Conciseness

The ~45-line body has no padding and no concepts Claude already knows; every line is a directive or a routing fact ('Prefer its output over inference', 'One surface per question'). The single rationale sentence about prompt budget is load-bearing, matching the 5 anchor ('lean and efficient; every token earns its place').

Actionability

Fully concrete for an instruction-only skill: exact commands ('/help <command>', '/skills inspect', 'codewhale-tui doctor'), exact file paths ('docs/CONFIGURATION.md', 'docs/KEYBINDINGS.md'), exact tool usage ('read' with 'path: "docs/..."'), and explicit negative guidance ('do not invent one', 'do not invent a flag'). Per the scoring notes, the absence of code is not penalized when guidance is this actionable.

Workflow Clarity

The routing table is explicitly prioritized ('in this order', entries 1–5) with per-entry decision guidance, a clear checkout vs. non-checkout branch, and error-recovery bounds ('the surface wins', 'say so and stop'). No destructive or batch operations apply, and the simple-skill exception holds, matching the 5 anchor's clear sequence with error-recovery loops.

Progressive Disclosure

Under 50 lines with no bundle files needed and well-organized sections; the 'docs/*.md' mentions are routing targets rather than skill references and are each one level deep. Per the rubric guideline, an under-50-line skill with no need for external references scores 5 on well-organized sections alone.

Specificity

Names the domain ('how do I use Codewhale') and several concrete targets ('help, config, and doctor surfaces') plus an explicit non-goal ('instead of reciting a manual from memory'). Minor gaps remain — the keybindings surface named in the body is absent from the description — so it fits the 4 anchor rather than comprehensive coverage at 5.

Completeness

The 'what' is clear (route how-to-use questions to installed surfaces) and the 'when' is present via 'Explicit-only' plus the embedded trigger phrase, so it clears the 3-cap for missing trigger guidance. It falls short of the 5 anchor because the when-clause is two terse words rather than an explicit 'Use when...' statement with concrete triggers.

Trigger Term Quality

'how do I use Codewhale' is the verbatim natural user phrase, alongside 'help', 'config', and 'doctor'. Common variations a user would also say — 'commands', 'settings', 'keybindings' — appear only in the body, not the description, which fits the 4 anchor ('good keyword coverage; a few natural terms missing') rather than the 5 anchor's synonym coverage.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Scoped to a named-product niche ('how do I use Codewhale') with a verbatim trigger phrase; it serves a clear routing role with minimal overlap risk against any other skill, matching the 5 anchor exactly.