firewall-rule-generator
Firewall Rule Generator - Auto-activating skill for GCP Skills. Triggers on: firewall rule generator, firewall rule generator Part of the GCP Skills skill category.
36
3%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
96%
0.98xAverage 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 weak, essentially just restating the skill name without providing any meaningful detail about capabilities, use cases, or natural trigger terms. It reads as auto-generated boilerplate with a duplicated trigger term and no actionable information for Claude to determine when to select this skill.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Generates GCP VPC firewall rules including ingress/egress configurations, port specifications, IP range targeting, and priority settings.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger scenarios, e.g., 'Use when the user needs to create, modify, or troubleshoot GCP firewall rules, configure network access policies, open/close ports, or set up traffic filtering in Google Cloud.'
Include natural keyword variations users might say, such as 'firewall', 'network rules', 'allow traffic', 'block port', 'VPC rules', 'GCP networking', 'security rules', 'ingress', 'egress'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description says 'Firewall Rule Generator' but does not list any concrete actions like creating rules, configuring ports, setting up ingress/egress policies, or specifying protocols. It merely names itself without describing what it actually does. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond the name, and the 'when' clause is just a redundant repetition of the skill name rather than meaningful trigger guidance. There is no explicit 'Use when...' clause with real scenarios. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The only trigger terms listed are 'firewall rule generator' repeated twice. It lacks natural user terms like 'firewall', 'network rules', 'allow traffic', 'block port', 'ingress', 'egress', 'VPC firewall', or 'GCP networking'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The mention of 'GCP' and 'firewall rule' provides some specificity that distinguishes it from generic skills, but the lack of detail about what kind of firewall rules (VPC, hierarchical, etc.) or specific GCP contexts could cause overlap with other GCP networking 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 template/placeholder with no actual instructional content. It contains no executable code, no GCP-specific firewall rule syntax (e.g., gcloud compute firewall-rules create), no examples, and no workflows. Every section is generic boilerplate that could apply to any topic by swapping the phrase 'firewall rule generator.'
Suggestions
Add concrete, executable examples using `gcloud compute firewall-rules create` commands with specific flags (--allow, --direction, --source-ranges, --target-tags) and equivalent Terraform/Pulumi configurations.
Provide a clear workflow: 1) Gather requirements (ports, protocols, source/target), 2) Generate the rule, 3) Validate with `gcloud compute firewall-rules describe`, 4) Test connectivity.
Include specific examples of common firewall rule patterns (e.g., allow HTTP/HTTPS ingress, allow internal VPC traffic, deny all egress except specific CIDRs) with copy-paste ready code.
Remove all boilerplate sections ('When to Use', 'Example Triggers', 'Capabilities') that provide no actionable information and replace with actual GCP firewall rule reference content or links to supporting bundle files.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is entirely filler and boilerplate. It explains nothing Claude doesn't already know, repeats 'firewall rule generator' excessively, and provides zero domain-specific information. Every section restates the same vague idea. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is no concrete guidance whatsoever—no code, no commands, no specific firewall rule syntax, no GCP CLI examples, no configuration snippets. It only describes what the skill could do in abstract terms without actually doing it. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow, steps, or sequence is provided. The 'step-by-step guidance' is merely claimed in a bullet point but never delivered. There are no validation checkpoints or any process to follow. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a monolithic block of placeholder text with no references to supporting files, no structured navigation, and no meaningful organization of content across sections. 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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