Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient — tables, code blocks, and checklists carry the weight with no generic-concept explanations — but the core disambiguation rule is stated three times (Context callout, Default behaviour table, Anti-patterns) and rhetorical padding like 'The cost of asking is one ask_user. The cost of getting it wrong is the user has to redo the work' could be trimmed. This matches anchor 3: mostly efficient but could be tightened.

Actionability

Guidance is fully executable: copy-ready commands ('squad registry add platform-squad ../friend-platform', 'squad delegate platform-squad "Add Prometheus metrics endpoint..."'), a complete ask_user prompt block, manifest JSON, a squad.config.ts example, and a concrete issue-creation spec with title/label/body contents. This matches anchor 5: copy-paste ready commands covering the common cases.

Workflow Clarity

The Work Handoff Protocol is a clear numbered sequence (check manifest → create issue → track → poll) with an upfront validation checkpoint ('Verify the target squad accepts the work type') and a polling feedback loop. Minor gaps remain — no explicit error-recovery path if delegation or polling fails — matching anchor 4 rather than 5.

Progressive Disclosure

Good structure with well-organized sections, and protocol detail is correctly delegated via a clearly signaled one-level reference to cross-squad-communication/SKILL.md ('This skill answers who — the companion answers how'). The manifest schema and config examples are inlined where they could live in reference files, keeping it at anchor 4 rather than 5.

Specificity

The description names the domain ('Coordinating work across multiple Squad instances') and three concrete actions ('discovery, delegation, and disambiguation'), with minor gaps such as registry management and the work-handoff protocol. It lists several specific actions but is not comprehensive, matching the anchor 4 example rather than 5.

Completeness

Both 'what' (coordinating work across Squad instances — discovery, delegation, disambiguation) and 'when' ('when the user says squad (the product) vs casual English group of agents') are explicitly stated. The when-clause states a condition rather than concrete trigger phrases, matching anchor 4 rather than 5.

Trigger Term Quality

Natural terms like 'squad', 'delegation', and 'group of agents' are present, and the product-vs-casual-English framing doubles as trigger guidance. A few natural phrases users would say ('spawn squads', 'fan out', 'team') are missing, so it fits anchor 4 rather than 5.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

It carves a clear niche (cross-Squad-instance coordination) with distinct triggers, and the explicit disambiguation from 'group of agents' actively minimizes conflict with generic multi-agent skills. This matches anchor 5: clear niche, minimal conflict risk.