Conciseness

The body is efficient — tables, a single executable command, and one-line pointers to references instead of inlined explanations — but the two full Output Examples and the opaque Integration Notes (Prothesis/Syneidesis) are minor padding that could be trimmed, fitting 'efficient; minor instances of over-explanation'.

Actionability

Concrete, copy-paste-ready guidance is present (the `node ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/static-checks.js ${PROJECT_ROOT}` command, the JSON output schema, and the exact gate-interaction format), but Phase 2 only describes spawning Task subagents in prose without showing the actual Task invocation syntax, a minor executable gap.

Workflow Clarity

The five phases are clearly sequenced with an error-handling table and a gate-interaction decision table providing most checkpoints; however the validate→fix→re-verify feedback loop is implied rather than explicit after 'Fix critical', leaving a minor validation gap below the score-5 anchor.

Progressive Disclosure

The body is a genuine overview that splits detail into one-level-deep, clearly-signaled references (verification.md, criteria.md, review-checklists.md) and the static-checks.js script, all of which exist in the bundle, matching the 'clear overview with well-signaled one-level-deep references' anchor.

Specificity

The description names the domain (epistemic protocols) but the stated actions are generic verbs — "verify protocols", "check consistency", "validate definitions", "ensure ... quality" — with no concrete mechanism described, fitting the 'actions are minimal or generic' anchor rather than the 'concrete actions' of score 3.

Completeness

Both halves are present: a stated 'what' ("ensure epistemic protocol quality") and a very explicit 'when' (multiple quoted triggers plus "Invoke explicitly with /verify for pre-commit validation"); the 'what' is adequate but somewhat abstract, keeping it just below the fully concrete score-5 anchor.

Trigger Term Quality

It provides good natural-phrase coverage with synonyms (verify/check/validate/ensure) and context cues ("pre-commit", "before commit"), though the terms cluster around a single verification concept and "epistemic protocol" leans jargon-heavy, leaving a few plain-language variants missing.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The niche (epistemic protocol verification pre-commit, invoked via /verify) is mostly distinct with a dedicated command trigger, but the generic verify/validate/check verbs carry minor overlap risk with other validation-style skills.