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yaml-config-helper

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# Install this skill:
npx skills add jackspace/ClaudeSkillz --skill "yaml-config-helper"

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# Description

Validate, format, and troubleshoot YAML configuration files

# SKILL.md


name: yaml-config-helper
description: Validate, format, and troubleshoot YAML configuration files


Yaml-config-helper

Instructions

When working with YAML files:
1. Check syntax (indentation, colons, quotes)
2. Validate against schemas when possible:
- Docker Compose
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
- Ansible
- Tabs instead of spaces (YAML requires spaces)
- Incorrect indentation levels
- Missing colons after keys
- Unquoted strings with special characters
- Inconsistent list formatting
- Use 2-space indentation (standard)
- Quote strings with special characters
- Use explicit typing when needed (!!str, !!int)
- Add comments for complex configurations
- Use anchors and aliases for repeated content
- Suggest yamllint for validation
- Provide corrected versions
- Explain validation errors

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Notes

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# Supported AI Coding Agents

This skill is compatible with the SKILL.md standard and works with all major AI coding agents:

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