[curriculum-eval] side-quest-11-06-anthropic-key.md: concept_overload + checkpoint_quality — 26 concepts in 650 words, no checkpoint section

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File: workshop/side-quest-11-06-anthropic-key.md
Overall Score: 5.5 / 10.0 (corpus mean: 6.1)

Flagged Dimensions:

Dimension	Score	Benchmark	Delta
checkpoint_quality	0.0	10.0 (≥4 items under ✅ Checkpoint)	-10.0
cognitive_load	7.2	10.0 (≤15 new concepts)	-2.8
active_learning	4.1	≥6.6 (density ≥3/100 words)	-2.5

Root Cause (≤ 2 sentences):
The page packs 26 new concepts into 650 words — the highest concept density in the corpus at 4.0 concepts per 100 words — because it attempts to explain Anthropic's billing model, API key scoping, GitHub Secrets storage, engine: frontmatter, Claude model selection, and rate-limit behaviour in a single configuration side quest. The ## :white_check_mark: Checkpoint heading is absent; 5 checklist items exist but fall outside the required structural location and thus score 0.

Evidence (quoted from the file):

"Primary cues: intro:run, title:configure." (bloom_justification — despite being classified at Apply level, 26 concepts exceed the sustainable working-memory budget and undermine the procedural goal)

Learning Science Rationale:
Mayer's Segmenting Principle holds that learning is deeper when a complex lesson is presented in learner-paced segments rather than as a continuous unit; 26 concepts in 650 words violates both the segmenting and coherence principles simultaneously. Because this is a configuration step (Apply level), the extraneous conceptual load from billing explanations and model-selection rationale should be deferred to reference links — leaving only the three steps needed to create, store, and verify the key.

Improvement Prompt (for an agent):

In workshop/side-quest-11-06-anthropic-key.md:
1. Identify all concepts unrelated to the three core procedural steps (create key, add as GitHub Secret, add engine: line to frontmatter). Move explanatory material about billing tiers, model selection rationale, and rate limits to a collapsible <details> block or a cross-reference link.
2. Target ≤15 remaining inline concepts.
3. Add a "## :white_check_mark: Checkpoint" section at the end with 4 verifiable checklist items (e.g., "- [ ] ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret is visible in your repository Settings → Secrets", "- [ ] Your workflow frontmatter contains `engine: claude`").
4. Run `npx --yes markdownlint-cli2 "workshop/side-quest-11-06-anthropic-key.md"` and fix any lint errors.

Expected Score After Fix: 7.0 / 10.0

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