push-notification-setup
Implements push notifications across iOS, Android, and web using Firebase Cloud Messaging and native services. Use when adding notification capabilities, handling background messages, or setting up notification channels.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
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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 a strong skill description that clearly communicates what the skill does (cross-platform push notification implementation via FCM), specifies the platforms involved, and provides explicit trigger guidance via a 'Use when' clause. It uses third-person voice correctly and includes natural keywords that users would employ when seeking help with push notifications.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: implementing push notifications across platforms (iOS, Android, web), using Firebase Cloud Messaging and native services, handling background messages, and setting up notification channels. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (implements push notifications across platforms using FCM and native services) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause covering adding notification capabilities, handling background messages, or setting up notification channels). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'push notifications', 'iOS', 'Android', 'web', 'Firebase Cloud Messaging', 'background messages', 'notification channels', and 'notification capabilities'. These cover common variations of how users would describe this need. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive with a clear niche: push notifications specifically via Firebase Cloud Messaging across mobile and web platforms. The combination of platform specificity and technology (FCM) makes it unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
52%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The skill provides clean, mostly executable code snippets for three platforms, maintaining good conciseness. However, it lacks a coherent end-to-end workflow—critical setup steps (Firebase project config, manifest entries, channel creation) are omitted, and there are no validation checkpoints to confirm each stage works. The best practices section is too vague to be actionable.
Suggestions
Add an end-to-end setup workflow with numbered steps covering project configuration, dependency installation, platform-specific setup files (google-services.json, Info.plist), code integration, and a verification step (e.g., sending a test notification via Firebase console).
Include the Android notification channel creation code (required for Android 8+) and define or at least stub out the referenced helper functions like `sendTokenToServer` and `showLocalNotification`.
Convert the best practices bullet points into actionable guidance with concrete examples, e.g., show a deep linking handler or demonstrate proper notification channel setup rather than just listing 'Support notification channels'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is lean and efficient. It jumps straight into executable code for each platform without explaining what push notifications are or how Firebase works conceptually. Every section earns its place. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | The code examples are mostly executable and concrete, but key functions like `sendTokenToServer`, `showLocalNotification`, and `showNotification` are referenced but never defined. The Android example is missing notification channel creation code, which is required on Android 8+. The best practices section is vague bullet points rather than actionable guidance. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | There is no sequenced workflow for setting up push notifications end-to-end. Critical setup steps are missing: no mention of Firebase project configuration, adding google-services.json/GoogleService-Info.plist, AndroidManifest.xml registration, or server-side sending. There are no validation checkpoints to verify the setup works at each stage. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is reasonably organized by platform with clear headers, but it's a monolithic file with no references to deeper documentation. The Android notification channel setup, deep linking implementation, and server-side configuration could be split out or referenced. For a multi-platform skill of this complexity, some cross-references would improve navigation. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
metadata_version | 'metadata.version' is missing | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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