versioning-strategy-helper
Versioning Strategy Helper - Auto-activating skill for API Development. Triggers on: versioning strategy helper, versioning strategy helper Part of the API Development skill category.
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score
17%
Does it follow best practices?
Validation for skill structure
Activation
0%This description is essentially a placeholder with no substantive content. It only provides the skill name, a duplicate trigger term, and a category label without explaining what the skill actually does or when it should be used. The description fails on all dimensions and would be ineffective for skill selection among multiple options.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, such as 'Designs API versioning schemes, implements semantic versioning, plans version migration strategies, handles breaking changes and deprecation policies'
Include a 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms like 'Use when the user asks about API versioning, semantic versioning, version numbers, breaking changes, backward compatibility, or deprecation strategies'
Remove the duplicate trigger term and replace with varied natural language terms users would actually say when needing versioning help
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description only names the skill ('Versioning Strategy Helper') and its category ('API Development') without describing any concrete actions. No specific capabilities like 'design version schemes', 'migrate between versions', or 'implement semantic versioning' are mentioned. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description fails to answer 'what does this do' beyond the name, and provides no 'when should Claude use it' guidance. There is no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The trigger terms are just the skill name repeated twice ('versioning strategy helper, versioning strategy helper'). No natural user keywords like 'API versioning', 'semantic versioning', 'version numbers', 'breaking changes', or 'deprecation' are included. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The description is extremely generic - 'API Development' could overlap with many other skills. Without specific capabilities or triggers, it's unclear how this differs from other API-related skills. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 4 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
0%This skill is an empty template with no actual content about API versioning strategies. It contains only generic boilerplate text that could apply to any skill topic, providing zero actionable guidance on URL versioning, header versioning, semantic versioning, deprecation strategies, or any other versioning concepts.
Suggestions
Add concrete examples of versioning strategies (URL path: /v1/users, header: Accept-Version, query param: ?version=1) with executable code snippets
Include a decision workflow for choosing between versioning approaches based on use case (breaking changes, backward compatibility requirements)
Provide specific implementation examples for common frameworks (Express, FastAPI, Spring) showing how to set up versioned endpoints
Add a deprecation strategy section with concrete steps for sunsetting old API versions and communicating changes to consumers
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is padded with generic boilerplate that provides no actual information about versioning strategies. Phrases like 'provides automated assistance' and 'follows industry best practices' are meaningless filler that Claude already understands. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete guidance - no code examples, no specific versioning strategies (URL path, header, query param), no commands, no actual implementation details. The content describes rather than instructs. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined at all. For a versioning strategy skill, there should be clear steps for choosing a strategy, implementing it, and migrating between versions. None of this exists. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a monolithic block of generic text with no structure pointing to detailed resources. No references to examples, API versioning patterns documentation, or implementation guides. | 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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