Conciseness

The body is efficient and entirely tool-specific (lifespan semantics, use signals, path rules) — no explanations of concepts Claude already knows. Not 5 because the find/show/used bump semantics are repeated in three places (Quick reference comments, 'When to call used', and 'Hard rules'); not 3 since there is no general-knowledge padding.

Actionability

Every subcommand is shown as an executable example with realistic arguments (e.g. 'agent-carnet save deps/iconv-issue --summary ... --agent claude-code --tags compat,esm'), plus a concrete discovery mechanism ('agent-carnet <command> -h'). Copy-paste ready and covering the common cases, matching the top anchor.

Workflow Clarity

The lifecycle is clearly sequenced ('When to save' -> 'When to recall' -> 'When to call used') with explicit decision criteria, and destructive operations are buffered ('deleted carnets land in .carnet/.trash/ for 7 days before hard delete'). Not 5: no error/invalid-path handling is shown for commands like 'rm <path> --yes'; not 3 because sequencing and checkpoints are explicit.

Progressive Disclosure

The body states it is self-sufficient ('This SKILL.md is enough for everyday note-keeping'), then gives a condition-scoped table pointing to exactly two real one-level-deep references (references/cookbook.md, references/frontmatter.md) with explicit anti-speculative guidance ('do not read them speculatively'). This matches the top anchor for a clear overview with well-signaled references.

Specificity

The description names four concrete actions ("save, recall, find, or organize notes") matching the anchor for several specific actions with minor gaps. It does not reach 5 because it never states what the artifact is (a disk-backed notebook) and omits lifecycle actions like move/delete/prune that the skill covers.

Completeness

It explicitly answers what ("save, recall, find, or organize notes") and when ("Use this skill when the user asks to..." plus a quoted trigger list and proactive guidance), with concrete trigger phrases. Not 4: the when-clause is maximally explicit rather than merely present.

Trigger Term Quality

Six natural trigger phrases are quoted verbatim ("'remember this'", "'save this'", "'note this'", "'what did we discuss about...'", "'check the notebook'", "'find in carnet'") plus the action verbs, giving comprehensive synonym coverage including the tool's own name. Not 4: coverage of natural user phrasings is thorough, not missing common variations.

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Distinctive phrases like "'find in carnet'" and "'check the notebook'" carve a clear niche, but generic triggers "'remember this'" and "'save this'" overlap memory/note-keeping skills, so minor overlap risk remains. Not 5 for that overlap; not 3 because the majority of triggers are unmistakably specific to this tool.