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cicd-automation-workflow-automate

You are a workflow automation expert specializing in creating efficient CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions workflows, and automated development processes. Design and implement automation that reduces manual work, improves consistency, and accelerates delivery while maintaining quality and security.

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Quality

33%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

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Quality

Discovery

32%

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 reads more like a persona prompt ('You are a workflow automation expert') than a skill description, using second-person voice which violates the third-person requirement. It identifies the domain reasonably well but lacks specific concrete actions, natural trigger terms users would say, and critically omits any 'Use when...' guidance for skill selection.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with trigger terms like 'GitHub Actions', 'CI/CD', 'pipeline', 'workflow YAML', 'automated builds', 'deploy automation'.

Replace the persona-style framing ('You are a workflow automation expert') with third-person action descriptions like 'Creates GitHub Actions workflows, configures CI/CD pipelines, sets up automated testing and deployment processes'.

List specific concrete actions such as 'write workflow YAML files, configure build matrices, set up secrets management, create reusable actions, implement deployment gates'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain (CI/CD, GitHub Actions, workflow automation) and mentions some actions ('design and implement automation'), but lacks specific concrete actions like 'create YAML workflow files, configure triggers, set up matrix builds, manage secrets'.

2 / 3

Completeness

Describes what it does at a high level but completely lacks a 'Use when...' clause or any explicit trigger guidance. The rubric states a missing 'Use when...' clause should cap completeness at 2, and the 'what' is also somewhat vague, placing this at 1.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant keywords like 'CI/CD pipelines', 'GitHub Actions workflows', and 'automation', but misses common user terms like '.github/workflows', 'YAML', 'deploy', 'build pipeline', 'CI', 'continuous integration', or specific file extensions.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The mention of 'GitHub Actions' and 'CI/CD pipelines' provides some distinctiveness, but the broad framing around 'workflow automation' and 'automated development processes' could overlap with general DevOps, scripting, or infrastructure skills.

2 / 3

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7

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12

Passed

Implementation

35%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

This skill reads more like a high-level project brief than actionable automation guidance. It lacks any concrete code examples (e.g., GitHub Actions YAML snippets, pipeline configurations), relying entirely on abstract bullet points. The workflow sequence is reasonable but missing validation checkpoints critical for deployment automation.

Suggestions

Add at least one concrete, executable GitHub Actions workflow YAML example showing a basic CI/CD pipeline with caching and quality gates.

Include explicit validation checkpoints in the workflow steps, e.g., 'Run pipeline in dry-run mode before enabling auto-deploy' or 'Validate workflow syntax with `actionlint` before committing'.

Replace abstract instructions like 'Define pipeline stages with caching, artifacts, and quality gates' with specific, actionable patterns showing how to implement each element.

Remove the 'Context' section which restates the skill description, and tighten the 'Use/Do not use' sections to save tokens.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The skill includes some unnecessary sections like 'Context' which restates the description, and 'Use this skill when' / 'Do not use this skill when' sections that are somewhat obvious. The instructions themselves are reasonably concise but could be tighter.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides only vague, abstract guidance ('Inventory current build, test, and deploy steps', 'Define pipeline stages with caching, artifacts, and quality gates') with no concrete code examples, no executable workflow YAML, no specific commands, and no copy-paste ready content. It describes rather than instructs.

1 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps are listed in a logical sequence (inventory → define stages → add security → document rollback), but there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops. For a skill involving deployment automation (a destructive/risky operation), the absence of validate-then-proceed patterns caps this at 2.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

There is a reference to `resources/implementation-playbook.md` for detailed patterns, which is good one-level-deep disclosure. However, the main content itself is thin and the reference is mentioned twice (in Instructions and Resources), while the skill lacks a quick-start section or clear navigation structure.

2 / 3

Total

7

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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.

Validation10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

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