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Yaml Config Helper

  • 47 installs
  • 16 repo stars
  • Updated November 20, 2025
  • jackspace/claudeskillz

Validate, format, and troubleshoot YAML config files for Docker Compose, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and Ansible.

About

This skill checks YAML syntax and validates config files against common schemas. A developer uses it to fix indentation, quoting, and formatting errors in Docker Compose, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, or Ansible files.

  • Schema-aware validation for Docker Compose, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Ansible
  • Flags common errors like tabs, bad indentation, and missing colons

Yaml Config Helper by the numbers

  • 47 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #745 of 1,438 DevOps & CI/CD skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 2, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Installs47
repo stars16
Last updatedNovember 20, 2025
Repositoryjackspace/claudeskillz

What it does

Validate, format, and troubleshoot YAML config files for Docker Compose, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and Ansible.

Files

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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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