Agent skill

Technical Writing Skill

by MagicCube in MagicCube/agentara

A skill for technical writing. An agent skill from MagicCube/agentara.

No licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Technical Writing Skill

skills CLI
$ npx skills add MagicCube/agentara --skill technical-writing-skill -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MagicCube/agentara technical-writing-skill --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MagicCube/agentara.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/user-home/.claude/skills/technical-writing-skill .claude/skills/technical-writing-skill && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
technical-writing-skill
GitHub stars
515
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
261 words
Files
13
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill for technical writing. An agent skill from MagicCube/agentara.

  • Works in 5 steps: 读取主题确认指南 → 按指南与用户对话,确认 → 创建工作目录 → …
  • Tasks that involve Technical writing
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Workflow, Quick Start and Progressive Loading Strategy, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Technical Writing Skill is an agent skill from MagicCube/agentara. A skill for technical writing. This skill should be used when users want to write a technical article.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 14 other files (for example `checklists/outline-checklist.md`, `checklists/research-checklist.md` and `checklists/writing-checklist.md`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Technical writing. The repository describes itself as: Your 24/7 personal assistant powered by Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. Multi-channel messaging, long-term memory, skills, task scheduling, session management, and more — all…

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Technical writing

Example prompts

  • “/technical-writing-skill”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. 读取主题确认指南
  2. 按指南与用户对话,确认
  3. 创建工作目录
  4. 使用模板生成 00-topic.md
  5. 征求用户确认,获得确认后 → 进入阶段 1

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5621a96. 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 (its code samples are markdown, mermaid and 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

Technical Writing Skill loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 261 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~32
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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 261 words (~1,384 tokens).

name
technical-writing-skill

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 12 other files in user-home/.claude/skills/technical-writing-skill of MagicCube/agentara.

  • SKILL.md
  • checklists/outline-checklist.md
  • checklists/research-checklist.md
  • checklists/writing-checklist.md
  • stage-0-topic.md
  • stage-1-research.md
  • stage-2-outline.md
  • stage-3-writing.md
  • stage-4-iteration.md
  • templates/00-topic-template.md
  • templates/01-research-template.md
  • templates/02-outline-template.md
  • templates/version-changelog-template.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5621a96

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Technical Writing Standardcursor/plugins10k10 repos~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassNone

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Questions about Technical Writing Skill

What does Technical Writing Skill do?

A skill for technical writing. An agent skill from MagicCube/agentara. Technical Writing Skill is an agent skill from MagicCube/agentara. A skill for technical writing.

When should I use Technical Writing Skill?

Technical Writing Skill fits situations like: tasks that involve Technical writing.

How do I install Technical Writing Skill in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add MagicCube/agentara --skill technical-writing-skill -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (user-home/.claude/skills/technical-writing-skill in MagicCube/agentara) into .claude/skills/technical-writing-skill in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Technical Writing Skill in Codex?

Run `npx skills add MagicCube/agentara --skill technical-writing-skill -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (user-home/.claude/skills/technical-writing-skill in MagicCube/agentara) into .agents/skills/technical-writing-skill in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Technical Writing Skill 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 MagicCube/agentara --skill technical-writing-skill -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/technical-writing-skill, .gemini/skills/technical-writing-skill, .github/skills/technical-writing-skill and .opencode/skills/technical-writing-skill in your project.

What does Technical Writing Skill need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Technical Writing Skill is instructions for the agent only.

Does Technical Writing Skill 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 Technical Writing Skill 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 Technical Writing Skill use?

No licence was found for Technical Writing Skill or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Technical Writing Skill use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k 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 Technical Writing Skill?

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Who maintains Technical Writing Skill?

MagicCube (a GitHub user) maintains it in MagicCube/agentara, which has 515 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 11, 2026.

Source: MagicCube/agentara on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.