cloud-monitoring-alert
Cloud Monitoring Alert - Auto-activating skill for GCP Skills. Triggers on: cloud monitoring alert, cloud monitoring alert Part of the GCP Skills skill category.
Overall
score
24%
Does it follow best practices?
Validation for skill structure
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npx tessl i github:jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill cloud-monitoring-alertActivation
22%This description is severely underdeveloped - it functions more as a label than a useful skill description. It completely lacks any explanation of what actions the skill performs and provides no guidance on when Claude should use it beyond the trigger phrase. The redundant trigger term ('cloud monitoring alert' listed twice) and circular reference to 'GCP Skills skill category' add no value.
Suggestions
Add specific actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Creates and configures GCP Cloud Monitoring alerting policies, sets metric thresholds, manages notification channels'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with trigger scenarios, e.g., 'Use when the user needs to set up alerts, configure monitoring thresholds, or manage GCP notification policies'
Include natural keyword variations users might say: 'Stackdriver alerts', 'GCP alerting', 'metric notifications', 'monitoring policies', 'alert conditions'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description contains no concrete actions - it only states it's an 'auto-activating skill' without explaining what it actually does. There are no verbs describing capabilities like 'creates alerts', 'configures thresholds', or 'monitors metrics'. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' - it only identifies itself as a skill category member. There is no explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent guidance explaining when Claude should select this skill. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Contains 'cloud monitoring alert' as a trigger term (repeated twice), which is a relevant keyword users might say. However, it misses common variations like 'GCP alerts', 'stackdriver', 'monitoring notifications', 'alerting policy', or 'metric alerts'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The 'cloud monitoring alert' trigger is somewhat specific to GCP monitoring, but without describing actual capabilities, it could conflict with other GCP or general monitoring skills. The phrase 'GCP Skills skill category' suggests potential overlap with sibling skills. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
0%This skill content is essentially a placeholder template with no actual instructional value. It describes what a skill should do rather than providing any concrete guidance on cloud monitoring alerts. The entire content is meta-description without any executable code, specific GCP commands, alert configuration examples, or actionable steps.
Suggestions
Add concrete gcloud CLI commands for creating, listing, and managing monitoring alerts (e.g., `gcloud alpha monitoring policies create`)
Include a complete example of an alerting policy JSON/YAML configuration with notification channels
Provide step-by-step workflow for common tasks: creating metric-based alerts, setting up notification channels, and testing alerts
Add specific examples for common alert types (CPU usage, error rates, latency thresholds) with copy-paste ready configurations
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is padded with generic boilerplate that provides no actual value. Phrases like 'provides automated assistance' and 'follows industry best practices' are vague filler that Claude doesn't need. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete guidance - no code, no commands, no specific steps for creating or managing cloud monitoring alerts. The content only describes what the skill claims to do without actually teaching how to do it. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is provided whatsoever. There are no steps, no validation checkpoints, and no actual process for working with cloud monitoring alerts. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a monolithic block of meta-description with no useful structure. There are no references to detailed documentation, no links to examples, and no organized sections with actual content. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 4 / 12 Passed |
Validation
69%Validation — 11 / 16 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
description_trigger_hint | Description may be missing an explicit 'when to use' trigger hint (e.g., 'Use when...') | Warning |
allowed_tools_field | 'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s) | Warning |
metadata_version | 'metadata' field is not a dictionary | Warning |
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
body_steps | No step-by-step structure detected (no ordered list); consider adding a simple workflow | Warning |
Total | 11 / 16 Passed | |
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