hipaa-audit-helper
Hipaa Audit Helper - Auto-activating skill for Security Advanced. Triggers on: hipaa audit helper, hipaa audit helper Part of the Security Advanced skill category.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
89%
0.91xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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Discovery
0%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 an extremely weak description that functions as little more than a title repetition. It provides no information about what the skill does, when it should be used, or what specific HIPAA audit tasks it supports. Claude would have almost no basis for selecting this skill appropriately from a list of available skills.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Generates HIPAA compliance checklists, reviews security controls against HIPAA requirements, identifies gaps in PHI handling procedures, and produces audit-ready documentation.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user mentions HIPAA compliance, healthcare security audits, PHI protection, privacy rule requirements, or security rule assessments.'
Remove the redundant trigger line ('hipaa audit helper' repeated twice) and replace with meaningful natural language keywords users would actually say when needing this skill.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description contains no concrete actions whatsoever. It only states the skill name and category ('Security Advanced') without describing what the skill actually does—no verbs like 'analyze', 'generate', 'check', or any specific capabilities. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer both 'what does this do' and 'when should Claude use it'. There is no explanation of capabilities and no explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The only trigger terms listed are the skill name itself repeated twice ('hipaa audit helper'). There are no natural user keywords like 'HIPAA compliance', 'audit checklist', 'PHI', 'security assessment', 'compliance review', or other terms a user would naturally say. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | While 'HIPAA' is a somewhat specific domain, the description is so vague that it's unclear what this skill does versus any other security or compliance skill. 'Security Advanced' category label adds no distinctiveness. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 4 / 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 placeholder that provides no actual HIPAA audit assistance. It contains only boilerplate meta-descriptions of what the skill claims to do, with no actionable content, no compliance checklists, no technical guidance, and no concrete examples. It would be entirely useless to Claude in performing any HIPAA-related task.
Suggestions
Add a concrete HIPAA audit checklist covering key safeguards (Administrative, Physical, Technical) with specific controls to verify, e.g., access control policies, encryption requirements, audit log configurations.
Include executable code or command examples for common audit tasks, such as scripts to check access logs, verify encryption settings, or generate compliance reports.
Define a clear multi-step audit workflow with validation checkpoints, e.g., 1. Scope assessment → 2. Technical controls review → 3. Policy gap analysis → 4. Risk scoring → 5. Remediation plan.
Reference external detailed materials (e.g., a HIPAA_CONTROLS.md checklist, a RISK_ASSESSMENT_TEMPLATE.md) to provide progressive disclosure of the extensive compliance domain.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is entirely filler with no substantive information. It explains what triggers the skill and restates the title repeatedly without providing any actual HIPAA audit guidance, commands, checklists, or technical content. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete, executable guidance. No code, no commands, no checklists, no specific HIPAA controls or audit procedures. Every section is vague and abstract, describing what the skill supposedly does rather than actually doing it. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined at all. For a HIPAA audit helper, one would expect a clear sequence of audit steps, compliance checks, and validation points. None are present. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a flat, uninformative page with no references to detailed materials, no links to compliance frameworks, checklists, or supplementary files. The structure exists but contains no meaningful content to organize. | 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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