Conciseness

The body is lean — every section is a command pattern with a one-line purpose ('Symbol definition: rg -n "fn\s+\w+\(" src/'), with no explanation of what regex or git is. The only explanatory line ('The built-in grep tool matches LITERAL text only') is environment-specific and earns its place. Nothing can be trimmed; this matches the 'every token earns its place' anchor.

Actionability

All guidance is copy-paste-ready: 'rg -n --type java "class \w+Service"', 'git log -S "<string>" --oneline', 'git blame -L <start>,<end> <file>', plus concrete flags (-F, -l, --files). Placeholders like <start>,<end> are legitimate parameters, and the examples cover the common cases (definitions, usages, file-type filtering, file listing, history).

Workflow Clarity

This is a simple, single-purpose reference skill (~29 lines) with unambiguous per-task commands, so the simple-skill exception applies and workflow clarity can score 5. It involves only read-only searches, so no validation/feedback-loop cap applies; sections sequence cleanly from regex search to history search to tips.

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is under 50 lines with no external references needed, and no bundle files (references/scripts/assets) exist, so none are required. The body is well-organized into clear sections (Ripgrep, Git history, Tips) — matching the guideline that short, self-contained skills score 5 on well-organized sections alone.

Specificity

The description lists multiple concrete actions — 'Search a codebase efficiently with ripgrep regular expressions, file globs, and git history search' plus 'locate symbols, usages, and definitions' — covering the code-search domain comprehensively. It matches the anchor for multiple specific concrete actions with comprehensive coverage; score 4 would require minor coverage gaps, but regex search, globs, and git history span the domain.

Completeness

It explicitly answers both what ('search a codebase... with ripgrep regular expressions, file globs, and git history search') and when ('Use to locate symbols, usages, and definitions instead of reading whole files') with a concrete, explicit trigger clause. Score 4 would apply only if the 'when' were weakly implied, which it is not.

Trigger Term Quality

Good natural keyword coverage: users would say 'search a codebase', 'ripgrep', 'git history', 'symbols', 'usages', 'definitions'. Not a 5 because common synonyms users naturally say — 'grep', 'find where X is used' — are absent, leaving a few natural terms missing.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

It carves a clear niche (regex + git history code search) with distinct triggers like 'ripgrep' and 'locate symbols, usages, and definitions'. Minor overlap risk remains with closely related skills (generic grep/file-reading or code-navigation tools), so it does not fully reach the minimal-conflict anchor of 5.