helm-chart-scaffolding
Design, organize, and manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications with reusable configurations. Use when creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, or implementing templated deployments.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
100%
1.06xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
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Discovery
89%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 solid skill description that clearly identifies its domain (Helm charts for Kubernetes) and includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with relevant trigger terms. The main weakness is that the capability actions (design, organize, manage) are somewhat high-level and could be more concrete with specific Helm operations. Overall it performs well for skill selection purposes.
Suggestions
Replace generic verbs like 'design, organize, and manage' with more specific Helm operations such as 'create Chart.yaml and values.yaml files, define template helpers, manage chart dependencies, and configure chart repositories'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (Helm charts, Kubernetes) and some actions (design, organize, manage, templating, packaging), but the actions are somewhat generic and not as concrete as listing specific operations like 'create Chart.yaml, define values.yaml defaults, write template helpers, manage dependencies'. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (design, organize, manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when' clause covering creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, or implementing templated deployments. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'Helm charts', 'Kubernetes applications', 'templated deployments', 'packaging', 'reusable configurations'. These are terms a user working with Helm would naturally use in their request. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Helm charts occupy a clear niche distinct from general Kubernetes skills or generic deployment tools. The specific mention of Helm, chart packaging, and templated deployments makes it unlikely to conflict with other skills like general Kubernetes management or Docker skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
50%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is highly actionable with complete, executable examples covering the full Helm chart lifecycle, but it is far too verbose for a skill file. It reproduces content that `helm create` already generates (standard helpers.tpl, deployment.yaml boilerplate) and explains concepts Claude already knows (what Helm is, what Chart.yaml fields mean). The content would benefit greatly from trimming to only project-specific conventions and patterns, with boilerplate moved to referenced template files.
Suggestions
Remove the 'Helm Overview' and 'When to Use This Skill' sections entirely - Claude knows what Helm is and the YAML frontmatter description covers when to use it.
Remove or drastically trim the _helpers.tpl and standard deployment.yaml examples since `helm create` generates these - focus only on project-specific customizations or non-obvious patterns.
Move the Common Patterns, full values.yaml example, and Chart.yaml example into referenced asset files to reduce the main skill to an overview with key workflow steps.
Add explicit error recovery guidance in the validation step (step 7) - e.g., 'If lint fails with X, check Y; re-validate before proceeding to packaging.'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Extremely verbose - explains what Helm is (Claude knows this), includes unnecessary sections like 'When to Use This Skill' and 'Helm Overview', and provides exhaustive boilerplate that `helm create` already generates. The Chart.yaml example includes comments explaining obvious fields like '# Chart version' and '# Homepage'. Much of this content (helpers.tpl, standard deployment.yaml) is generated by `helm create` and doesn't need to be reproduced. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides fully executable commands and complete, copy-paste ready YAML/bash examples throughout. Every step includes concrete code - from `helm create` to packaging and distribution commands, with real template syntax and working validation scripts. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Steps are clearly numbered and sequenced (1-10), and step 7 includes validation commands. However, there's no explicit feedback loop for error recovery - the validation script just exits on error without guidance on fixing issues. The workflow also lacks checkpoints between critical steps like dependency resolution before template rendering. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | There are references to external files (assets/Chart.yaml.template, assets/values.yaml.template, scripts/validate-chart.sh) and related skills, which is good. However, the main file is a monolithic wall of ~350+ lines with extensive inline content that should be split out - the full helpers.tpl, complete values.yaml, and all common patterns could be in separate reference files. | 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 |
|---|---|---|
skill_md_line_count | SKILL.md is long (561 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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