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azure-image-builder

Build Azure managed images and Azure Compute Gallery images with Packer. Use when creating custom images for Azure VMs.

100

1.25x
Quality

100%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

100%

1.25x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

SKILL.md
Quality
Evals
Security

Quality

Content

100%

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

The body is lean, executable, and well-structured, with a clear build workflow that includes a validation step and an error-recovery section. No bundle files exist, so progressive disclosure relies on clean sectioning, which it achieves.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is code-forward with minimal prose, assumes Packer/Azure knowledge, and every section earns its place; the cost/time note is useful non-obvious context rather than padding.

3 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable HCL templates and copy-paste bash commands (az ad sp, packer init/validate/build) with concrete values, not pseudocode.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The Build Commands section sequences init → validate → build with an explicit validation checkpoint, and Common Issues supplies error-recovery guidance for auth, version, and timeout failures.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

A single well-organized file with clearly headed sections (Basic Managed Image, Gallery, Authentication, Build Commands, Common Issues, References) and no nested references; appropriate for a skill with no bundle files.

3 / 3

Total

12

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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.

The description is concise, concrete, and answers both what and when with a clear trigger clause. It targets a distinct niche and uses natural trigger terms.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

"Build Azure managed images and Azure Compute Gallery images with Packer" names multiple concrete actions (build, two distinct image targets) tied to a specific tool, matching the multiple-specific-actions anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

It explicitly states both what ("Build Azure managed images and Azure Compute Gallery images with Packer") and when ("Use when creating custom images for Azure VMs"), with an explicit trigger clause.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Natural user-facing terms appear — "custom images for Azure VMs", "Packer", "Azure" — which a user would plausibly say when requesting this skill.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The niche is narrow and specific (Azure image building via Packer) with distinct triggers, making conflict with other skills unlikely.

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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
hashicorp/agent-skills
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