recipe-create-vacation-responder
Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
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Quality
Discovery
67%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 concise and specific about what the skill does—enabling Gmail out-of-office auto-replies with custom messages and date ranges. Its main weakness is the absence of an explicit 'Use when...' clause and missing common user-facing trigger term variations like 'vacation responder' or 'OOO'. Adding these would significantly improve skill selection accuracy.
Suggestions
Add a 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user wants to set up an out-of-office reply, vacation responder, or away message in Gmail.'
Include common trigger term variations such as 'vacation responder', 'OOO', 'away message', 'vacation reply' to improve matching against natural user language.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description lists specific concrete actions: 'enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply' with 'custom message and date range'. These are precise, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers 'what does this do' (enable Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with custom message and date range), but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill. | 2 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes good terms like 'Gmail', 'out-of-office', 'auto-reply', but misses common variations users might say such as 'vacation responder', 'OOO', 'away message', or 'vacation reply'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very specific niche: Gmail out-of-office auto-reply. Unlikely to conflict with other skills due to the narrow, well-defined scope targeting a specific Gmail feature. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
100%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-crafted, concise skill that provides fully actionable commands in a clear sequence. It includes a verification step and a follow-up action (disabling), making the workflow complete. The prerequisite is clearly called out, and no token is wasted on unnecessary explanation.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Very lean and efficient. No unnecessary explanations of what Gmail or vacation responders are. Every line serves a purpose. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides fully executable, copy-paste ready commands with specific parameters including JSON payloads. The commands are concrete and complete. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear three-step sequence: enable, verify, disable. Includes a verification step (step 2) which serves as a validation checkpoint. For this simple, non-destructive operation, the workflow is appropriately thorough. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | For a simple, single-purpose skill under 50 lines, the content is well-organized with a clear prerequisite callout and numbered steps. No need for external references given the scope. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
metadata_field | 'metadata' should map string keys to string values | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
- Repository
- googleworkspace/cli
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