outpost
Sets up and configures Hookdeck Outpost for outbound event delivery to customer endpoints. Use when sending webhooks to customers, building webhook delivery infrastructure, managing tenants and destinations with supported types (webhooks, Hookdeck Event Gateway, AWS SQS/Kinesis/S3, Azure Service Bus, GCP Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, Kafka), or aligning topics and publishes. EventBridge support is tracked in GitHub issues.
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Discovery
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 clearly defines what the skill does (configures Hookdeck Outpost for outbound event delivery), when to use it (explicit 'Use when' clause with multiple trigger scenarios), and includes rich, specific trigger terms covering both general concepts (webhooks, webhook delivery) and specific technologies (AWS SQS, Kafka, etc.). The only minor note is the somewhat tangential mention of EventBridge support being tracked in GitHub issues, which adds slight noise but doesn't detract meaningfully.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description lists multiple specific concrete actions: setting up Hookdeck Outpost, configuring outbound event delivery, managing tenants and destinations, aligning topics and publishes. It also enumerates specific supported destination types (webhooks, AWS SQS/Kinesis/S3, Azure Service Bus, GCP Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, Kafka). | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (sets up and configures Hookdeck Outpost for outbound event delivery, manages tenants and destinations) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause covering sending webhooks to customers, building webhook delivery infrastructure, managing tenants and destinations with specific types). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'webhooks', 'webhook delivery', 'sending webhooks to customers', 'tenants', 'destinations', plus specific service names (AWS SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GCP Pub/Sub, etc.) that users would naturally mention. Also includes 'Hookdeck Outpost' and 'Event Gateway' as product-specific triggers. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive with a clear niche: Hookdeck Outpost specifically for outbound webhook/event delivery infrastructure. The product name, specific destination types, and focus on outbound delivery make it very unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
70%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill excels as a navigation hub with strong progressive disclosure and clear agent workflow sequencing. Its main weakness is the lack of any inline executable code or concrete examples—it functions entirely as a link directory and workflow guide. There is some redundancy in link references across sections that could be tightened.
Suggestions
Add at least one minimal executable code example inline (e.g., a curl publish command or SDK snippet) so the skill provides immediate actionable guidance without requiring external fetches.
Consolidate repeated links (API reference, quickstarts) to reduce redundancy—each link should appear in one canonical location with cross-references rather than being listed in multiple sections.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is mostly efficient and avoids explaining basic concepts, but it's quite long for what is essentially a link directory with workflow notes. Some sections like 'Test webhook destination URLs' and 'Future skills' add marginal value, and there's repetition across sections (API reference and quickstart links appear multiple times). | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides structured navigation and a clear agent workflow path, but contains no executable code, commands, or concrete examples. It relies entirely on external documentation links for actual implementation guidance. The 'Fast path for agents' is a useful sequence but delegates all concrete steps to referenced files. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 'Fast path for agents' section provides a clear 5-step sequence with decision points (scope ambiguity → default to smallest), explicit verification step (outpost-verify.md), and progressive escalation (quickstart → full-stack only when needed). The scope/verification workflow is well-structured with clear gates. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Excellent progressive disclosure structure: overview in SKILL.md, clear one-level-deep references to scope/verify/integration-map files, external docs linked with descriptive labels, and explicit guidance on when to open deeper materials ('Use only when the task needs realistic BFF + dashboard patterns'). The llms.txt pointer is a smart navigation aid. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 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.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
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