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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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
98%
1.00xAverage 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 description is essentially a placeholder consisting only of the skill's name, a duplicated trigger phrase, and a category label. It provides no concrete actions, no natural trigger terms, and no guidance on when Claude should select this skill. It would be nearly useless for skill selection among even a small set of skills.
Suggestions
Add specific concrete actions the skill performs, e.g., 'Helps design API versioning strategies including URL-based versioning, header-based versioning, semantic versioning schemes, and deprecation policies.'
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about API versioning, breaking changes, version migration, deprecation strategies, semver, or choosing between v1/v2 URL paths vs Accept headers.'
Remove the duplicated trigger term and replace with diverse, natural keywords users would actually say, such as 'API version', 'breaking change', 'backward compatibility', 'deprecation', 'semver', '.v1', 'version header'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description contains no concrete actions whatsoever. It only names itself ('Versioning Strategy Helper') and its category ('API Development') without describing what it actually does—no mention of specific tasks like designing version schemes, migrating APIs between versions, choosing between URL vs header versioning, etc. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | Neither 'what does this do' nor 'when should Claude use it' is meaningfully answered. There is no 'Use when...' clause, no description of capabilities, and no explicit trigger guidance—just a name and category label. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | The only trigger terms listed are the skill's own name repeated twice ('versioning strategy helper'). There are no natural user keywords like 'API versioning', 'semantic versioning', 'breaking changes', 'v1 vs v2', 'deprecation policy', or other terms a user would naturally use. | 1 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The description is so vague that it could overlap with any API development skill. Without specifying what aspect of versioning strategy it covers or how it differs from general API design skills, conflict risk is very high. | 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 with no substantive content. It describes what it would do in abstract terms but provides zero actual guidance on API versioning strategies (e.g., URL versioning, header versioning, semantic versioning, deprecation workflows). It fails on every dimension because it contains no actionable information whatsoever.
Suggestions
Add concrete API versioning strategies with executable examples (e.g., URL path versioning `/api/v1/`, header-based versioning, query parameter versioning) including code snippets for common frameworks like Express, FastAPI, or Spring.
Include a clear workflow for choosing and implementing a versioning strategy: assess breaking vs non-breaking changes → select strategy → implement version routing → document with OpenAPI → deprecation plan.
Add specific code examples for OpenAPI/Swagger version declarations and migration patterns between API versions.
Remove all meta-description content ('This skill provides automated assistance...', 'Example Triggers', etc.) and replace with actual technical guidance that Claude doesn't already know.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is almost entirely filler and meta-description. It explains what the skill does in abstract terms without providing any actual technical content. Phrases like 'Provides step-by-step guidance' and 'Follows industry best practices' are empty padding. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | There is zero concrete, executable guidance. No code examples, no specific commands, no actual versioning strategies, no API versioning patterns (URL path, header, query param), no configuration snippets—nothing actionable whatsoever. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | No workflow is defined. The skill claims to provide 'step-by-step guidance' but contains no steps, no sequence, and no validation checkpoints. It is purely a placeholder description. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is a flat, monolithic block of vague descriptions with no structure for discovery. There are no references to detailed files, no quick-start section, and no meaningful organization of content. | 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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