deployment-pipeline-design
Design multi-stage CI/CD pipelines with approval gates, security checks, and deployment orchestration. Use when architecting deployment workflows, setting up continuous delivery, or implementing GitOps practices.
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score
92%
Does it follow best practices?
Evaluation — 92%
↑ 1.12xAgent success when using this skill
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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 well-crafted skill description that follows best practices. It uses third person voice, lists specific concrete capabilities, includes an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms, and carves out a distinct niche in CI/CD pipeline architecture that wouldn't easily conflict with other skills.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'multi-stage CI/CD pipelines', 'approval gates', 'security checks', and 'deployment orchestration' - all concrete, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what (design pipelines with gates, checks, orchestration) AND when (explicit 'Use when' clause covering architecting workflows, setting up CD, implementing GitOps). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'CI/CD', 'pipelines', 'deployment workflows', 'continuous delivery', 'GitOps', 'approval gates', 'security checks' - good coverage of common terminology. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Clear niche focused specifically on CI/CD pipeline design and GitOps - distinct triggers like 'approval gates', 'deployment orchestration', and 'GitOps practices' make it unlikely to conflict with general coding or DevOps skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
85%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a strong, comprehensive skill for CI/CD pipeline design with excellent actionability through complete, executable examples across multiple platforms. The workflow clarity is solid with proper validation checkpoints and rollback strategies. Minor verbosity in explanatory sections (characteristics lists, generic best practices) prevents a perfect conciseness score.
Suggestions
Remove or condense the 'Characteristics' bullet lists under each deployment strategy - Claude understands these tradeoffs
Trim the 10-item 'Pipeline Best Practices' list to focus only on non-obvious, project-specific guidance
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably efficient but includes some unnecessary explanations (e.g., 'Characteristics' lists that describe obvious deployment strategy traits Claude would know). The 10-item best practices list is somewhat generic and could be trimmed. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides fully executable, copy-paste ready code examples across multiple CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines, Kubernetes manifests, Argo Rollouts). Examples are complete and specific with real configuration syntax. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear multi-stage pipeline flow with explicit validation checkpoints (health checks, integration tests, rollout status verification). Includes automated rollback on failure with proper error handling and feedback loops for deployment verification. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-structured with clear sections progressing from overview to detailed patterns. References external files appropriately (assets/approval-gate-template.yml, references/pipeline-orchestration.md) and links to related skills without deep nesting. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Validation
88%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 14 / 16 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
metadata_version | 'metadata' field is not a dictionary | Warning |
license_field | 'license' field is missing | Warning |
Total | 14 / 16 Passed | |
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