recipe-save-email-to-doc

Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.

Quality

72%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

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Securityby

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Discovery

57%

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 identifies a clear, specific workflow (Gmail to Google Doc), giving it good distinctiveness. However, it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause and misses common user trigger terms like 'email', 'export', or 'backup', which limits its effectiveness for skill selection among many options.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user wants to save, export, or archive an email from Gmail into a Google Doc.'

Include common trigger term variations such as 'email', 'export email', 'backup email', 'copy email to Google Docs', and 'save email content'.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Describes a specific action ('Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc') with a clear domain, but only names one concrete action rather than listing multiple capabilities.	2 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers 'what' (save Gmail message body into a Google Doc) and hints at 'why' (archival or reference), but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause with trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes natural keywords like 'Gmail', 'Google Doc', 'message body', and 'archival', but misses common variations users might say such as 'email', 'save email', 'export email', 'copy email to doc', or 'backup email'.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The combination of Gmail-to-Google-Doc is a very specific niche workflow that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. The cross-service integration (Gmail + Google Docs) creates a distinct trigger profile.	3 / 3
	Total	9 / 12 Passed

Implementation

87%

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 recipe skill that provides clear, actionable CLI commands in a logical sequence. Its main weakness is the lack of any validation or error-handling guidance between steps — e.g., confirming the message was found before proceeding, or verifying the doc was created before writing to it.

Suggestions

Add a brief validation note after step 1 (e.g., 'Confirm the message ID appears in results before proceeding') and after step 3 (e.g., 'Note the returned document ID for the next step').

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The skill is lean and efficient. No unnecessary explanations of what Gmail or Google Docs are. Every line serves a purpose, and the prerequisite is stated concisely.	3 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully concrete, copy-paste ready CLI commands for each step with realistic parameters and placeholders (MSG_ID, DOC_ID). The commands are specific and executable.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Steps are clearly sequenced and logical, but there are no validation checkpoints — no verification that the message was found, that the doc was created successfully, or that the content was written correctly. For a multi-step workflow involving data transfer, some validation would be appropriate.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	For a simple, short skill under 50 lines with a single task, the content is well-organized with a clear prerequisite callout and numbered steps. No need for external references given the scope.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Validation

90%

Warnings & errors only

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
Commit: c7c6646

Reviewed: about 8 hours ago

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