Name: cloudformation-to-pulumi
Rating: 74.4 (1 reviews)
Author: pulumi

cloudformation-to-pulumi

Convert, migrate, or import AWS CloudFormation stacks or templates into Pulumi programs. Load this skill whenever a user wants to move from CloudFormation to Pulumi, convert a CFN template, import existing CloudFormation-managed resources into Pulumi, or asks about CloudFormation-to-Pulumi migration in any form. Also load when the user mentions cdk-importer in a migration context.

Quality

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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 body is highly actionable and well-sequenced with strong validation feedback loops, making it a strong migration guide. The main weakness is progressive disclosure: it cites cfn-importer.md and cloudformation-id-lookup.md but no such bundle files ship with the skill.

Suggestions

Add the referenced cfn-importer.md and cloudformation-id-lookup.md files under references/ (or scripts/) so the in-body links resolve, lifting progressive disclosure.

Trim repeated urgency decoration such as '⚠️ CRITICAL: ALWAYS USE aws-native BY DEFAULT ⚠️' and duplicated MANDATORY/CRITICAL phrasing to tighten conciseness.

Provide a concrete command for loading AWS credentials via Pulumi ESC (currently it only defers to the pulumi-esc skill), closing the one actionability gap in the workflow.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Largely lean and directive with executable code and no concept-explaining padding, but recurring urgency markup ('⚠️ CRITICAL: ALWAYS USE aws-native BY DEFAULT ⚠️') and repeated bolded emphasis add some tokens that could be trimmed — efficient but slightly above the lean-anchor.	4 / 5
Actionability	Provides copy-paste-ready commands (aws cloudformation get-template, pulumi import) and complete TypeScript examples with explicit WRONG/CORRECT contrasts plus an intrinsic-functions mapping table covering the common conversion cases.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A clearly numbered three-phase workflow with sub-steps and explicit validation checkpoints ('Pre-Import Validation (REQUIRED)', 'Running Preview After Import', zero-diff criteria) plus a fix-and-retry feedback loop for this batch/risky operation.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Structure is well sectioned and references (cfn-importer.md, cloudformation-id-lookup.md) are clearly signaled at one level, but those referenced bundle files do not exist in references/scripts/assets, so the navigation points to missing material.	3 / 5
	Total	17 / 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 exemplary: it states concrete capabilities, provides natural trigger terms with synonyms, explicitly covers both what and when, and occupies a distinct niche. Third-person voice is used throughout with no fluff.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — 'Convert, migrate, or import AWS CloudFormation stacks or templates into Pulumi programs', 'convert a CFN template', and 'import existing CloudFormation-managed resources into Pulumi' — giving comprehensive coverage rather than a single vague action.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both 'what' (convert/migrate/import CFN into Pulumi programs) and 'when' ('Load this skill whenever a user wants to move from CloudFormation to Pulumi... in any form'), with concrete trigger phrases.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Covers natural user phrasings and synonyms — 'move from CloudFormation to Pulumi', 'convert a CFN template', 'import existing CloudFormation-managed resources', 'CloudFormation-to-Pulumi migration', and 'cdk-importer' — matching the comprehensive-synonym anchor.	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear niche (CloudFormation-to-Pulumi migration) with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills; minimal conflict risk.	5 / 5
	Total	20 / 20 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: 2 missing	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: pulumi/agent-skills
Path: migration/skills/cloudformation-to-pulumi/SKILL.md
Commit: a09aa03

Reviewed: 6 days ago

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