provision-droplet

Use when the user wants to spin up / create / launch / provision a DigitalOcean droplet (or "a remote dev box on DO") and connect to it from Codex as a remote SSH workspace.

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Quality

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 a tightly written, executable runbook with a clearly sequenced workflow, explicit validation gates and feedback loops, and well-signaled one-level-deep references to real bundle scripts. It respects token budget while remaining fully actionable.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and instruction-focused — executable commands, parameter tables, and error-by-cause handling — without explaining concepts Claude already knows; every section earns its place.	3 / 3
Actionability	It provides fully executable bash commands (e.g. 'python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/keygen.py') and concrete tool-call parameter tables with exact field values, which the bundled scripts' docstrings confirm are copy-paste ready.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Steps are numbered and explicitly ordered with validation checkpoints — Step 8 checks status==active plus a public IPv4, Step 9 waits for 'DROPLET READY', and Steps 4/5 validate region/size slugs against tables with re-ask loops and cause-based error recovery.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The SKILL.md is a clear overview that references only one-level-deep bundled scripts (scripts/keygen.py, scripts/configure_ssh.py, both verified present) using absolute paths, with no nested references and well-organized sections.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 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 concise, third-person, and clearly states both what the skill does and when to use it with strong natural trigger coverage. It carves out a distinct, low-conflict niche.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description lists multiple concrete actions ('spin up / create / launch / provision a DigitalOcean droplet') plus 'connect to it from Codex as a remote SSH workspace', matching the anchor for multiple specific concrete actions.	3 / 3
Completeness	It explicitly answers both 'what' (provision a droplet and connect via SSH) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when the user wants to...' trigger clause.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	It covers natural variations a user would say ('spin up / create / launch / provision', 'DigitalOcean droplet', 'a remote dev box on DO'), giving good coverage of natural trigger terms.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The niche is clear and specific — DigitalOcean droplets provisioned as Codex remote SSH workspaces — with distinct triggers unlikely to conflict with other skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

93%

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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 — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
relative_links	Relative link issues: 1 suspicious	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: openai/plugins
Path: plugins/digitalocean/skills/provision-droplet/SKILL.md
Commit: 11c74d6

Reviewed: 17 days ago

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