Conciseness

The body is command-driven and mostly lean, and the explanations of Membrane connection states are genuinely unknown operational detail. A few tokens do not earn their place — the vacuous 'Use action names and parameters as needed.', the 'Popular actions' section that only repeats a command, and mechanics like 'The URL is normalized to a domain and matched against known apps' — which is slightly more than 'minor instances', keeping it below the lean level-5 anchor.

Actionability

Copy-paste-ready commands cover the whole flow ('npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest', 'membrane connection ensure "https://ceipal.com" --json', 'membrane action run <actionId> --input ... --json') plus a proxy flag table. It falls short of the level-5 anchor because 'specific examples cover the common cases' is not met — the 'Popular actions' section lists no actual actions, there is no worked end-to-end example, and invocation alternates between 'membrane' and 'npx @membranehq/cli@latest'.

Workflow Clarity

The sequence install -> login (with headless fallback) -> connection ensure -> poll states -> search actions -> run is clear, with strong error-state handling (CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED sub-actions, CONFIGURATION_ERROR, and a re-poll feedback loop after the user authenticates). It misses level 5 because of a real coherence gap: 'skip to Step 2' references a step label that does not exist anywhere in the document.

Progressive Disclosure

Scored against the actual bundle structure — no references/, scripts/, or assets/ directories exist and the body cites no separate files, so nothing is nested or buried. The single ~180-line file with clear section headers is appropriately placed for this skill's size; minor gaps (the mislabeled 'Popular actions' section) keep it below the level-5 'well-signaled references' anchor, which is inapplicable here but reflects ideal organization.

Specificity

The description names the domain ('Ceipal integration') but the actions are generic — 'Manage data, records, and automate workflows' contains no concrete operations such as searching candidates or creating placements. It matches the anchor 'names the domain but actions are minimal or generic' rather than the level-above anchor, which requires 1-2 concrete actions.

Completeness

Both a 'what' ('Manage data, records, and automate workflows') and an explicit 'when' ('Use when the user wants to interact with Ceipal data') are present, placing it above the anchor at 3 where 'when' is missing or weakly implied. It does not reach the level-5 anchor because the 'what' is vague and the trigger phrases are not concrete.

Trigger Term Quality

The domain keyword 'Ceipal' appears twice ('interact with Ceipal data'), but the natural terms a user of this ATS would say — candidates, jobs, placements, recruiting, ATS — are absent. This fits 'some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms'; it is above level 2 because the domain keyword is present rather than purely generic language.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'Ceipal' is a clear niche with distinct triggers, but the generic middle sentence ('Manage data, records, and automate workflows') overlaps with other data/integration skills. This is 'mostly distinct; minor overlap risk' — below the minimal-conflict anchor at 5, well above the broad-overlap anchors at 2-3.