This skill enables Claude to manage and monitor SSL/TLS certificates using the ssl-certificate-manager plugin. It is activated when the user requests actions related to SSL certificates, such as checking certificate expiry, renewing certificates, or listing installed certificates. Use this skill when the user mentions "SSL certificate", "TLS certificate", "certificate expiry", "renew certificate", or similar phrases related to SSL/TLS certificate management. The plugin can list, check, and renew certificates, providing vital information for maintaining secure connections.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
79%
0.86xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
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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 well-crafted skill description that clearly defines its capabilities (listing, checking, and renewing SSL/TLS certificates), provides explicit trigger guidance with natural user phrases, and occupies a distinct niche. Minor improvements could include mentioning file extensions or additional variations, but overall it meets the criteria for a strong description.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: checking certificate expiry, renewing certificates, listing installed certificates, and maintaining secure connections. These are clear, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (manage and monitor SSL/TLS certificates — list, check, renew) and 'when' (explicit 'Use this skill when the user mentions...' clause with specific trigger phrases). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural trigger terms: 'SSL certificate', 'TLS certificate', 'certificate expiry', 'renew certificate', and 'SSL/TLS certificate management'. These are terms users would naturally use when needing this skill. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive niche focused specifically on SSL/TLS certificate management. The trigger terms are domain-specific and unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
7%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill content is essentially a high-level marketing description rather than actionable technical guidance. It lacks any concrete commands, code examples, or plugin API details that would allow Claude to actually execute SSL certificate management tasks. The content explains Claude's own reasoning process back to itself and describes what will happen in abstract terms without showing how.
Suggestions
Replace the abstract 'How It Works' section with concrete plugin commands/API calls (e.g., `ssl-certificate-manager check --domain example.com`) showing exact syntax and expected output formats.
Transform the examples from narrative descriptions into concrete input/output pairs with actual commands and sample responses.
Remove the 'Identify Intent' and 'Plugin Activation' steps that describe Claude's internal process — Claude already knows how to do this.
Add error handling workflows with specific error codes/messages and recovery steps rather than the generic 'provide the full error message' advice.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is verbose and explains things Claude already knows (how intent identification works, what SSL/TLS certificates are for). The 'How It Works' section describes Claude's own reasoning process, which is unnecessary. The examples describe what will happen rather than showing concrete commands or outputs. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There are no concrete commands, code snippets, API calls, or executable examples anywhere. The examples describe abstract steps ('Execute the command to check the expiry date') without showing what that command actually is. There's no indication of what the plugin's actual interface looks like. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The steps listed are abstract descriptions of Claude's internal process rather than actionable workflows. There are no validation checkpoints, no error handling beyond 'provide the full error message,' and no concrete sequences a user or Claude could follow. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is organized into logical sections with clear headers, which provides some structure. However, there are no references to external files, and content that could be split out (like detailed command references) simply doesn't exist. The organization is reasonable for a simple skill but the content itself is too thin to warrant splitting. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 5 / 12 Passed |
Validation
100%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
No warnings or errors.
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