incremental-load-setup
Incremental Load Setup - Auto-activating skill for Data Pipelines. Triggers on: incremental load setup, incremental load setup Part of the Data Pipelines skill category.
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score
19%
Does it follow best practices?
Validation for skill structure
Activation
7%This description is severely underdeveloped, essentially just restating the skill name without providing any meaningful detail about capabilities or usage triggers. It lacks concrete actions, natural trigger terms, and explicit guidance on when to use it. The redundant trigger term and generic category reference provide minimal value for skill selection.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions like 'Configure watermark-based incremental loads, set up change data capture (CDC), implement delta loading patterns, define source system timestamps for tracking changes'
Include a 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms: 'Use when the user mentions incremental loading, delta loads, CDC, change tracking, loading only new/changed records, or avoiding full table refreshes'
Add common variations and file types: 'incremental refresh, upsert logic, merge patterns, slowly changing dimensions, .sql incremental scripts'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description only names the domain 'incremental load setup' without describing any concrete actions. There are no specific capabilities listed like 'configure change detection', 'set up watermarks', or 'implement delta loading'. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond the name itself, and there is no 'Use when...' clause or explicit guidance on when Claude should select this skill. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The trigger terms are redundant ('incremental load setup' repeated twice) and lack natural variations users might say like 'delta load', 'CDC', 'change data capture', 'incremental refresh', or 'load only new records'. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Being part of 'Data Pipelines' category provides some context, and 'incremental load' is a somewhat specific concept, but without concrete actions it could overlap with other ETL or data pipeline skills. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 5 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
0%This skill is essentially a placeholder with no actionable content. It describes what an incremental load setup skill would do without actually providing any guidance on how to implement incremental loads. The entire content could be replaced with a single sentence: 'This skill helps with incremental loads' - and nothing of value would be lost.
Suggestions
Add concrete code examples showing common incremental load patterns (e.g., timestamp-based watermarks, CDC with change tracking, merge/upsert patterns)
Define a clear workflow with steps: identify change detection strategy → implement extraction query → handle late-arriving data → validate completeness
Include specific examples for common tools mentioned in tags (Airflow DAG patterns, Spark incremental reads, streaming checkpoints)
Remove all generic boilerplate sections (Purpose, Capabilities, Example Triggers) and replace with actual technical guidance
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is padded with generic boilerplate that explains nothing Claude doesn't already know. Phrases like 'provides automated assistance' and 'follows industry best practices' are meaningless filler with no actionable information. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | No concrete code, commands, or specific guidance is provided. The skill describes what it does in abstract terms but never shows how to actually set up an incremental load - no SQL patterns, no CDC examples, no watermark strategies. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined. The skill claims to provide 'step-by-step guidance' but contains zero actual steps. There are no validation checkpoints or sequences for implementing incremental loads. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a flat, uninformative structure with no references to detailed materials, no links to examples, and no organization beyond generic section headers. There's nothing to progressively disclose because there's no substantive content. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 4 / 12 Passed |
Validation
69%Validation — 11 / 16 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
description_trigger_hint | Description may be missing an explicit 'when to use' trigger hint (e.g., 'Use when...') | Warning |
allowed_tools_field | 'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s) | Warning |
metadata_version | 'metadata' field is not a dictionary | Warning |
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
body_steps | No step-by-step structure detected (no ordered list); consider adding a simple workflow | Warning |
Total | 11 / 16 Passed | |
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