tessl-labs/tessl-skill-review-ci
Implements Tessl skill review CI/CD pipelines through an interactive, configuration-first wizard. Supports GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and CircleCI.
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Quality
90%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
100%
1.75xAverage score across 5 eval scenarios
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 well-structured description with strong trigger terms and explicit 'Use when' guidance. The main weakness is that the actions described are somewhat generic verbs (setting up, configuring, adding, migrating) rather than specific concrete operations. The description excels at distinctiveness by combining the specific Tessl/skill-scoring domain with CI/CD tooling.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions like 'generates workflow YAML files', 'creates scoring job configurations', or 'validates pipeline syntax' to improve specificity
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (CI/CD pipelines for skill review) and lists supported platforms, but lacks concrete actions beyond 'setting up', 'configuring', 'adding', and 'migrating' - doesn't specify what actual operations are performed (e.g., 'generates workflow files', 'validates configurations'). | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what (setting up automated skill review pipelines, configuring CI/CD, adding PR checks, migrating workflows) and when ('Use when...' clause explicitly lists trigger scenarios). The 'Use when' is at the beginning and covers multiple use cases. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural terms users would say: 'CI/CD', 'PR checks', 'GitHub Actions', 'GitLab CI', 'Jenkins', 'Azure DevOps', 'CircleCI', 'skill review pipelines', 'workflow architectures'. These are specific platform names and common terminology. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive with specific niche: 'Tessl skill scoring' combined with CI/CD platforms creates a unique domain. Unlikely to conflict with generic CI/CD skills due to the specific 'skill review' and 'Tessl' context. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 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 well-structured skill with excellent workflow clarity and progressive disclosure. The three-phase wizard approach with validation checkpoints and confirmation steps is exemplary. Minor verbosity in option descriptions and platform explanations prevents a perfect conciseness score, but overall this is a high-quality, actionable skill.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation (e.g., explaining what each CI platform is in Step 2.1, verbose option descriptions). The tables and structure add value but some sections could be tightened. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides concrete, executable commands throughout (git commands, file paths, JSON structures). Each step has specific actions with exact commands to run and clear expected outputs. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Excellent three-phase structure with clear sequencing, explicit validation steps (Step 1.1-1.4), confirmation checkpoints before execution, and safety notes for git operations. Includes error messages and fallback behaviors. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-organized overview with clear one-level-deep references to platform-specific files (github-actions.md, gitlab-ci.md, etc.) and TESTING.md. Content is appropriately split between overview and detailed reference files. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 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
Validation for skill structure
No warnings or errors.
Install with Tessl CLI
npx tessl i tessl-labs/tessl-skill-review-ci@0.2.0Reviewed
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