Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) security analysis for vulnerability assessment and third-party risk management. Validates SBOMs from vendors or generates SBOMs for internal projects. Use this skill when: - User asks to analyze an SBOM file - User mentions "third-party risk" or "vendor security" - User needs to validate a supplier's SBOM - User wants to check SBOM for vulnerabilities - User asks about CycloneDX or SPDX formats
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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 defines its niche in SBOM security analysis. It excels across all dimensions by listing concrete capabilities, providing natural trigger terms including format-specific keywords (CycloneDX, SPDX), and explicitly defining when the skill should be selected with a well-structured 'Use this skill when' clause. The description is concise yet comprehensive, and uses proper third-person voice throughout.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description lists multiple concrete actions: 'security analysis for vulnerability assessment', 'third-party risk management', 'validates SBOMs from vendors', 'generates SBOMs for internal projects'. These are specific, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (SBOM security analysis, vulnerability assessment, validation, generation) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use this skill when:' clause listing five specific trigger scenarios. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'SBOM', 'third-party risk', 'vendor security', 'supplier's SBOM', 'vulnerabilities', 'CycloneDX', 'SPDX formats'. These cover both common language and specific technical terms users in this domain would naturally use. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive niche focused on SBOM analysis, CycloneDX/SPDX formats, and vendor/supplier security assessment. Unlikely to conflict with general security or code analysis skills due to the specific SBOM and supply chain focus. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
62%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 skill with a clear four-phase workflow and good error handling coverage. Its main weaknesses are verbosity in report templates and vendor communication drafts that consume significant tokens, and the validation phase relies on descriptive checklists rather than executable code. The workflow sequencing is strong with appropriate gates between phases.
Suggestions
Add executable code for SBOM validation (e.g., Python/jq snippets to check for missing purls, validate JSON structure) rather than relying on descriptive checklists in Phase 1.
Move the vendor communication template and detailed report format examples into separate reference files to reduce the main skill's token footprint.
Condense the report templates — show one concise example report and note that the format should be adapted based on findings, rather than showing full tables for every phase.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably well-structured but includes some verbose template content (e.g., the full vendor communication template, extensive example report tables) that inflates token count. The report format examples are useful but could be more concise by showing one example and noting the pattern rather than repeating full tables across multiple phases. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides concrete tool calls (mcp_snyk_snyk_sbom_scan) and CLI commands (snyk sbom), but the core workflow steps are mostly report templates and output formats rather than executable code. The validation phase (Phase 1) describes what to check but doesn't provide executable code to perform the checks — it's more of a checklist than actionable implementation. The tool calls themselves are concrete but minimal. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The four-phase workflow (Validation → Security Scan → Risk Analysis → Remediation) is clearly sequenced with explicit validation in Phase 1 before scanning in Phase 2. The validation step includes a clear report format for issues found, and the skill explicitly states 'Do not integrate this software until critical vulnerabilities are addressed' as a gate. Error handling section provides feedback loops for common failure modes. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-organized with clear section headers and a logical progression, but it's a monolithic document with no references to external files. Given the length (~200+ lines) and the distinct concerns (validation, scanning, reporting, remediation, SBOM generation, error handling), some content like the vendor communication template or detailed report formats could be split into separate reference files. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |
Validation
100%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
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