cloud-scheduler-job-creator
Cloud Scheduler Job Creator - Auto-activating skill for GCP Skills. Triggers on: cloud scheduler job creator, cloud scheduler job creator Part of the GCP Skills skill category.
36
3%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
100%
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 minimal, essentially just restating the skill name without describing any concrete capabilities, use cases, or trigger conditions. It provides almost no information for Claude to determine when to select this skill over others. The only redeeming quality is the mention of 'GCP' and 'Cloud Scheduler' which provides slight domain specificity.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Creates and configures Google Cloud Scheduler jobs, sets cron schedules, defines HTTP/Pub-Sub targets, and manages job retry policies.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user needs to create scheduled tasks, cron jobs, or recurring jobs in GCP, or mentions Cloud Scheduler, scheduled functions, or periodic triggers.'
Remove the duplicate trigger term ('cloud scheduler job creator' is listed twice) and expand with varied natural language terms users might actually say, such as 'schedule a job', 'cron schedule GCP', 'recurring task', or 'timed trigger'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description only names the skill ('Cloud Scheduler Job Creator') but does not describe any concrete actions like creating, configuring, scheduling, or managing cron jobs. It is essentially just a title repeated with no elaboration on capabilities. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer both 'what does this do' and 'when should Claude use it'. There is no explanation of functionality and no explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The trigger terms are just the skill name repeated twice ('cloud scheduler job creator'). It lacks natural user keywords like 'cron job', 'scheduled task', 'GCP scheduler', 'Cloud Scheduler', 'recurring job', or 'schedule a function'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The mention of 'Cloud Scheduler' and 'GCP' provides some domain specificity that narrows it to a particular GCP service, but the lack of concrete actions or detailed triggers means it could still overlap with other GCP-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 template with no substantive content. It contains no executable commands, no gcloud CLI examples, no API references, no configuration samples, and no workflow for creating Cloud Scheduler jobs. Every section describes the skill's intent rather than providing actionable instructions.
Suggestions
Add concrete gcloud CLI commands for creating Cloud Scheduler jobs, e.g., `gcloud scheduler jobs create http JOB_NAME --schedule='...' --uri='...' --http-method=POST`
Include a step-by-step workflow covering: defining the schedule (cron syntax), choosing the target type (HTTP, Pub/Sub, App Engine), configuring authentication (service account, OIDC/OAuth), and validating the created job
Add a validation checkpoint such as `gcloud scheduler jobs describe JOB_NAME` to verify the job was created correctly, and `gcloud scheduler jobs run JOB_NAME` for testing
Remove all meta-description sections (Purpose, When to Use, Example Triggers, Capabilities) and replace with actual technical content—Claude doesn't need to be told when to activate or what best practices are in the abstract
| 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 vacuous. It explains trigger conditions and meta-information rather than providing any actual technical content about creating Cloud Scheduler jobs. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete guidance—no gcloud commands, no API calls, no code examples, no configuration snippets. The entire skill describes what it could do rather than instructing Claude how to do anything. A user asking 'create a Cloud Scheduler job' would get no actionable help from this content. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined at all. There are no steps, no sequencing, no validation checkpoints. Creating a Cloud Scheduler job involves multiple steps (defining the target, setting the schedule, configuring auth, etc.) and none are mentioned. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a monolithic block of generic text with no structure pointing to detailed references, no bundle files, and no meaningful organization. The sections that exist (Purpose, When to Use, Capabilities, Example Triggers) are all meta-description rather than usable content. | 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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