Files read:
- /tmp/taste-benchmark-2026-10-17/C01-skill/task.txt
- /Users/michaeljabbour/dev/amplifier-skill-taste/docs/evaluations/benchmark-2026-10-17/snapshot/SKILL.md
- /Users/michaeljabbour/dev/amplifier-skill-taste/docs/evaluations/benchmark-2026-10-17/snapshot/references/calibration.md

Commands actually run:
- cat each of the three files above.
- python3 inline script defining original, branch-free intermediate, final f-string, and worse versions; executed four cases and asserted exact parity for intermediate/final and inequality for worse. All assertions passed. Saved definitions to checks.py in this task directory.
- cat heredocs to save response.md and this execution.md in this task directory.

No network, delegation, external actions, or repository changes performed. No self-grading performed.