the full loop including validation (re-query API, external testing) and cache purging. Feedback loops are present (gather evidence → diagnose → fix → verify).

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill references external files (references/api_overview.md, references/ssl_modes.md, references/common_issues.md, scripts/) which is good structure, but no bundle files were provided, so these references are unverifiable. The main file itself is quite long (~200+ lines) with substantial inline detail for each investigation pattern that could potentially be split into reference files. The references section is well-signaled but the overall document could benefit from moving detailed investigation patterns to separate files.

2 / 3

Total

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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 a strong skill description that clearly defines its scope (Cloudflare configuration troubleshooting), includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with specific error types as trigger terms, and differentiates itself through the API-driven investigation methodology. It uses proper third-person voice and is concise without being vague.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'investigate and resolve Cloudflare configuration issues', 'API-driven evidence gathering', 'examine actual configuration'. Also names specific error types like ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS, SSL errors, DNS issues.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (investigate and resolve Cloudflare configuration issues using API-driven evidence gathering) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when troubleshooting ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS, SSL errors, DNS issues, or any Cloudflare-related problems').

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS', 'SSL errors', 'DNS issues', 'Cloudflare', 'troubleshooting', 'Cloudflare-related problems'. These are exactly the terms a user experiencing these issues would use.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive with a clear niche: Cloudflare-specific troubleshooting via API. The combination of Cloudflare + API-driven investigation + specific error types makes it very unlikely to conflict with generic networking or DNS 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.

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fernandezbaptiste/claude-code-skills
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