Agent Style
pchalasani/claude-code-tools
Literature-backed English technical-prose writing rules (agent-style, 21 rules).
Apply proper indentation and spacing rules to code comments to enhance readability and maintain code visual structure.
Install Comment Layout And Formatting
$ npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills comment-layout-and-formatting --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/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting' .claude/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting && 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 "comment-layout-and-formatting" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting into .claude/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "comment-layout-and-formatting", 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/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formattingType 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 kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills comment-layout-and-formatting --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting' .agents/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "comment-layout-and-formatting" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting into .agents/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "comment-layout-and-formatting", 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 kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills comment-layout-and-formatting --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting' .cursor/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting && 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 "comment-layout-and-formatting" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting into .cursor/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "comment-layout-and-formatting", 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/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git --path 'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting'--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 kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills comment-layout-and-formatting --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting' .gemini/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting && 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 "comment-layout-and-formatting" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting into .gemini/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "comment-layout-and-formatting", 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 kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills comment-layout-and-formattingInstalls 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 kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting' .github/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting && 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 "comment-layout-and-formatting" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting into .github/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "comment-layout-and-formatting", 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 kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills comment-layout-and-formatting --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting' .opencode/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting && 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 "comment-layout-and-formatting" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting into .opencode/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "comment-layout-and-formatting", 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
comment-layout-and-formatting- GitHub stars
- 134
- Token cost
- ~408 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 188 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 21
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Apply proper indentation and spacing rules to code comments to enhance readability and maintain code visual structure.
- Works in 3 steps: Align comments with the code they… → Ensure comments do not obscure the… → Maintain visual hierarchy to help…
- Formatting comments within code blocks
- SKILL.md covers Comment Indentation, Comment Spacing and Result
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Comment Layout And Formatting is an agent skill from kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills. Apply proper indentation and spacing rules to code comments to enhance readability and maintain code visual structure. Use when writing or formatting comments within code blocks, or when establishing code style guidelines.
Its SKILL.md is about 410 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering Technical documentation and Plain language and style rules. The repository describes itself as: Convert a book into skills directly callable to Claude Code.
When your agent uses it
- Formatting comments within code blocks
- Establishing code style guidelines
Example prompts
- “/comment-layout-and-formatting”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Align comments with the code they describe using the same indentation level
- Ensure comments do not obscure the visual indentation structure of the code
- Maintain visual hierarchy to help readers understand program logic structure
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0d70065. 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
Comment Layout And Formatting loads about 408 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 188 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 188 words (~408 tokens).
“Apply these rules to ensure comments enhance rather than disrupt code readability.”
- name
- comment-layout-and-formatting
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting of kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0d70065
Compare with similar skills
Comment Layout And Formatting 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comment Layout And Formatting this skillkitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills | 134 | — | ~408 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Agent Stylepchalasani/claude-code-tools | 2k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Content Modelguardana/guardana | 129 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Tabler Docs Writertabler/tabler | 42k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Guidelinesrohitg00/pro-workflow | 2.9k | — | ~593 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Understandsmallnest/goal-workflow | 289 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Comment Layout And Formatting
What does Comment Layout And Formatting do?
Apply proper indentation and spacing rules to code comments to enhance readability and maintain code visual structure. Comment Layout And Formatting is an agent skill from kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills. Apply proper indentation and spacing rules to code comments to enhance readability and maintain code visual structure.
When should I use Comment Layout And Formatting?
Comment Layout And Formatting fits situations like: formatting comments within code blocks; establishing code style guidelines.
How do I install Comment Layout And Formatting in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting in kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills) into .claude/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Comment Layout And Formatting in Codex?
Run `npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/comment-layout-and-formatting in kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills) into .agents/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Comment Layout And Formatting 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 kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill comment-layout-and-formatting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting, .gemini/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting, .github/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting and .opencode/skills/comment-layout-and-formatting in your project.
What does Comment Layout And Formatting need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Comment Layout And Formatting is instructions for the agent only.
Does Comment Layout And Formatting 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 Comment Layout And Formatting 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 Comment Layout And Formatting use?
No licence was found for Comment Layout And Formatting or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Comment Layout And Formatting use?
About 408 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Comment Layout And Formatting?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Comment Layout And Formatting: Agent Style (pchalasani/claude-code-tools, 2k stars), Content Model (guardana/guardana, 129 stars), Tabler Docs Writer (tabler/tabler, 42k stars) and Writing Guidelines (rohitg00/pro-workflow, 2.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Comment Layout And Formatting?
kitchen-engineer42 (a GitHub user) maintains it in kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 24, 2026.
Source: kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.