alertmanager-rules-config
Alertmanager Rules Config - Auto-activating skill for DevOps Advanced. Triggers on: alertmanager rules config, alertmanager rules config Part of the DevOps Advanced skill category.
36
3%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
96%
1.00xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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Discovery
7%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 description is extremely weak across all dimensions. It reads like auto-generated boilerplate with no concrete actions, no natural trigger terms, and no explicit guidance on when to use the skill. The only slight positive is that 'Alertmanager' is a fairly specific domain term, providing minimal distinctiveness.
Suggestions
Add concrete actions describing what the skill does, e.g., 'Creates, validates, and troubleshoots Alertmanager routing rules, receiver configurations, and inhibition rules in alertmanager.yml files.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about Alertmanager configuration, alert routing, notification receivers, Prometheus alerting, alertmanager.yml, or silencing/inhibiting alerts.'
Remove the duplicated trigger term and expand with natural variations users would actually say, such as 'alert routing', 'notification config', 'Prometheus alerts', 'alertmanager.yml', 'receiver setup'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description provides no concrete actions. It only names 'Alertmanager Rules Config' without describing what it actually does — no verbs like 'create', 'validate', 'edit', or 'manage' are present. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer both 'what does this do' and 'when should Claude use it'. There is no explanation of capabilities and no explicit 'Use when...' clause — only a vague auto-activation mention. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The trigger terms listed are just 'alertmanager rules config' repeated twice. There are no natural variations a user might say, such as 'alert rules', 'Prometheus alerting', 'alertmanager.yml', 'routing rules', or 'notification config'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The mention of 'Alertmanager Rules Config' is somewhat specific to a niche domain (Prometheus Alertmanager), which reduces conflict risk with unrelated skills. However, the lack of detail means it could overlap with other DevOps or monitoring-related skills. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 5 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
0%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is essentially a placeholder with no substantive content. It contains only meta-descriptions of what the skill supposedly does without any actual Alertmanager rules configuration guidance, code examples, YAML snippets, or workflow steps. It fails on every dimension because it provides zero actionable, domain-specific information.
Suggestions
Add concrete Alertmanager rules YAML examples (e.g., a complete alerting rule group with labels, annotations, and expressions) that are copy-paste ready.
Include a clear workflow: define rules → validate with `amtool check-config` → deploy → verify alerts fire correctly, with explicit validation checkpoints.
Remove all meta-content about triggers and activation patterns—replace with actual configuration guidance covering common alerting patterns (high CPU, disk space, service down).
Add references to related configuration files or advanced topics (e.g., routing trees, inhibition rules, receiver configuration) if they warrant separate documents.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is padded with generic filler that tells Claude nothing useful. Phrases like 'Provides step-by-step guidance' and 'Follows industry best practices' are vague platitudes. It explains when the skill activates and what triggers it, which is meta-information Claude doesn't need. There is zero domain-specific content about Alertmanager rules configuration. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There are no concrete code examples, no configuration snippets, no specific commands, and no actual instructions for configuring Alertmanager rules. The entire content describes the skill abstractly rather than providing any executable or actionable guidance. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | There is no workflow whatsoever—no steps, no sequence, no validation checkpoints. The skill claims to provide 'step-by-step guidance' but contains none. For a topic like Alertmanager rules config (which involves YAML configuration, validation, and deployment), the absence of any process is a critical gap. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | There are no references to external files, no bundle files, and no structured navigation. The content is a monolithic block of generic text with no meaningful organization of actual technical content, because there is no technical content to organize. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 4 / 12 Passed |
Validation
81%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 9 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
allowed_tools_field | 'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s) | Warning |
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 9 / 11 Passed | |
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