Conciseness

High-value sections like Mindset and the Anti-Patterns (why/consequence structure) earn their tokens, but the Daily Workflow command table and the template-variable listing largely duplicate content already in references/commands.md and references/templates.md — basic chezmoi knowledge Claude already has. This fits the 3 anchor ("mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation or could be tightened"); it is not a 2 because there is no padded conceptual explanation, just redundancy with the bundle files.

Actionability

Nearly every section gives copy-paste-ready commands: a full command table, executable template snippets ({{ if eq .chezmoi.os "darwin" }}), bash blocks for bootstrap/sync, and anti-patterns pairing ❌ BAD examples with exact corrective commands ("chezmoi chattr template dot_bashrc"). This matches the 5 anchor — executable guidance covering the common cases with specific examples.

Workflow Clarity

The Troubleshooting Workflow is a clearly sequenced 5-step diagnostic ladder with checkpoint commands (doctor → diff → status → cat → data), and diff/status preview is woven into the daily workflow before destructive applies. It falls short of the 5 anchor because there is no error-recovery loop (what to do when a step reveals a problem) and the push-back block commits via "git add -A && git commit" without a validation step first — matching the 4 anchor's "minor validation gaps".

Progressive Disclosure

Structure is good: an overview with key tables inline, three real one-level-deep reference files clearly listed with descriptions, and an inline pointer at the point of use ("See references/source-attrs.md for the full table"). However, the Eval Scenarios section links to five files (evals/scenario-1..5/task.md) that do not exist in the bundle, a navigation defect that rules out the 5 anchor's "easy navigation"; the real references are well-organized, keeping this above the 3 anchor.

Specificity

The description enumerates multiple concrete actions — "adding files, creating templates, encrypting secrets, writing run scripts, syncing across machines, or diagnosing why changes aren't applying" — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities. This matches the 5 anchor ("multiple specific concrete actions; comprehensive coverage") rather than 4, which requires minor gaps in coverage; no meaningful capability area is missing.

Completeness

It explicitly answers both questions: what ("Expert assistant for chezmoi dotfiles management" with an enumerated action list) and when ("Use when the user is managing dotfiles with chezmoi..." plus concrete trigger phrases). This mirrors the 5 anchor example's structure exactly; the 4 anchor applies only when the "when" is less explicit, and here it is fully explicit.

Trigger Term Quality

Ten explicit trigger phrases blend natural user speech ("sync dotfiles to new machine", "chezmoi diff shows unexpected changes", "make a template") with tool-specific jargon users actually utter once in chezmoi context ("dot_ prefix", "once_ script", "source attribute"). This exceeds the 4 anchor's "a few natural terms missing" — coverage spans add/apply/encrypt/sync/diagnose vocabulary with both synonyms and literal command names.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The description is firmly niched to chezmoi — "chezmoi apply", "dot_ prefix", "once_ script" are unmistakable — but several trigger phrases ("make a template", "source attribute") are generic enough to overlap with non-chezmoi templating or config skills if uttered without chezmoi context. It sits between the 4 anchor ("minor overlap risk with closely related skills") and the 5 anchor ("clear niche with distinct triggers"), landing noticeably above the midpoint but short of fully distinct triggers.