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Reference for `.github/dependabot.yml` - GitHub-native dependency-update orchestrator. Required keys (`version: 2`, `updates[]` array) plus per-update fields (`package-ecosystem`, `directory` / `directories`, `schedule.interval`); common optional fields (`ignore`, `groups`, `allow`, `labels`, `milestone`, `open-pull-requests-limit`, `target-branch`, `vendor`, `versioning-strategy`, `assignees`, `commit-message`); auto-rebase + grouped-PR + security-only updates. Use when authoring or reviewing Dependabot configs in GitHub-hosted repos.

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Content

85%

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

A well-structured reference skill with executable examples, an explicit validation feedback loop, and clean one-level progressive disclosure. The only weak spot is minor restatement of concepts Claude already knows in the prose.

Suggestions

Tighten the Overview prose: drop or compress the sentence explaining that Dependabot opens PRs when a new version is available, since Claude already knows this; keep only the file-location and sister-tool disambiguation.

Move the brief "This is a reference skill - it defines the config surface" framing into the When-to-use section to avoid restating the skill's nature twice.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient via dense tables and copy-paste YAML, but a few lines restate what Dependabot does that Claude already knows ("Dependabot opens PRs (or issues...) when a new version is available for a declared dependency"), so it could be tightened. Not a 3 because some tokens restate known concepts; not a 2-below because the bulk is lean reference material.

2 / 3

Actionability

Multiple complete, executable YAML examples (Step 1, Step 4 multi-ecosystem, Step 6 justification template) plus concrete field/value tables and a specific Verify procedure, all copy-paste ready. Clearly above the pseudocode/incomplete anchor.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps 1-7 are clearly sequenced with an explicit validation checkpoint ("Verify: ... confirm GitHub reports no parse error; if it flags a parse error, fix the reported key and re-push") forming a fix-and-retry feedback loop, plus a quarterly audit cadence and an anti-patterns checklist.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

SKILL.md acts as an overview spine with well-signaled, one-level-deep references to references/dependabot-advanced.md (verified to exist and self-contained, no nested indirection), with advanced material appropriately split out.

3 / 3

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Description

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.

A specific, well-triggered description that names concrete config fields and gives an explicit use-when clause in third person. Distinctive and complete with no notable weaknesses.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete config items ("version: 2", "updates[] array", "package-ecosystem", "directory / directories", "schedule.interval", "ignore", "groups", "allow", "labels", etc.), matching the anchor for naming several specific concrete actions/fields.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly states what ("Reference for .github/dependabot.yml - GitHub-native dependency-update orchestrator") and an explicit when ("Use when authoring or reviewing Dependabot configs in GitHub-hosted repos"), satisfying the 3-anchor for both.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Uses natural terms a user would say ("authoring or reviewing Dependabot configs", "GitHub-hosted repos") plus the concrete file trigger `.github/dependabot.yml`; not merely technical jargon.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Scoped to a clear niche (Dependabot, GitHub-hosted repos, the dependabot.yml file) with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.

3 / 3

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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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

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