Content
65%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The body is strong on actionability with many executable Grafana examples, but it is weakened by generic boilerplate, a lack of explicit validation workflow steps, and a monolithic structure with no progressive disclosure into reference files.
Suggestions
Remove the generic 'Instructions' boilerplate and the redundant 'Purpose'/'Use this skill when' sections; replace with Grafana-specific guidance so every token earns its place.
Add an explicit dashboard-build workflow with validation checkpoints (e.g., validate JSON schema, import and verify in Grafana, confirm data source queries return data) so provisioning and batch operations have feedback loops.
Extract the panel-type JSON, dashboard patterns, and provisioning examples into reference files (e.g., references/panel-types.md, references/provisioning.md) and link to them one level deep, keeping SKILL.md as a concise overview.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Concrete JSON/HCL/YAML examples earn their place, but the generic 'Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs. Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.' boilerplate and the redundant 'Purpose'/'Use this skill when' sections (which repeat the description) add non-Grafana-specific padding, matching the score-2 'mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation' anchor rather than the lean score-3 bar. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Copy-paste-ready executable examples for panels ('"type": "stat"', PromQL 'expr'), variables, alerts, provisioning (dashboards.yml), and Terraform/Ansible provide specific concrete guidance, matching the score-3 'fully executable code/commands' anchor; it is not score 2 because the code is complete rather than pseudocode. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Sections sequence design principles, structure, and provisioning, but there is no explicit multi-step workflow with validation checkpoints, and the only guidance ('validate outcomes') is vague; per the rubric's batch/provisioning guideline this caps at 2 rather than reaching the score-3 'explicit validation steps' bar. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | No bundle files exist and all reference-style content (panel-type JSON, dashboard patterns) sits inline in a ~370-line monolithic SKILL.md, matching the score-2 'content that should be separate is inline' anchor; it is not score 3 because the under-50-line simple-skill exception does not apply, though sections are reasonably well organized so it stays above 1. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |