Conciseness

The proprietary Bases syntax justifies its detail, but content is repeated: Duration field-access rules appear in 'Key Functions' and again in 'Common Formula Errors'; quoting rules appear in workflow step 5, the 'YAML Quoting Rules' section, and Troubleshooting; the summaries table lists 'Range' twice. This matches 'mostly efficient but could be tightened' rather than anchor 4, where only minor trimming would be needed — here whole duplicate subsections could be consolidated.

Actionability

Fully executable, copy-paste-ready YAML throughout: the full schema skeleton, filter structures with correct quoting, three complete worked examples (Task Tracker, Reading List, Daily Notes Index), and function/property/summary tables covering common cases. It clearly exceeds anchor 4 ('minor gaps') — nothing shown is pseudocode or incomplete.

Workflow Clarity

Six clearly sequenced steps with an explicit 'Validate' checkpoint enumerating common failure modes (unquoted special characters, mismatched quotes, undefined formula references) and a 'Test in Obsidian' step with an error-recovery loop ('If it shows a YAML error, check quoting rules below') supported by a Troubleshooting section. This matches anchor 5's explicit-validation-plus-feedback-loop pattern; it is not anchor 4 because no validation checkpoint is missing or merely implicit.

Progressive Disclosure

Well-signaled one-level reference to references/FUNCTIONS_REFERENCE.md (verified to exist) with the most-used functions kept inline — good structure. However, the ~490-line body inlines three complete examples and detailed troubleshooting that could be split into reference files, matching anchor 4 ('most content appropriately placed, minor organization gaps') rather than anchor 5's fully split structure.

Specificity

Names concrete actions ("Create and edit") plus four specific capability areas ("views, filters, formulas, and summaries"), matching the several-specific-actions anchor with minor gaps (no mention of configuration/embedding details). It falls short of anchor 5 only because 'create' and 'edit' are the sole verbs — the rest are feature nouns, not distinct actions.

Completeness

Explicitly answers 'what' ("Create and edit Obsidian Bases (.base files) with views, filters, formulas, and summaries") and 'when' ("Use when working with .base files... or when the user mentions Bases, table views, card views, filters, or formulas in Obsidian") with concrete trigger phrases — a direct match to the anchor-5 exemplar, and clearly beyond anchor 4's 'when could be more explicit'.

Trigger Term Quality

Comprehensive natural-term coverage including the file extension (".base files"), product name ("Bases"), a synonym phrase ("database-like views of notes"), and concrete UI terms ("table views, card views, filters, formulas, Obsidian"). Not score 4 territory because both the extension and synonym requirements of the top anchor are satisfied.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

A clear Obsidian-Bases niche with distinct triggers (.base files, Bases), but the bare words 'filters' and 'formulas' have minor overlap risk with spreadsheet/database skills before the 'in Obsidian' scoping applies — anchor 4 rather than 5.