render-disks

Attaches and manages persistent disks on Render services—mount paths, sizing, snapshots, file transfers, and single-instance constraints. Use when the user needs persistent storage, file uploads, a custom database on disk, CMS media storage, or needs to understand why their service can't scale horizontally or use zero-downtime deploys. Trigger terms: persistent disk, disk, storage, mount path, sizeGB, SSD, file uploads, snapshots, disk restore, ephemeral filesystem.

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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.

A well-structured, actionable reference skill with lean tables, executable examples, and good progressive disclosure to a verified bundle file. Its only gap is the lack of an explicit validation checkpoint on the destructive snapshot-restore workflow.

Suggestions

Add an explicit verification step to the snapshot restore workflow (e.g., confirm the service restarted and the mount-path data is intact after restore), since restore is destructive.

Include a short pre-restore checklist—such as backing up recent changes via SCP before restoring—to create a feedback loop around the destructive operation.

Add a brief post-attach checkpoint (e.g., verify the deploy succeeded and the mount path is writable) so the disk-setup sequence has an explicit validation step.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and table-driven, conveying constraints, mount paths, patterns, and mistakes without explaining concepts Claude already knows; every section earns its tokens.	3 / 3
Actionability	Provides copy-paste-ready blueprint YAML, concrete SCP and magic-wormhole commands, explicit disallowed mount paths, and a per-runtime mount-path table—fully executable guidance.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Setup, transfer, and restore sequences are clearly listed, but the destructive snapshot restore has no explicit validation/verification checkpoint or feedback loop, which caps this dimension at 2 per the rubric.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The body is a well-organized overview with clearly signaled, one-level-deep reference to the real references/sizing-and-snapshots.md, keeping detail appropriately split.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 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.

A strong, third-person description that names concrete capabilities, provides explicit "Use when" triggers, and lists natural trigger terms. It clearly answers both what the skill does and when to use it within a distinct Render-disk niche.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	"Attaches and manages persistent disks on Render services—mount paths, sizing, snapshots, file transfers, and single-instance constraints" lists multiple specific concrete actions rather than vague language.	3 / 3
Completeness	It explicitly states what ("Attaches and manages persistent disks…") and when ("Use when the user needs persistent storage, file uploads…"), satisfying both halves with explicit triggers.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	"persistent disk, disk, storage, mount path, sizeGB, SSD, file uploads, snapshots, disk restore, ephemeral filesystem" gives broad coverage of natural terms a user would actually say.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Scoped to Render persistent disks with niche-specific triggers (sizeGB, mount path, single-instance), making it unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 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: openai/plugins
Path: plugins/render/skills/render-disks/SKILL.md
Commit: 11c74d6

Reviewed: 17 days ago

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