Conciseness

The 12-line body has zero padding and no explanation of concepts Claude already knows — sections are 'When to use', 'Compatibility', 'Workflow', each earning its tokens. Every line adds skill-specific information (aliasing behavior, originals preservation policy), matching 'lean and efficient; every token earns its place'.

Actionability

"Use python-docx/pandoc when available" names tools but provides no commands, code, or function-level guidance, and "Prefer .docx in the workspace" is a high-level hint. This matches 'minimal concrete guidance; high-level hints but missing the specific steps to execute'; it is not a 3 because there is no even pseudocode-level concrete procedure.

Workflow Clarity

Four steps are clearly sequenced and step 4 is an explicit verification step ('Verify by reopening and extracting representative text'), placing it above the validation-absent anchors. It stays at 3 rather than 4 because the verification checkpoint is not concretely executable and there is no fix-and-retry feedback loop, which the rubric flags as important for document manipulation.

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is under 50 lines, needs no external references (none exist in the bundle), and its three sections are clearly labeled and well-organized. Per the judging guideline for simple skills, well-organized sections alone earn 5 here.

Specificity

"Create/edit/inspect Word documents" lists three specific concrete actions in a named domain, matching 'lists several specific actions; minor gaps in coverage'. It is not a 5 because coverage is terse (no extraction, conversion, or formatting detail) and "using available managed or host capabilities" is vague filler; not a 3 because three distinct actions exceed the '1-2 concrete actions' anchor.

Completeness

The description has a clear 'what' (create/edit/inspect Word documents) but contains no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, which the judging guidelines explicitly cap at 3. It is not a 2 because the 'what' is concrete, not vague.

Trigger Term Quality

The only natural keyword cluster is "Word documents"; the description omits ".docx", "docx", "Word files", and "memos/reports/letters" which users would naturally say. This matches 'some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms' rather than the good-coverage (4) anchor whose example includes multiple trigger terms.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"Word documents" carves a mostly distinct niche with minor overlap risk against generic document or PDF skills, matching 'mostly distinct; minor overlap risk'. It is not a 5 because without the .docx extension or narrower trigger phrases, generic document requests could still route here over other document skills.