certificate-lifecycle-manager
Certificate Lifecycle Manager - Auto-activating skill for Security Advanced. Triggers on: certificate lifecycle manager, certificate lifecycle manager Part of the Security Advanced skill category.
36
3%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
97%
1.01xAverage 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—it is essentially a label with no substantive content. It fails to describe any concrete capabilities, lacks natural trigger terms users would employ, and provides no guidance on when Claude should select this skill. The only slight positive is that the domain name 'certificate lifecycle manager' is somewhat distinctive.
Suggestions
Add concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Manages SSL/TLS certificate provisioning, renewal, revocation, and expiration monitoring.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about certificate renewal, SSL/TLS cert expiration, PKI management, cert rotation, or certificate authority configuration.'
Remove the redundant duplicate trigger term and replace with varied natural language keywords users would actually say, such as 'SSL cert', 'TLS certificate', 'cert expiry', 'certificate rotation', 'PKI'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description contains no concrete actions whatsoever. It only names the tool ('Certificate Lifecycle Manager') and states it's part of 'Security Advanced' but never describes what it actually does—no verbs like 'manages', 'renews', 'monitors', 'revokes', etc. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | Neither 'what does this do' nor 'when should Claude use it' is meaningfully answered. There is no explanation of capabilities and no explicit 'Use when...' clause—only a redundant trigger phrase. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The only trigger term listed is 'certificate lifecycle manager' repeated twice. It misses natural user terms like 'SSL certificate', 'TLS', 'certificate renewal', 'certificate expiration', 'cert rotation', 'PKI', etc. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The term 'certificate lifecycle manager' is fairly niche and unlikely to conflict with many other skills, but the lack of specificity about what it does versus other security-related skills still creates some ambiguity. | 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 is a hollow placeholder skill with no actual content. It contains only meta-descriptions of what the skill claims to do without providing any concrete guidance on certificate lifecycle management—no commands for generating/renewing/revoking certificates, no tool references, no workflows, no examples. It fails on every dimension of the rubric.
Suggestions
Add concrete, executable workflows for core certificate lifecycle tasks: generation (e.g., openssl commands), renewal, revocation, and monitoring with specific commands and code examples.
Include a clear multi-step workflow with validation checkpoints, e.g., 1) Generate CSR, 2) Submit to CA, 3) Validate certificate chain, 4) Deploy, 5) Set up expiry monitoring.
Remove all the meta-description sections ('When to Use', 'Capabilities', 'Example Triggers') and replace with actual actionable content covering tools like openssl, certbot, or cloud provider certificate managers.
Add references to related detailed guides (e.g., compliance-specific certificate requirements for SOC2/GDPR, automation scripts) to support progressive disclosure.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is entirely filler with no substantive information. It explains what the skill does in abstract terms without providing any actual guidance on certificate lifecycle management. Every section restates the same vague idea. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There are zero concrete instructions, commands, code examples, or specific steps. The content only describes what the skill claims to do without actually doing any of it—no certificate generation commands, no renewal workflows, no configuration examples. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined at all. Certificate lifecycle management inherently involves multi-step processes (generation, renewal, revocation, monitoring) but none are described. There are no steps, no validation checkpoints, nothing actionable. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a flat, shallow placeholder with no meaningful structure. There are no references to detailed guides, no links to related files, and the sections that exist contain no real content worth organizing. | 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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