pulumi-component
Guide for authoring Pulumi ComponentResource classes. Use when creating reusable infrastructure components, designing component interfaces, setting up multi-language support, or distributing component packages.
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Discovery
89%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 is a solid skill description that clearly identifies its niche (Pulumi ComponentResource authoring) and provides explicit trigger conditions. The main weakness is that the 'what' portion could be more specific about concrete actions (e.g., 'define inputs/outputs schemas, register child resources, generate SDKs') rather than using slightly abstract category terms. Overall it performs well for skill selection purposes.
Suggestions
Replace abstract action categories with more concrete actions, e.g., 'Guides defining resource inputs/outputs, registering child resources, implementing providers, and generating multi-language SDKs for Pulumi ComponentResource classes.'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (Pulumi ComponentResource classes) and some actions (authoring, creating reusable infrastructure components, designing interfaces, setting up multi-language support, distributing packages), but these are more like categories of activity than concrete specific actions like 'extract text', 'fill forms', etc. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (guide for authoring Pulumi ComponentResource classes) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when' clause listing four specific trigger scenarios: creating reusable components, designing interfaces, multi-language support, and distributing packages. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'Pulumi', 'ComponentResource', 'reusable infrastructure components', 'component interfaces', 'multi-language support', 'component packages'. These are terms a developer working with Pulumi would naturally use. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very specific niche targeting Pulumi ComponentResource classes specifically. The combination of 'Pulumi', 'ComponentResource', and infrastructure-specific triggers makes it highly unlikely to conflict with other skills like general IaC, Terraform, or generic coding skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
64%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a comprehensive and highly actionable skill for Pulumi component authoring with excellent executable examples in multiple languages and clear anti-pattern guidance. Its main weaknesses are its length (could benefit from splitting into sub-documents for progressive disclosure), some content redundancy, and the lack of explicit validation/testing checkpoints in the component authoring and publishing workflows.
Suggestions
Split the multi-language components section and distribution section into separate referenced files (e.g., MULTI_LANGUAGE.md, DISTRIBUTION.md) to reduce the main skill's size and improve progressive disclosure.
Add explicit validation steps for the component authoring workflow, such as running `pulumi preview` to verify children appear correctly nested, and testing `pulumi package add` before publishing to the registry.
Remove the duplicate SecureBucket example — it appears both in 'Use Defaults for Optional Properties' and 'Sensible Defaults with Override' with nearly identical code.
Trim the 'When to Use This Skill' section, as Claude can infer when to apply component authoring guidance from context.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is quite long (~500+ lines) with substantial code examples that are largely well-justified, but there's some redundancy (e.g., the SecureBucket pattern appears twice with nearly identical code, and the 'When to Use This Skill' section explains things Claude could infer). The anti-patterns table and quick reference partially duplicate earlier content. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Excellent actionability with fully executable TypeScript and Python examples, concrete CLI commands for distribution, complete GitHub Actions workflow YAML, and specific code patterns showing both wrong and right approaches. Every section provides copy-paste ready guidance. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The component anatomy is clearly sequenced (4 required elements), and the multi-language setup has clear steps. However, there are no explicit validation checkpoints — no guidance on testing components, verifying they work in preview, or validating multi-language SDK generation before publishing. For a skill covering distribution/publishing (a potentially destructive batch operation), missing verification steps is notable. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill references related skills (pulumi-best-practices, pulumi-automation-api, pulumi-esc) and external URLs, which is good. However, the content is monolithic — the multi-language section, distribution section, and design patterns could be split into separate files. At ~500+ lines, this is a wall of text that would benefit from a concise overview with links to detailed sub-documents. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 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 |
|---|---|---|
skill_md_line_count | SKILL.md is long (831 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking | Warning |
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 9 / 11 Passed | |
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