The content is mostly efficient but includes some sections that could be tightened — the 'When not to use' section and some of the anti-patterns explain reasoning Claude could infer. The core principles section also restates concepts that are implicit in the workflow. However, it avoids explaining basic concepts like what DAGs or worktrees are, which is good.

Both Mode A and Mode B provide concrete, sequenced steps with specific file paths, bash commands for verification gates, and clear output expectations. The recognition example with input/output skeleton gives Claude a concrete model to follow. Status transitions are explicitly defined with a state diagram.

Both modes have clearly numbered steps with explicit validation checkpoints — Mode A step 7 validates task placement, Mode B step 2 runs verification gates before advancing. The anti-patterns section reinforces the gate-before-advance principle. Status transitions are clearly defined with a state machine diagram including the Blocked path.

The skill provides a clear overview with well-signaled one-level-deep references to wave-format.md, dependency-analysis.md, status-tracking.md, and a YAML template. The main document contains enough to understand the workflow without needing to read references, while detailed format specs and protocols are appropriately externalized.

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: builds a task dependency DAG, assigns wave numbers via topological sort, emits a living wave document that tracks status, and updates wave progress when tasks complete.

Clearly answers both 'what' (groups plan phases into dependency-ordered waves, builds DAG, assigns wave numbers, emits wave document, updates progress) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when asked to:' clause listing specific trigger scenarios.

Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms including 'group tasks into waves', 'plan parallel execution', 'schedule worktrees', 'wave breakdown', 'wave planning', 'dependency grouping', 'update wave statuses', 'parallel subagents', and 'which tasks can run in parallel'. These cover many natural phrasings a user might use.

Highly distinctive with a clear niche around wave-based parallel execution planning via git worktrees and dependency DAGs. The specific terminology (waves, worktrees, topological sort, subagent execution) makes it very unlikely to conflict with other skills.