Conciseness

The body is lean to the point of terseness — no padding, no explanation of concepts Claude already knows, and every line is instruction or a template (e.g., "Resolved above — use as-is; `--review` overrides `review_mode`"). Justifications appear only where they prevent a mistake, such as why the TR-ID regex anchor matters.

Actionability

Fully executable throughout: exact commands (`bash .claude/scripts/story-facts.sh <story-path>`, `md-section.sh set-field <story> Status Complete`), verbatim question and option wording, and complete fill-in report templates for Phase 7 and the checkpoint block.

Workflow Clarity

Eight numbered phases with a tickable checklist, an explicit validation hierarchy ("Verdicts, the first that matches wins"), error-recovery branches ("exit 3: try `\"Detailed Rules\"`", "RECEIPT: NONE"), and writes gated on an explicit user choice — a clear sequence with explicit validation and feedback loops.

Progressive Disclosure

The three bundle references are one level deep and loaded conditionally ("Read only when the `review_gate` line says `skill-gates=run`", "With a sprint plan: read `references/sprint-next.md`"), which is exemplary; however, the ~340-line body inlines tier- and mode-specific detail (full-tier TR-registry extraction, lean-mode question script) that could follow the same offload pattern.

Specificity

Names three concrete actions — "verifies each acceptance criterion", "checks for design or ADR deviations", "updates its status" — but omits parts of the skill's coverage (test-evidence checking, logging advisory deviations as tech debt), fitting the 'several specific actions; minor gaps' anchor rather than comprehensive coverage.

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what ("Closes a finished story: verifies each acceptance criterion, checks for design or ADR deviations and updates its status") and when ("Use when the user says a story is done, finished or ready to close") with concrete trigger phrases, in third person, matching the anchor-5 pattern.

Trigger Term Quality

"Use when the user says a story is done, finished or ready to close" gives good natural-keyword coverage with three synonym phrases, but misses common variations such as "complete", "sign off" or "wrap up the story" — a few natural terms missing.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

A clear niche — closing a finished story — with distinct triggers ("done, finished or ready to close") that would not naturally fire for sibling workflow skills like story development or readiness checks; minimal conflict risk.