BC tao-generate-image-embeddings
Run TAO Data Services image embedding to turn a parquet of image filepaths into an embedding parquet using CLIP, SigLIP, or a TAO checkpoint. Use when a workflow needs embeddings before nearest-neighbor or unique-neighbor mining, or when the user asks to "embed images", "compute image embeddings", or "generate SigLIP embeddings".
Run TAO Data Services image embedding to turn a parquet of image filepaths into an embedding parquet using CLIP, SigLIP, or a TAO checkpoint.
As a process C 57/100 · Has gaps — References files that are not bundled: assets/default_image_embeddings.yaml
What is at stake
Medium-severity findings: the skill is probably honest, but read what alarmed the scanner.
Below is the worst case for this category. The finding here is medium: the guard saw a sign, not a proof.
The skill asks for more than the task needs: broad tool access, credential environment variables, binaries. Every extra permission widens the damage from a mistake or a compromise.
Narrow allowed-tools and the variable list to the minimum; replace binaries with readable sources or scripts.
How to improve
- The text references files that are not there: add them or drop the references.
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 1
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 1
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medium Broad scope
meta-broad-allowed-toolsSKILL.md:1Broad tool permissions pre-approved: Bashallowed-tools: Read Bash
Files scanned: 1. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: assets/default_image_embeddings.yaml
Process rating: all ten parameters 57/100
- 0Tools and files. 1 referenced file(s) missing: assets/default_image_embeddings.yaml
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
- 70When it triggers. States when to use, but not when not to
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 85Steps. 4 steps, 1 vague phrases
- 100Failures and branches. 1 branches, has a failure section
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1796 tokens
- 100Running it twice. No mutating operations
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- +2Single-language instructions
- +5Description quotes 3 example trigger phrases
- +3Description length 331: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 8 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 4 items
- +4Has examples (9 code blocks)
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 84.