otel-telemetrygen

Build safe, version-pinned telemetrygen commands for synthetic OTLP traces, metrics, and logs. Use for “send sample traces to this collector,” “load-test an OTLP endpoint,” “generate traffic to verify a processor, OTTL transform, or tail sampling,” and “produce test data for dashboards.” Also use when choosing telemetrygen transport, TLS, attributes, counts, duration, or rate. Not for application SDK instrumentation or production collection that does not use telemetrygen.

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Content

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The content is an executable, well-structured load-generation skill with strong validation checkpoints and appropriate offloading of detail to two real reference files. Its only weakness is minor verbosity in the environment-variable section.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is dense and assumes Claude's knowledge of OTLP/telemetry rather than explaining basics, but a few passages (e.g., the 'Make environment behavior explicit' section) could be tightened without losing the non-obvious operational specifics.	4 / 5
Actionability	Provides copy-paste-ready bash for traces, metrics, and logs, plus concrete install and docker run commands, and points to exact flag names/defaults in the reference file — covering the common cases fully.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The batch/load-generation workflow is sequenced (6-step command construction) with explicit validation: a safety input gate that refuses --rate 0/--duration inf, a Collector verification protocol with known-positive control and flush-before-inspect, and a final pre-response checklist acting as a feedback loop.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	SKILL.md is an overview that cleanly offloads bulk flag detail to references/flags.md and Collector verification to references/collector-verification.md — both real, one-level-deep, clearly signaled links — keeping the body navigable.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is third-person, concrete, and answers both 'what' and 'when' with natural trigger phrases and an explicit out-of-scope boundary. It is a strong, low-conflict skill description.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the concrete action ('Build safe, version-pinned telemetrygen commands') and the three signal types (synthetic OTLP traces, metrics, and logs), giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities rather than vague language.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly states what the skill does (build version-pinned telemetrygen commands) and when to use it ('Use for...' and 'Also use when...'), with concrete trigger phrases and an explicit 'Not for...' boundary.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Quotes several natural user phrases ('send sample traces to this collector,' 'load-test an OTLP endpoint,' 'generate traffic to verify a processor, OTTL transform, or tail sampling,' 'produce test data for dashboards') plus concrete decision triggers (transport, TLS, attributes, counts, duration, rate).	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear niche (telemetrygen synthetic telemetry) and explicitly excludes adjacent domains ('Not for application SDK instrumentation or production collection that does not use telemetrygen'), minimizing overlap with sibling skills.	5 / 5
	Total	20 / 20 Passed

Validation

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills
Path: skills/otel-telemetrygen/SKILL.md
Commit: 8e6ed41

Reviewed: 16 hours ago

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