Asd Ste100
danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill
A skill your agent uses when English text must be parsed without a human to resolve ambiguity — tool descriptions, error messages, inter-agent instructions, system prompts, status reports — and…
Installs an always-on set of rules into your agent's workspace config that cuts filler, hedging and padded closings from its replies.
Install Talk Normal
$ npx skills add hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install hexiecs/talk-normal talk-normal --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/hexiecs/talk-normal.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-hermes .claude/skills/talk-normal && 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 "talk-normal" agent skill from https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal/tree/main/skill-hermes into .claude/skills/talk-normal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "talk-normal", 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/hexiecs/talk-normal/tree/main/skill-hermesType 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 hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install hexiecs/talk-normal talk-normal --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-hermes .agents/skills/talk-normal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "talk-normal" agent skill from https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal/tree/main/skill-hermes into .agents/skills/talk-normal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "talk-normal", 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 hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install hexiecs/talk-normal talk-normal --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-hermes .cursor/skills/talk-normal && 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 "talk-normal" agent skill from https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal/tree/main/skill-hermes into .cursor/skills/talk-normal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "talk-normal", 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/hexiecs/talk-normal.git --path skill-hermes--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 hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install hexiecs/talk-normal talk-normal --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-hermes .gemini/skills/talk-normal && 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 "talk-normal" agent skill from https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal/tree/main/skill-hermes into .gemini/skills/talk-normal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "talk-normal", 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 hexiecs/talk-normal talk-normalInstalls 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 hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-hermes .github/skills/talk-normal && 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 "talk-normal" agent skill from https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal/tree/main/skill-hermes into .github/skills/talk-normal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "talk-normal", 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 hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install hexiecs/talk-normal talk-normal --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill-hermes .opencode/skills/talk-normal && 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 "talk-normal" agent skill from https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal/tree/main/skill-hermes into .opencode/skills/talk-normal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "talk-normal", 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
talk-normal- GitHub stars
- 1.9k
- Token cost
- ~784 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 343 words
- Files
- 4
- Skills in repo
- 2
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Installs an always-on set of rules into your agent's workspace config that cuts filler, hedging and padded closings from its replies.
- Making an agent's replies shorter and less padded across a whole workspace
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Procedure, What gets installed and Verification, plus 2 more sections
- Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls bash
- Removing filler openings and closing offers from agent output
What it does
This is a one-time installer, not a per-turn skill. Running bash install.sh finds the workspace config file (.hermes.md, HERMES.md or AGENTS.md) and writes the rules from prompt.md between BEGIN and END markers. Running it again replaces that block in place and touches nothing else, and bash install.sh --uninstall removes it.
The rules go after specific habits: stock opening phrases and restating the question, structure that buries the answer, closing summaries and offers of follow-up, contrastive phrasing, and sprawling pros-and-cons lists. Rules apply only from a new Hermes session, and Hermes may label the skill dangerous because it edits AGENTS.md, so it has to be installed with the force flag. To check it worked, ask a simple question and expect a short answer without filler.
When your agent uses it
- Making an agent's replies shorter and less padded across a whole workspace
- Removing filler openings and closing offers from agent output
- Reverting the always-on writing rules with the uninstall option
Example prompts
- “Run the talk-normal installer for this project, then check it by asking what Python is.”
- “Remove the talk-normal block from my workspace config.”
- “Replies are too wordy in this repo; install the talk-normal rules.”
Requirements
- bash
- A Hermes workspace with .hermes.md, HERMES.md or AGENTS.md
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d89cf32. 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
Ships script files (Shell), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
bash
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
Talk Normal loads about 784 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 343 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
The full file from hexiecs/talk-normal at commit d89cf32, republished under its MIT licence (© hexiecs). 343 words, ~784 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/talk-normal/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- talk-normal
- description
- Stop LLM slop. A curated system prompt that cuts verbose, corporate-sounding LLM output by 56-73% (measured) while preserving information. Works bilingually (English + Chinese). Installs into your AGENTS.md as an always-on behavior modifier.
- version
- 0.6.2
- author
- hexiecs
- license
- MIT
talk-normal
A curated system prompt that stops your LLM from writing like a LinkedIn post. Measured: 73% character reduction on GPT-4o-mini, 72% on GPT-5.4, across 10 prompts in English and Chinese, without losing information.
When to Use
Run the installer once per workspace to make your Hermes agent permanently less verbose. This is not a per-turn skill — it is a one-time installer that injects always-on rules into your project's context file.
Procedure
To install or update talk-normal in the current workspace:
bash install.shThe script auto-detects your workspace config file (.hermes.md, HERMES.md, or AGENTS.md) and injects the prompt between # --- talk-normal BEGIN --- and # --- talk-normal END --- markers. The installer is idempotent: running it again replaces the existing talk-normal block in place with the latest rules. Nothing else in your config file is touched.
To remove:
bash install.sh --uninstallStart a new Hermes session to take effect.
What gets installed
The contents of prompt.md get injected into your workspace config file. The rules target the specific slop patterns that make LLM output sound corporate and padded:
- Filler and hedging — banned opening phrases, no throat-clearing, no restating the question
- Structural discipline — lead with the answer, match depth to complexity, bullets only when genuinely parallel
- Closing patterns — no summary stamps, no hypothetical follow-up offers, no conditional next-step menus
- Rhetorical tics — no negation-based contrastive framing, no plain-language restatements
- Shape of comparisons — give a recommendation with brief reasoning, cap pros/cons lists
Verification
After installing, start a new Hermes session and ask a simple question like "What is Python?". The response should be 3-5 sentences with no filler phrases. Compare against the benchmarks at https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal for expected output.
Pitfalls
- Security scanner: Hermes flags this skill as "DANGEROUS" because it modifies
AGENTS.md(persistent prompt modification). This is expected — the skill's entire purpose is injecting always-on prompt rules. Install withhermes skills install --force hexiecs/talk-normal/skill-hermes. - Rules only take effect in a new session — Hermes freezes context files at session start.
- If you have both
.hermes.mdandAGENTS.md, the installer writes to whichever it finds first (.hermes.md>HERMES.md>AGENTS.md).
Upstream and issues
- Source: https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal
- Issues and rule suggestions: https://github.com/hexiecs/talk-normal/issues
© hexiecs, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files in skill-hermes of hexiecs/talk-normal.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
- install.sh
- prompt.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d89cf32
Compare with similar skills
Talk Normal 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talk Normal this skillhexiecs/talk-normal | 1.9k | — | ~784 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Asd Ste100danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill | 3.9k | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Audit Session Metricscentminmod/my-claude-code-setup | 2.7k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ponylang Prose Reviewponylang/ponylang-website | 160 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | BSD-2-Clause | |
| Inherit Legacy Styleaffaan-m/ECC | 274k | 1 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| GPT-6 Astra Prompt Writergnipbao/gpt6-prompt-writer | 142 | — | ~662 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Talk Normal
What does Talk Normal do?
Installs an always-on set of rules into your agent's workspace config that cuts filler, hedging and padded closings from its replies. This is a one-time installer, not a per-turn skill.md between BEGIN and END markers.
When should I use Talk Normal?
Talk Normal fits situations like: making an agent's replies shorter and less padded across a whole workspace; removing filler openings and closing offers from agent output; reverting the always-on writing rules with the uninstall option.
How do I install Talk Normal in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skill-hermes in hexiecs/talk-normal) into .claude/skills/talk-normal in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Talk Normal in Codex?
Run `npx skills add hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skill-hermes in hexiecs/talk-normal) into .agents/skills/talk-normal in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Talk Normal 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 hexiecs/talk-normal --skill talk-normal -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/talk-normal, .gemini/skills/talk-normal, .github/skills/talk-normal and .opencode/skills/talk-normal in your project.
What does Talk Normal need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Talk Normal needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (bash). Our summary lists: bash; A Hermes workspace with .hermes.md, HERMES.md or AGENTS.md.
Does Talk Normal 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 Talk Normal 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 Talk Normal use?
Talk Normal is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Talk Normal use?
About 784 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k 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 Talk Normal?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Talk Normal: Asd Ste100 (danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill, 3.9k stars), Audit Session Metrics (centminmod/my-claude-code-setup, 2.7k stars), Ponylang Prose Review (ponylang/ponylang-website, 160 stars) and Inherit Legacy Style (affaan-m/ECC, 274k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Talk Normal?
hexiecs (a GitHub user) maintains it in hexiecs/talk-normal, which has 1,858 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 22, 2026.
Source: hexiecs/talk-normal on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.