cloud-tasks-queue-setup
Cloud Tasks Queue Setup - Auto-activating skill for GCP Skills. Triggers on: cloud tasks queue setup, cloud tasks queue setup Part of the GCP Skills skill category.
41
11%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
99%
0.99xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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Discovery
22%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 thin—it essentially restates the skill name without describing what the skill actually does or when it should be used. It lacks concrete actions, a 'Use when...' clause, and sufficient trigger term variety, making it poorly suited for skill selection among a large set of available skills.
Suggestions
Add concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Creates and configures Cloud Tasks queues, sets retry policies, defines rate limits, and manages task routing in GCP.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user needs to set up, configure, or troubleshoot Google Cloud Tasks queues, task scheduling, or push/pull queue configurations.'
Include natural trigger term variations such as 'task queue', 'Cloud Tasks', 'GCP task scheduling', 'push queue', 'App Engine queue', and 'queue configuration'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description only names the domain ('Cloud Tasks Queue Setup') but does not describe any concrete actions like creating queues, configuring retry policies, setting rate limits, or deploying task handlers. It's essentially just a title repeated. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The 'what' is extremely weak (just the skill name restated) and the 'when' is only implied through trigger terms without any explicit 'Use when...' clause or meaningful explanation of when Claude should select this skill. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | It includes 'cloud tasks queue setup' as a trigger term, which is somewhat relevant, but the trigger is duplicated and misses common variations users might say like 'task queue', 'Cloud Tasks', 'push queue', 'pull queue', 'GCP queue', or 'App Engine tasks'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The mention of 'Cloud Tasks Queue' is somewhat specific to a particular GCP service, which helps distinguish it from generic cloud skills, but the lack of concrete actions means it could overlap with broader GCP or queue management skills. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 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 entirely a meta-description placeholder with no actual instructional content. It contains no concrete commands, code examples, configuration snippets, or workflows for setting up Cloud Tasks queues on GCP. Every section describes what the skill would do rather than actually doing it, making it completely non-functional as a skill file.
Suggestions
Add concrete `gcloud` CLI commands for creating and configuring Cloud Tasks queues (e.g., `gcloud tasks queues create QUEUE_ID --location=LOCATION --max-dispatches-per-second=500`).
Include a step-by-step workflow with validation checkpoints, such as verifying queue creation with `gcloud tasks queues describe` and testing with a sample task.
Provide executable code examples for enqueuing tasks programmatically (e.g., Python client library snippets with `google.cloud.tasks_v2`).
Replace the meta-description sections ('Capabilities', 'Example Triggers') with actual configuration patterns, common queue settings, and IAM permission requirements.
| 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. The entire file explains what the skill does rather than providing any actual instructions or knowledge Claude doesn't already have. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete guidance—no commands, no code, no specific steps for setting up a Cloud Tasks queue. The skill describes itself abstractly ('Generates production-ready code') without actually providing any executable content like `gcloud tasks queues create` commands or configuration examples. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined at all. There are no steps, no sequence, and no validation checkpoints. The skill merely states it provides 'step-by-step guidance' without actually including any steps. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | There are no references to supporting files, no bundle files exist, and the content is a monolithic block of meta-description with no meaningful structure or navigation to deeper 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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