Conciseness

The phased workflow is dense and imperative with no filler — concrete paths, checklists, and templates throughout. One localized section over-explains: the "false clean passes" anecdotes (asset audit COMPLIANT, ">99% headroom") and the "absence of evidence is never evidence of absence" paragraph are rationale Claude does not need. This is a minor, trimmable amount, fitting 'efficient; minor instances of over-explanation' rather than the more padded anchor 3.

Actionability

Fully executable guidance: exact file paths (assets/data/, design/balance/, design/registry/entities.yaml, design/gdd/), a literal Grep command, a complete report template with table columns, a worked outlier example ("player_damage_base 140 against 90–110"), exact AskUserQuestion prompts and options, and a dated file-naming convention. Matches 'fully executable; specific examples cover the common cases'.

Workflow Clarity

Clear six-phase sequence with an upfront input-validation gate (record FOUND or ABSENT per input, stop and report NOT ASSESSED when required data is missing), explicit decision rules for the Health Summary verdict (first match wins), and a fix-and-verify feedback loop ("After each fix, offer to re-run the relevant balance checks to verify no new outliers were introduced"). This matches the anchor with explicit validation steps, feedback loops, and checklists.

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist; the skill is a single well-organized file navigable by phase headers, with one-level-deep, clearly signaled references to external project resources (.claude/docs/automation-modes.md, /design-system, /propagate-design-change). At ~190 lines it is longer than the no-split exception for under-50-line skills, and the four domain checklists could plausibly live in reference files, so it fits 'good structure; most content appropriately placed; minor organization gaps' rather than the ideal split of anchor 5.

Specificity

Lists four concrete findings — "balance outliers, broken progressions, degenerate strategies, economy imbalances" — matching the anchor for several specific actions with minor gaps. Not 5 because coverage omits loot/pity-timer and DPS/time-to-kill terms found in the body; not 3 because it names more than 1-2 concrete actions.

Completeness

The 'what' is clear (find balance outliers, broken progressions, degenerate strategies, economy imbalances in formulas and data) and the quoted trigger phrase "Check game balance" provides explicit trigger guidance, so it is not capped at 3. It falls short of 5 because the 'when' is a single terse quoted command rather than a fuller 'Use when…' clause covering related invocations (e.g., tuning values, auditing an economy).

Trigger Term Quality

Includes the natural user phrase "Check game balance" plus domain keywords (balance, progressions, economy, formulas, data). Missing common variations like "tuning", "overpowered/OP", "nerf", or data-file extensions, so it fits 'good keyword coverage; a few natural terms missing' rather than comprehensive coverage.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The game-balance niche is distinct — "Check game balance" and "degenerate strategies" are unlikely to trigger unrelated skills. Not 5 because bare terms like "balance" and "economy imbalances in formulas and data" could overlap with finance- or accounting-flavored requests, leaving minor overlap risk.