Conciseness

The body is mostly free of concept padding, but the routing rules are restated three times — the 'PROJECT DEFAULT', 'CENTRAL EXPLICIT', 'NO REMOTE FETCHING', and 'NO REMOTE PLUGIN EXECUTION' constraints reappear nearly verbatim in Workflow steps 2 and 3. It is not 4 because the Constraint/Workflow duplication is more than minor trimming; not 2 because there is no unnecessary concept explanation or padding.

Actionability

Concrete, executable guidance for an instruction-only skill: named plugin goals ('display-dependency-updates', 'display-plugin-updates', 'display-property-updates'), a hard output format ('express full coordinates as groupId:artifactId:version'), named reference files to read per workflow, and explicit prohibitions. It is not 5 because there are no inline examples (e.g., a sample report snippet or a URL pattern) to cover the most common case without opening a reference; not 3 because the guidance given is specific and directly executable.

Workflow Clarity

A clear 4-step sequence (classify → project-local by default → discovery only when explicit → format results) with explicit checkpoints for ambiguity, missing context, and constraint conflicts ('If the user goal is ambiguous, stop and ask a clarifying question'). It is not 5 because there is no validate-then-verify loop on the produced output itself (e.g., re-checking that reported coordinates match the evidence); not 3 because the edge-case checkpoints are explicit rather than implicit.

Progressive Disclosure

The SKILL.md is a lean overview that routes to exactly two one-level-deep references, both of which exist in the bundle and are each linked in a dedicated 'Reference' section and named again in the corresponding workflow step. It is not 4 because there are no organization gaps — every reference is clearly signaled, one level deep, and loaded only when its workflow is selected.

Specificity

The description lists multiple concrete actions — 'Routes Maven version questions', 'update report interpretation for a user's own pom.xml', 'Maven artifact discovery', 'finding Maven coordinates', 'verifying groupId artifactId version', 'constructing artifact URLs' — comprehensively covering both routed workflows in third-person voice. It is not 4 because coverage spans interpretation, discovery, verification, browsing, and URL construction with no significant gaps.

Completeness

It clearly answers 'what' ('Routes Maven version questions to the right workflow by choosing project-local update report interpretation... or Maven artifact discovery...') and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when' clause enumerating concrete triggers (interpreting update reports, finding coordinates, verifying GAV, browsing versions, constructing URLs). It is not 4 because the 'when' is explicit and enumerates specific trigger phrases rather than being merely adequate.

Trigger Term Quality

Good keyword coverage including 'pom.xml', 'dependency, plugin, or property update reports', 'Maven coordinates', 'groupId artifactId version', and 'artifact URLs'. It is not 5 because common natural phrases users would say are missing, e.g. 'outdated dependencies', 'Maven Central', 'latest version', or 'update my pom'.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

A clear niche — Maven version routing between project-local updates and artifact discovery — with distinct triggers like 'pom.xml', 'display-dependency-updates', and 'groupId artifactId version' that other skills would not claim. It is not 4 because overlap risk is minimal; the routing scope and Maven-specific terminology make mis-triggering unlikely.