generating-helm-charts
Execute use when generating Helm charts for Kubernetes applications. Trigger with phrases like "create Helm chart", "generate chart for app", "package Kubernetes deployment", or "helm template". Produces production-ready charts with Chart.yaml, values.yaml, templates, and best practices for multi-environment deployments.
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Discovery
100%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 is a strong skill description that clearly defines its purpose, lists concrete outputs, and provides explicit trigger phrases. It uses third-person voice appropriately and covers a well-defined niche. The only minor note is that the description starts with 'Execute use when' which is slightly awkward phrasing, but it doesn't materially impact functionality.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions and outputs: generating Helm charts, producing Chart.yaml, values.yaml, templates, and multi-environment deployment best practices. These are concrete, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (generates Helm charts with Chart.yaml, values.yaml, templates, best practices for multi-environment deployments) and 'when' (explicit trigger phrases and a 'use when' clause for generating Helm charts for Kubernetes applications). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural trigger phrases users would actually say: 'create Helm chart', 'generate chart for app', 'package Kubernetes deployment', 'helm template'. Also includes domain terms like 'Kubernetes', 'Helm charts' that users would naturally mention. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive niche targeting Helm chart generation specifically. The trigger terms ('Helm chart', 'helm template', 'package Kubernetes deployment') are very specific and unlikely to conflict with general Kubernetes skills or other deployment tools. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
50%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill provides a well-structured overview of Helm chart generation with a clear workflow and useful error handling table, but falls short on actionability by lacking any concrete code examples—no sample templates, Chart.yaml, values.yaml, or _helpers.tpl snippets. The instructions read more like a checklist than executable guidance, and the skill explains some things Claude already knows (prerequisites, what Helm is) while omitting the specific template patterns Claude would actually need.
Suggestions
Add concrete, copy-paste-ready code examples for key files: a sample Chart.yaml, a deployment.yaml template with Go template syntax, a _helpers.tpl with common named templates, and a values.yaml with documented defaults.
Integrate validation checkpoints into the workflow (e.g., validate Chart.yaml before building templates, lint after each template file) rather than only at the end.
Remove the Prerequisites and Resources sections—Claude already knows these—and use that space for executable template examples instead.
Create bundle files (e.g., TEMPLATES.md, PATTERNS.md) with detailed template patterns and reference them from the main skill to improve progressive disclosure.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill includes some unnecessary content like the Prerequisites section (Claude knows what Helm needs) and the Examples section which describes prompts rather than providing executable examples. The Resources section with well-known URLs also adds little value. However, the core instructions and error handling table are reasonably efficient. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The instructions provide a clear sequence of steps with specific field names and configurations (e.g., 'runAsNonRoot: true', 'readOnlyRootFilesystem: true'), but lack any executable code examples. There are no actual template snippets, no sample Chart.yaml, no sample values.yaml, and no _helpers.tpl content. For a chart generation skill, concrete template examples would be essential. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 10-step workflow is clearly sequenced and ends with a validation step (helm lint and helm template), but the validation is only at the end. There's no feedback loop for fixing issues mid-process, and no explicit checkpoint after critical steps like dependency resolution or template creation. The error handling table partially compensates but isn't integrated into the workflow. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is organized into clear sections (Overview, Instructions, Output, Error Handling, Examples, Resources), which is good structure. However, there are no bundle files to offload detailed content like template examples, sample Chart.yaml, or helper template patterns. The skill would benefit from separate reference files for template snippets and common patterns rather than being either too sparse (current) or monolithic. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 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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