Prose
static-web-server/static-web-server
Author or edit any prose for the Static Web Server (SWS) project — documentation, design docs, READMEs, PR descriptions, issue bodies, commit message bodies, or other human-readable text — following…
Apply Orwell's rules to the prose inside code — identifiers and comments — without changing behavior.
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Install Code Prose
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter code-prose --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/code-prose .claude/skills/code-prose && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "code-prose" agent skill from https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/.agents/skills/code-prose into .claude/skills/code-prose/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-prose", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/.agents/skills/code-proseType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter code-prose --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/code-prose .agents/skills/code-prose && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "code-prose" agent skill from https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/.agents/skills/code-prose into .agents/skills/code-prose/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-prose", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter code-prose --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/code-prose .cursor/skills/code-prose && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "code-prose" agent skill from https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/.agents/skills/code-prose into .cursor/skills/code-prose/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-prose", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git --path .agents/skills/code-prose--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter code-prose --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/code-prose .gemini/skills/code-prose && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "code-prose" agent skill from https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/.agents/skills/code-prose into .gemini/skills/code-prose/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-prose", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter code-proseInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/code-prose .github/skills/code-prose && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "code-prose" agent skill from https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/.agents/skills/code-prose into .github/skills/code-prose/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-prose", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter code-prose --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/code-prose .opencode/skills/code-prose && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "code-prose" agent skill from https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/.agents/skills/code-prose into .opencode/skills/code-prose/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-prose", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
code-prose- GitHub stars
- 4.8k
- Token cost
- ~607 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 336 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 65
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Apply Orwell's rules to the prose inside code — identifiers and comments — without changing behavior.
- Works in 3 steps: One word per concept, one concept per… → Cut words the context already carries. A… → A compound name is usually a hedge
- Comments need an editorial pass
- SKILL.md covers Word choice in code and comments and Overfitting
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Code Prose is an agent skill from EpicenterHQ/epicenter. Apply Orwell's rules to the prose inside code — identifiers and comments — without changing behavior. Use when names, word choice, or comments need an editorial pass.
Its SKILL.md is about 610 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Open-source, local-first apps.
When your agent uses it
- Comments need an editorial pass
Example prompts
- “/code-prose”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- One word per concept, one concept per word. Keep a vocabulary. If sync names "pulling remote changes," it cannot also name "flushing edits…
- Cut words the context already carries. A module named workspaceWatcher does not need startNativeWorkspaceWatcher; watchWorkspace says the…
- A compound name is usually a hedge
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9cc65c3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Code Prose loads about 607 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 336 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 336 words (~607 tokens).
“Review changes in the current branch, or in the scope the user specifies. Apply these criteria without changing behavior. Only touch code in that scope, and run the relevant existing checks after changes.”
- name
- code-prose
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/code-prose of EpicenterHQ/epicenter.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9cc65c3
Compare with similar skills
Code Prose next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code Prose this skillEpicenterHQ/epicenter | 4.8k | — | ~607 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Prosestatic-web-server/static-web-server | 2.4k | — | ~971 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Beautiful Prosesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Identifybrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Identify Assumptions Existingphuryn/pm-skills | 27k | — | ~525 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Identify Assumptions Newphuryn/pm-skills | 27k | — | ~807 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Code Prose
What does Code Prose do?
Apply Orwell's rules to the prose inside code — identifiers and comments — without changing behavior. Code Prose is an agent skill from EpicenterHQ/epicenter. Apply Orwell's rules to the prose inside code — identifiers and comments — without changing behavior.
When should I use Code Prose?
Code Prose fits situations like: comments need an editorial pass.
How do I install Code Prose in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/code-prose in EpicenterHQ/epicenter) into .claude/skills/code-prose in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Code Prose in Codex?
Run `npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/code-prose in EpicenterHQ/epicenter) into .agents/skills/code-prose in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Code Prose in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill code-prose -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/code-prose, .gemini/skills/code-prose, .github/skills/code-prose and .opencode/skills/code-prose in your project.
What does Code Prose need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Code Prose is instructions for the agent only.
Does Code Prose access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Code Prose safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Code Prose use?
Code Prose has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Code Prose use?
About 607 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Code Prose?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Code Prose: Prose (static-web-server/static-web-server, 2.4k stars), Beautiful Prose (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Identify (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.5k stars) and Identify Assumptions Existing (phuryn/pm-skills, 27k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Code Prose?
EpicenterHQ (a GitHub organization) maintains it in EpicenterHQ/epicenter, which has 4,819 GitHub stars. The repository holds 65 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: EpicenterHQ/epicenter on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.