Conciseness

The body is a single lean gating paragraph with no padding of concepts Claude already knows; every token serves the trigger detection or the read-reference instruction.

Actionability

Gives concrete executable guidance — 'use the `view_file` tool to read and strictly adhere to `.agents/skills/goal-scoping/references/goal-scoping-workflow.md`' — naming a specific tool and file path.

Workflow Clarity

As a simple single-action skill, the body gives one unambiguous gating action ('MUST immediately... read and strictly adhere to... before scoping or assigning anything') with an explicit precondition, which the rubric's simple-skill note rewards with a 3.

Progressive Disclosure

The body is a concise overview pointing one level deep to a clearly signaled, verified reference file (references/goal-scoping-workflow.md) via a named tool — textbook clean progressive disclosure.

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'Scope a GOAL... into a few coherent owned LANES', 'Convert goals into lanes (not scrap tickets); peers self-select lanes; the planner defines goal+lanes but never assigns a peer' — matching the multiple-specific-actions anchor.

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does (scope a goal into owned lanes, the planning front-end) and provides an explicit 'Triggers:' clause answering when to use it, satisfying both what and when.

Trigger Term Quality

An explicit 'Triggers:' clause covers several natural scenarios, but the terms lean heavily on internal jargon ('owned LANES', 'epic lifecycle', 'scrap tickets', 'micro-tickets') rather than plain language a user would naturally say, so it stops short of the full-coverage anchor.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Occupies a clear niche as the planning front-end (goal → owned lanes) distinct from per-lane/per-epic skills, with triggers unlikely to fire for the wrong skill.