Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient, actionable guidance with no basic-concept exposition, but it repeats the same rules across sections — "Re-read plan before decisions" appears in Quick Start step 4, Critical Rule 3, the Read vs Write matrix, and the Anti-Patterns table — and the Security Boundary section restates the frontmatter's defensive disclaimers at length. This matches 'mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation or could be tightened' rather than the minor-trim level at 4.

Actionability

Most guidance is copy-paste executable: the session-catchup command with python3/python fallback, `sh "$PWF_SKILL_DIR/scripts/init-session.sh"`, `check-complete.sh --validate`, `set-active-plan.sh --list`, attest-plan usage, and concrete two-terminal PLAN_ID examples with PowerShell equivalents. It stops short of 5 because the primary Quick Start steps depend on template files absent from the bundle, and some rules are abstract pseudocode ("if action_failed: next_action != same_action", "Mutate the approach").

Workflow Clarity

The workflow is clearly sequenced with explicit validation and feedback loops: restore state first (with git diff check), initialize via script, "Validation must succeed before substantive work and after changing phase structure", phase status transitions, the 3-Strike error protocol with escalation, and the 5-Question Reboot checklist. Even the mildly destructive archive operation is gated by user approval ("Never archive on age or completion alone", --archive previews before --yes applies), matching the top anchor.

Progressive Disclosure

References are clearly signaled and one level deep (Templates section, "See [reference.md](reference.md)", "See [examples.md](examples.md)", plan-inventory.md), but scored against the actual bundle, six referenced files do not exist — templates/task_plan.md, templates/findings.md, templates/progress.md, reference.md, examples.md, and plan-inventory.md — so the Quick Start's primary path dead-ends. Script docs, security detail, and the parallel-workflow walkthrough are also inlined in an already-long SKILL.md rather than split out, fitting 'could be better organized' rather than the minor-gap level at 4.

Specificity

The description lists several concrete actions — "Keeps task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md on disk", "read selected project planning context", "reads same-project local agent session records and emits aggregate counts only", "--replay may emit bounded nonce-framed excerpts" — matching the 'several specific actions; minor gaps' anchor. It falls short of 5 because roughly half the text is defensive negation ("registers no lifecycle or Stop hook", "never runs commands declared in Markdown", "no network upload path") rather than capability coverage, and the core planning workflow actions (create plans, track phases, validate) are underrepresented.

Completeness

Both parts are explicit: 'what' is "Persistent file-based planning for multi-step AI-agent work. Keeps task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md on disk..." and 'when' is "Use for research or work needing 5+ tool calls", so the missing-trigger cap of 3 does not apply. It does not reach 5 because the 'when' clause is a single terse trigger covering fewer concrete phrases than the anchor-5 example, omitting triggers the body itself supports (multi-step builds, resuming work across sessions, project organization).

Trigger Term Quality

Natural terms present are limited to "planning", "multi-step", "research", and the file names task_plan.md/findings.md/progress.md, while common user phrasings like "task tracking", "todo", "staying organized", "long-running task", or "resuming interrupted work" are absent. The bulk of the text is implementation jargon ("session-catchup.py --metadata", "nonce-framed excerpts", "Stop hook", "adapter"), matching the 'some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms' anchor rather than the good-coverage anchor at 4.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The specific file trio (task_plan.md, findings.md, progress.md) and the session-catchup mechanism carve out a mostly distinct niche with only minor overlap risk against generic planning/todo skills. Not 5 because "planning for multi-step AI-agent work" and the broad trigger "work needing 5+ tool calls" still overlap the space of general task-management and planning skills.