Conciseness

The body is dense and decisive — it assumes Claude's competence (no explanation of what git commits or tests are) and every section prescribes rather than describes. Minor trimming is possible: the bracketed prose inside the plan-header template (e.g., the 14-line "Review Focus" explanation) and repeated sub-skill mentions in Execution Handoff run slightly long. This matches anchor 4 ('Efficient; minor instances of over-explanation that could be trimmed'); it is not score 5 because a few template comment blocks restate the same principle multiple times, and not score 3 because there is no genuinely unnecessary conceptual explanation.

Actionability

Fully executable throughout: exact save path (`docs/superpowers/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<feature-name>.md`), copy-paste-ready markdown templates with checkbox step syntax, concrete commands with expected output ("Run: `pytest tests/path/test.py::test_name -v` / Expected: FAIL with 'function not defined'"), and verbatim dialogue scripts for the handoff. This matches anchor 5 ('copy-paste ready code or commands; specific examples cover the common cases'); placeholders like `test_specific_behavior` are inherent to a plan-writing skill and the template covers the common case completely.

Workflow Clarity

The multi-step process is clearly sequenced — announce, scope check, file structure, task right-sizing, write header and tasks, self-review, save, execution handoff — with explicit validation checkpoints: each task template includes "run test to verify it fails" and "run test to verify it passes", and the Self-Review section is an explicit five-point checklist with a fix-inline-and-move-on feedback loop. This matches anchor 5 ('Clear sequence with explicit validation steps; feedback loops for error recovery; checklists for complex processes').

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist (references/, scripts/, assets/ are absent), so the skill is a single well-sectioned file — sections are clearly labeled and navigation is easy, matching anchor 4 ('Good structure; most content is appropriately placed; minor organization gaps'). It is not score 5 because at ~200 lines with two large embedded templates (plan header, task structure), some material could arguably live in a one-level-deep reference file; it is not score 3 because nothing that belongs in a separate file is truly buried and organization is consistent throughout.

Specificity

The description names the domain ("a spec or requirements for a multi-step task") but never states a concrete action — there is no verb for what the skill does (e.g., "Writes implementation plans"). This matches anchor 2 ('Names the domain but actions are minimal or generic'); it is not score 1 because the domain framing is specific rather than entirely vague, and not score 3 because no concrete action is named at all.

Completeness

Only the 'when' is present ("Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code"); the 'what' — what the skill actually does — is entirely absent. This matches anchor 2 ('only when is present without what'); it is not score 3 because a clear 'what' is missing, not merely weakly implied, and not score 1 because the 'when' clause is explicit and specific.

Trigger Term Quality

It includes some natural phrases users would say — "spec", "requirements", "multi-step task", "before touching code" — but misses common synonyms and variations such as "plan", "planning", "implementation plan", or "break this down". This matches anchor 3 ('Some relevant keywords but missing common variations or synonyms'); score 4 would require tighter keyword coverage including those planning-related terms.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"Spec or requirements for a multi-step task" is somewhat specific to the planning niche, but without a stated 'what', it could overlap with adjacent skills that trigger on specs (e.g., spec review, brainstorming, requirement analysis). This matches anchor 3 ('Somewhat specific but could still overlap with similar skills'); it is not score 4 because the missing 'what' leaves the trigger set broad enough to plausibly collide with related spec-handling skills.