golang-continuous-integration
CI/CD pipeline configuration using GitHub Actions for Golang projects — testing, linting, SAST, security scanning, code coverage, Dependabot, Renovate, GoReleaser, code review automation, and release pipelines. Use when setting up or improving Go project CI, configuring GitHub Actions workflows, adding linters or security scanners, automating dependency updates, or adding quality gates.
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Quality
Discovery
100%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 an excellent skill description that clearly enumerates specific capabilities, includes a comprehensive set of natural trigger terms spanning both tools and actions, and provides an explicit 'Use when' clause. The narrow scoping to GitHub Actions for Golang projects makes it highly distinctive and unlikely to conflict with other skills.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions and tools: testing, linting, SAST, security scanning, code coverage, Dependabot, Renovate, GoReleaser, code review automation, and release pipelines. Very comprehensive enumeration of capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (CI/CD pipeline configuration with specific tools and capabilities) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when...' clause covering setting up Go CI, configuring workflows, adding linters/scanners, automating dependency updates, or adding quality gates). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural terms users would say: 'CI/CD', 'GitHub Actions', 'Golang', 'Go project', 'linters', 'security scanners', 'dependency updates', 'quality gates', 'Dependabot', 'Renovate', 'GoReleaser', 'code coverage'. These are all terms a developer would naturally use when requesting this kind of help. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive by scoping to the intersection of GitHub Actions + Golang specifically, with named tools like GoReleaser, Dependabot, and Renovate. Unlikely to conflict with generic CI/CD skills or non-Go language skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
70%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured, comprehensive CI/CD skill for Go projects with excellent progressive disclosure and clear workflow sequencing. Its main weakness is that actionability depends heavily on asset files that aren't bundled, meaning the SKILL.md body itself contains more descriptive guidance than executable content. The content could be tightened by reducing some verbose security warnings and tool comparison sections.
Suggestions
Include at least one complete, minimal workflow YAML inline (e.g., the test workflow) so the skill is actionable even without bundle files, then reference assets for more complex workflows.
Trim the Docker section's detailed bullet-point explanations — much of it (QEMU, metadata action behavior, dual registry setup) is contextual knowledge Claude can infer from the workflow file itself.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is mostly efficient and well-structured with tables and clear sections, but includes some unnecessary explanations (e.g., explaining what govulncheck does, what Renovate advantages are over Dependabot, detailed Docker workflow explanations). Some security warnings are verbose. However, it avoids explaining basic concepts Claude would know. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides concrete tool names, flags, and configuration file paths, but the actual executable code/configs are delegated to asset files that are not provided in the bundle. The inline content is mostly descriptive references rather than copy-paste ready workflows. The Go version matrix mapping and test flags are actionable, but the core workflow YAML files are absent. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The Setup and Improve modes clearly define sequenced workflows (test → lint → security → release). The Common Mistakes table serves as a validation checklist. Security warnings include explicit guards and conditions. The dependency auto-merge section includes a clear feedback loop with branch protection as the safety net. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Excellent progressive disclosure structure: Quick Reference table provides overview, each section links to specific asset files (test.yml, lint.yml, security.yml, etc.) and reference docs (repo-security.md). References are one level deep and clearly signaled. Related skills are listed at the end. Content is well-split between overview and detailed assets. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 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 |
|---|---|---|
metadata_field | 'metadata' should map string keys to string values | Warning |
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 9 / 11 Passed | |
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