Conciseness

Nearly all of the body is ccc-specific operational knowledge (flags, error-recovery conditions, freshness policy) with zero conceptual padding, but the 'Working with Search Results' section explains file-reading basics Claude already knows ('use sed -n ... to extract a specific line range'), which could be trimmed. This is the 'efficient with minor instances of over-explanation' anchor — not 5 because that section does not fully assume Claude's competence, not 3 because only that one passage is trimmable.

Actionability

Every workflow is given as a copy-paste-ready command with concrete examples covering the common cases: 'ccc search --lang python --lang markdown database schema', "ccc search --path 'src/api/*' request validation", 'ccc search --offset 5 --limit 5 database schema', and an explicit init-recovery sequence. Fully executable guidance matching the top anchor.

Workflow Clarity

Multi-step processes are clearly sequenced with an explicit feedback loop ('If ccc search or ccc index fails with an initialization error ... run ccc init ... then ccc index ... then retry the original command'), a freshness policy for when to re-index, a relevance-driven pagination heuristic, and escalation to the user before the destructive 'ccc reset'. Clear sequence with explicit validation and error-recovery — top anchor.

Progressive Disclosure

The core search workflow lives inline in a lean SKILL.md, while settings and management detail are appropriately split into one-level-deep references ([management.md](references/management.md), [settings.md](references/settings.md)) that both exist and are clearly signaled with stated purposes. Clear overview with well-signaled references — top anchor.

Specificity

The description names two concrete actions — 'when code search is needed' and 'when indexing the codebase after changes' — but embeds them in trigger clauses rather than listing capabilities (filtering, pagination, settings are absent). This matches the anchor 'names domain and 1-2 concrete actions, but not comprehensive'; it is not 4 because no several specific actions are listed, and not 2 because the actions are domain-specific rather than generic.

Completeness

The 'when' is explicit and detailed (three trigger conditions plus a trigger-phrase list), and the 'what' (semantic code search and indexing) is present, but only implied through the when-clauses rather than stated as a capability. Not 5 because the what is never declared explicitly; not 3 because a 'Use when'-equivalent clause and the what are both effectively present.

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural user phrasings ('search the codebase', 'find code related to', 'update the index') plus product names ('ccc', 'cocoindex-code'). Good keyword coverage, but common synonyms such as 'semantic search', 'code lookup', or 'search for code' are missing, so it falls short of the comprehensive synonym coverage of a 5.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Product names (ccc, cocoindex-code, codebase index) give it a clear niche with mostly distinct triggers, but claiming all 'code search' needs 'whether explicitly requested or as part of completing a task' creates minor overlap risk with generic or grep-style search skills. Mostly distinct with minor overlap — anchor 4.