consul-service-discovery
Consul Service Discovery - Auto-activating skill for DevOps Advanced. Triggers on: consul service discovery, consul service discovery Part of the DevOps Advanced skill category.
35
3%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
92%
1.03xAverage 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 placeholder that names the technology (Consul Service Discovery) without describing any concrete capabilities, use cases, or meaningful trigger terms. It reads as auto-generated boilerplate with a duplicated trigger term and no actionable detail for Claude to determine when to select this skill over others.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Registers and deregisters services with Consul, queries the service catalog, configures health checks, manages DNS-based service lookups, and sets up Consul Connect for service mesh.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger scenarios, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about service registration, Consul health checks, service mesh configuration, Consul DNS, or discovering services in a distributed system.'
Include natural keyword variations users might say, such as 'consul agent', 'service registry', 'health check', 'consul connect', 'service mesh', 'consul catalog', and 'DNS discovery'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description names the domain ('Consul Service Discovery') but provides no concrete actions. There are no specific capabilities listed—just that it's an 'auto-activating skill for DevOps Advanced,' which is vague organizational metadata, not a description of what the skill does. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond naming the topic, and the 'when' clause is essentially just restating the skill name as a trigger. There is no explicit 'Use when...' guidance with meaningful trigger scenarios. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The trigger terms listed are just 'consul service discovery' repeated twice. There are no natural variations a user might say, such as 'consul agent', 'service registration', 'consul catalog', 'health checks', 'DNS lookup', or 'consul connect'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The mention of 'Consul' specifically does narrow the domain somewhat, making it less likely to conflict with generic DevOps skills. However, the lack of specific actions means it could still overlap with other Consul-related or service discovery 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 an empty shell with no substantive content. It consists entirely of boilerplate meta-descriptions about what the skill would do, without any actual Consul service discovery instructions, code, configurations, or workflows. It provides zero value beyond what Claude already knows about Consul.
Suggestions
Replace the meta-description sections with actual Consul service discovery content: include concrete examples like service registration JSON, health check configurations, and DNS/HTTP API queries.
Add executable code/commands such as `consul services register`, `consul catalog services`, and example service definition files that are copy-paste ready.
Include a clear workflow for common tasks like registering a service, configuring health checks, querying the catalog, and handling service deregistration, with validation steps at each stage.
If advanced topics exist (ACLs, Connect/service mesh, multi-datacenter), reference them via clearly signaled links to separate files rather than trying to cover everything inline.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is entirely filler and meta-description. It explains what the skill does ('provides automated assistance') without providing any actual technical content about Consul service discovery. Every section describes rather than instructs. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete guidance—no code, no commands, no configuration examples, no specific Consul API calls or CLI usage. The content is entirely abstract and vague ('provides step-by-step guidance' without actually providing any). | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow, steps, or processes are defined. The skill claims to provide 'step-by-step guidance' but contains no actual steps for any Consul service discovery task. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a flat, monolithic block of meta-descriptions with no references to detailed materials, no links to configuration examples, and no structured 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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