cloudwatch-alarm-creator
Install with Tessl CLI
npx tessl i github:jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill cloudwatch-alarm-creatorCloudwatch Alarm Creator - Auto-activating skill for AWS Skills. Triggers on: cloudwatch alarm creator, cloudwatch alarm creator Part of the AWS Skills skill category.
Overall
score
19%
Does it follow best practices?
Validation for skill structure
Activation
7%This description is severely underdeveloped, essentially just restating the skill name without providing any meaningful information about capabilities or use cases. It lacks concrete actions, natural trigger terms, and explicit guidance on when Claude should select this skill. The redundant trigger terms suggest minimal effort in crafting the description.
Suggestions
Add specific actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Creates CloudWatch alarms with metric thresholds, configures alarm actions (SNS, Auto Scaling), sets evaluation periods and statistics'
Include a 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms like 'monitor AWS resources', 'set up alerts', 'metric threshold', 'notification when CPU/memory exceeds', 'AWS monitoring'
Remove the redundant trigger term and add variations users would naturally say, such as 'cloudwatch alert', 'AWS alarm', 'monitoring alert', 'metric alarm'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description only states 'Cloudwatch Alarm Creator' without describing any concrete actions. It doesn't explain what creating an alarm involves (e.g., setting thresholds, configuring metrics, defining actions). | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond the name itself, and the 'when' guidance is just a repetition of the skill name rather than meaningful trigger scenarios. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The trigger terms are redundant ('cloudwatch alarm creator' listed twice) and miss natural variations users would say like 'create cloudwatch alert', 'AWS monitoring', 'set up alarm', 'metric threshold', or 'SNS notification'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | While 'Cloudwatch Alarm' is fairly specific to AWS monitoring, the lack of detail about what aspects of alarm creation it handles could cause overlap with other AWS monitoring or infrastructure skills. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 5 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
0%This skill is essentially a placeholder template with no actual CloudWatch alarm creation content. It contains only meta-descriptions of what a skill should do without any concrete instructions, code examples, or AWS-specific guidance. The content would be completely unhelpful for actually creating CloudWatch alarms.
Suggestions
Add executable code examples showing CloudWatch alarm creation via AWS CLI (e.g., `aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm --alarm-name ...`) and/or boto3 Python SDK
Include concrete alarm configuration examples with specific metrics (CPUUtilization, NetworkIn), thresholds, comparison operators, and evaluation periods
Define a clear workflow: 1) Identify metric 2) Set threshold 3) Configure actions (SNS topic) 4) Create alarm 5) Verify with `describe-alarms`
Add CloudFormation/Terraform examples for infrastructure-as-code alarm definitions with validation steps
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is padded with generic boilerplate that explains nothing Claude doesn't already know. Phrases like 'provides automated assistance' and 'follows industry best practices' are meaningless filler with no actual CloudWatch alarm information. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete guidance - no code, no CLI commands, no API examples, no alarm configuration syntax. The skill describes what it claims to do rather than providing any executable instructions for creating CloudWatch alarms. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined. Creating CloudWatch alarms involves specific steps (defining metrics, thresholds, actions, SNS topics) but none are mentioned. There's no sequence, no validation, and no actual process to follow. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a monolithic block of vague descriptions with no structure for actual learning. No references to detailed documentation, no examples file, no separation of basic vs advanced alarm configurations. | 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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