pubsub-topic-setup

Pubsub Topic Setup - Auto-activating skill for GCP Skills. Triggers on: pubsub topic setup, pubsub topic setup Part of the GCP Skills skill category.

1.00x

Quality

11%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

100%

1.00x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./planned-skills/generated/14-gcp-skills/pubsub-topic-setup/SKILL.md

Quality

Discovery

22%

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 placeholder that relies entirely on the skill name without providing meaningful detail. It lacks concrete actions, useful trigger terms beyond the skill name itself, and fails to explain when Claude should select this skill. The description would be nearly useless for skill selection among multiple GCP-related skills.

Suggestions

Add specific actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Creates GCP Pub/Sub topics, configures subscriptions, sets IAM permissions, and manages message retention policies.'

Expand trigger terms to include natural variations: 'pub/sub', 'Cloud Pub/Sub', 'message queue', 'create topic', 'GCP messaging', 'event streaming'.

Add a proper 'Use when...' clause: 'Use when the user needs to create or configure Google Cloud Pub/Sub topics, set up message subscriptions, or manage GCP event-driven architectures.'

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description only says 'Pubsub Topic Setup' without describing any concrete actions. It doesn't explain what setting up a pubsub topic involves (e.g., create topics, configure subscriptions, set permissions).	1 / 3
Completeness	The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond the name itself, and while it has a 'Triggers on' clause, the triggers are just the skill name repeated. There's no meaningful explanation of when to use this skill.	1 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Contains 'pubsub topic setup' as a trigger term (duplicated), which is somewhat relevant but misses natural variations users might say like 'pub/sub', 'message queue', 'create topic', 'GCP messaging', or 'Cloud Pub/Sub'.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Being specific to 'GCP' and 'pubsub topic' provides some distinctiveness, but the lack of detail about what actions it performs could cause confusion with other GCP or messaging-related skills.	2 / 3
	Total	6 / 12 Passed

Implementation

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 with no actionable content. It describes what it claims to do rather than actually providing guidance on Pub/Sub topic setup. The entire content could be replaced with actual gcloud commands, Terraform examples, or Python SDK code that would make it useful.

Suggestions

Add executable gcloud commands for creating Pub/Sub topics (e.g., `gcloud pubsub topics create TOPIC_NAME`)

Include a concrete code example using the Google Cloud Python SDK for topic creation and configuration

Provide specific configuration options like message retention, schema settings, and IAM permissions with actual values

Remove all meta-description content ('This skill provides...', 'Capabilities include...') and replace with actual implementation guidance

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The content is padded with generic boilerplate that provides no actual value. Phrases like 'Provides step-by-step guidance' and 'Follows industry best practices' are empty filler that Claude doesn't need to be told.	1 / 3
Actionability	There is zero concrete guidance on how to actually set up a Pub/Sub topic. No commands, no code, no specific steps - just vague descriptions of what the skill claims to do.	1 / 3
Workflow Clarity	No workflow is provided whatsoever. The skill claims to provide 'step-by-step guidance' but contains no actual steps for creating or configuring Pub/Sub topics.	1 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The content is a monolithic block of meta-description with no useful structure. There are no references to detailed materials, examples, or related documentation that would help with actual implementation.	1 / 3
	Total	4 / 12 Passed

Validation

81%

Warnings & errors only

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

Repository: jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills
Commit: 0c08951

Reviewed: 1 day ago

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