gin-middleware-creator
Gin Middleware Creator - Auto-activating skill for Backend Development. Triggers on: gin middleware creator, gin middleware creator Part of the Backend Development skill category.
36
3%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
97%
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 as a trigger term with no substantive content. It fails to describe what the skill actually does, provides no natural trigger terms beyond the skill name, and lacks any 'Use when...' guidance. It would be nearly indistinguishable from other backend development skills in a large skill library.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Generates Gin middleware functions for authentication, logging, CORS, rate limiting, and error handling in Go web applications.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user asks to create middleware for a Gin router, add request interceptors, or implement cross-cutting concerns in a Go HTTP server.'
Expand trigger terms to include natural variations users would say: 'gin framework', 'Go middleware', 'HTTP middleware', 'request handler', 'gin router', '.go middleware file'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description names a domain ('Gin Middleware') but describes no concrete actions. There are no specific capabilities listed such as 'creates authentication middleware', 'adds logging handlers', or 'generates error handling middleware'. It only states it is an 'Auto-activating skill for Backend Development'. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond the name itself, and the 'when' guidance is essentially absent — there is no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance. Both dimensions are very weak. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The trigger terms are just 'gin middleware creator' repeated twice. Missing natural variations users would say like 'gin handler', 'Go middleware', 'HTTP middleware', 'request interceptor', 'gin framework', or 'middleware function'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The mention of 'Gin' specifically narrows the scope to the Gin web framework in Go, which provides some distinctiveness. However, the lack of specific actions means it could still overlap with general Go/backend development 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 essentially a placeholder template with no substantive content. It contains no actual instructions, code examples, or technical guidance for creating Gin middleware in Go. Every section repeats the phrase 'gin middleware creator' without providing any actionable information.
Suggestions
Add concrete, executable Go code examples showing how to create Gin middleware (e.g., logging middleware, auth middleware, error handling middleware) with proper function signatures like `func MyMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc`.
Replace the meta-description sections ('When to Use', 'Example Triggers') with actual technical content: middleware patterns, request/response interception, `c.Next()` usage, and `c.Abort()` patterns.
Include a clear workflow for creating middleware: define the handler function, register it with `router.Use()`, and validate it works with a test request.
Add specific best practices for Gin middleware such as error propagation, context value passing, and middleware ordering considerations.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is entirely filler and meta-description. It explains what the skill does in abstract terms without providing any actual technical content about creating Gin middleware. Every section restates the same vague information. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete guidance—no Go code, no middleware function signatures, no examples of Gin middleware patterns, no commands. It only describes rather than instructs. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow, steps, or process is defined. The skill claims to provide 'step-by-step guidance' but contains none. There are no validation checkpoints or sequenced instructions. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a flat, repetitive wall of meta-text with no meaningful structure, no references to detailed files, and no useful organization of information. | 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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