cloudfront-distribution-setup
Cloudfront Distribution Setup - Auto-activating skill for AWS Skills. Triggers on: cloudfront distribution setup, cloudfront distribution setup Part of the AWS 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 essentially a title repeated with boilerplate category metadata. It lacks concrete actions, natural trigger terms, and explicit guidance on when Claude should select this skill. It would be nearly indistinguishable from other AWS skills and provides no useful information for skill selection.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Creates and configures AWS CloudFront distributions, sets up origins, configures cache behaviors, manages SSL/TLS certificates, and sets up custom error pages.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about setting up a CDN, creating a CloudFront distribution, configuring content delivery, caching static assets, or mentions CloudFront, CDN, or edge locations.'
Remove the duplicate trigger term ('cloudfront distribution setup' is listed twice) and expand with varied natural language terms users might use like 'CDN setup', 'content delivery network', 'static asset caching', 'edge distribution'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description only names the domain ('cloudfront distribution setup') but does not describe any concrete actions like creating distributions, configuring origins, setting up cache behaviors, or managing SSL certificates. It's essentially just a title repeated. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond the title and completely lacks a 'when should Claude use it' clause. There is no explicit trigger guidance, which per the rubric should cap completeness at 2, but since both what and when are very weak, a score of 1 is appropriate. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The only trigger terms are 'cloudfront distribution setup' repeated twice. It misses natural variations users would say like 'CDN', 'content delivery', 'CloudFront', 'cache invalidation', 'origin configuration', 'AWS CDN', or 'distribution creation'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The mention of 'cloudfront distribution' provides some specificity within the AWS domain, but 'AWS Skills' is very broad and could overlap with other AWS-related skills. The lack of specific actions or triggers makes it somewhat distinguishable but not clearly distinct. | 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 a hollow placeholder that provides no actual guidance on CloudFront distribution setup. It contains only meta-descriptions of what it claims to do without any concrete instructions, code examples, CLI commands, or CloudFormation/CDK templates. It would be entirely useless for helping Claude perform CloudFront configuration tasks.
Suggestions
Add concrete, executable examples such as AWS CLI commands (`aws cloudfront create-distribution --distribution-config file://config.json`), CloudFormation templates, or CDK code for creating a CloudFront distribution.
Define a clear multi-step workflow: create S3 origin → configure origin access control → create distribution with behaviors → set up SSL certificate via ACM → validate deployment → test with curl.
Include a minimal but complete distribution configuration JSON or CloudFormation snippet that covers common patterns (S3 origin, custom domain, HTTPS redirect).
Remove all the meta-description sections (Purpose, When to Use, Capabilities, Example Triggers) and replace them with actionable content that teaches CloudFront setup patterns and best practices.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is almost entirely filler and meta-description. It explains what the skill does in abstract terms without providing any actual CloudFront configuration guidance. Phrases like 'Provides step-by-step guidance' and 'Follows industry best practices' are empty padding. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete, executable guidance — no CLI commands, no CloudFormation templates, no CDK code, no API calls, no configuration examples. The skill describes rather than instructs, offering nothing Claude could act on. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow steps are defined at all. Setting up a CloudFront distribution is a multi-step process (create origin, configure behaviors, set up SSL, deploy) and none of this is addressed. No validation or verification steps are present. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a monolithic block of vague descriptions with no references to supporting files, no structured sections for different aspects of CloudFront setup, and no navigation to deeper content. No bundle files exist to support it either. | 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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