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Write and review content for plain language accessibility. An agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.
Install Plain Language Design
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills plain-language-design --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/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design .claude/skills/plain-language-design && 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 "plain-language-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design into .claude/skills/plain-language-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "plain-language-design", 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/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-designType 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills plain-language-design --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design .agents/skills/plain-language-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "plain-language-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design into .agents/skills/plain-language-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "plain-language-design", 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills plain-language-design --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design .cursor/skills/plain-language-design && 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 "plain-language-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design into .cursor/skills/plain-language-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "plain-language-design", 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/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git --path cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design--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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills plain-language-design --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design .gemini/skills/plain-language-design && 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 "plain-language-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design into .gemini/skills/plain-language-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "plain-language-design", 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills plain-language-designInstalls 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design .github/skills/plain-language-design && 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 "plain-language-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design into .github/skills/plain-language-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "plain-language-design", 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills plain-language-design --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design .opencode/skills/plain-language-design && 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 "plain-language-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design into .opencode/skills/plain-language-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "plain-language-design", 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
plain-language-design- GitHub stars
- 104
- Token cost
- ~659 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 315 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 55
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Write and review content for plain language accessibility. An agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.
- Works in 5 steps: Read every piece of text aloud —… → Check sentence length (count words —… → Identify jargon, acronyms, and idioms → …
- Writing interface copy
- SKILL.md covers The Tests, Common Replacements, Readability Benchmarks and How to Review, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Plain Language Design is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Write and review content for plain language accessibility. Use when writing interface copy, error messages, instructions, onboarding text, help content, legal or medical information, forms, or any user-facing text. Triggers on: plain language, reading level, simplify text, jargon, hard to understand, nobody reads this, unclear copy, rewrite, too complicated, ESL, literacy, readability.
Its SKILL.md is about 660 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 Writing & Content, covering Plain language and style rules. The repository describes itself as: Inclusive design skills for AI coding agents — from cognitive accessibility to adaptive interfaces, inclusive research, and accessibility decision-making. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Writing interface copy
- Onboarding text
- Medical information
- Any user-facing text
Example prompts
- “/plain-language-design”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read every piece of text aloud — stumbles reveal complexity
- Check sentence length (count words — flag any over 25)
- Identify jargon, acronyms, and idioms
- Verify every instruction has a clear, single action
- Check that error messages say: what happened + why + what to do
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e0740f. 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
Plain Language Design loads about 659 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 103 tokens; SKILL.md has 315 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills at commit 6e0740f, republished under its MIT licence (© Owl-Listener). 315 words, ~659 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/plain-language-design/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- plain-language-design
- description
- Write and review content for plain language accessibility. Use when writing interface copy, error messages, instructions, onboarding text, help content, legal or medical information, forms, or any user-facing text. Triggers on: plain language, reading level, simplify text, jargon, hard to understand, nobody reads this, unclear copy, rewrite, too complicated, ESL, literacy, readability.
Plain Language Design
Write and evaluate content so that people with cognitive disabilities, low literacy, non-native language skills, or high stress can understand it on the first read.
Plain language is not dumbed-down language. It is clear language. It respects the reader's time and cognitive resources.
The Tests
5-Second Test
Can someone read this sentence and understand it in 5 seconds? If not, rewrite.
Jargon Test
Would someone outside your industry understand every word? If not, replace the word or define it inline.
Action Test
For any instruction or button: is the next step completely unambiguous? "Save and continue" beats "Next". "Delete this item" beats "Remove".
Passive Voice Test
Passive voice hides who does what. "Your application has been rejected" → "We could not approve your application. Here's what to do next."
Sentence Length Test
- Aim for 15–20 words per sentence maximum
- One idea per sentence
- One instruction per paragraph
Common Replacements
| Instead of | Use |
|---|---|
| utilise | use |
| facilitate | help |
| implement | set up / start |
| terminate | end / stop |
| prior to | before |
| in order to | to |
| at this point in time | now |
| in the event that | if |
| with regard to | about |
| commence | start |
| sufficient | enough |
| subsequent | next |
| indicate | show / tell |
| modify | change |
Readability Benchmarks
- General public: grade 6–8 reading level
- Specialist audience: define terms, short sentences
- Critical content (medical, legal, financial): plain language summary alongside the full text
- Buttons, labels, error messages: grade 4–6 always
How to Review
- Read every piece of text aloud — stumbles reveal complexity
- Check sentence length (count words — flag any over 25)
- Identify jargon, acronyms, and idioms
- Verify every instruction has a clear, single action
- Check that error messages say: what happened + why + what to do
Output Format
When reviewing: present a table of flagged text with the original, the issue, and a rewritten version. When writing: produce plain language content with a note on the target reading level achieved.
© Owl-Listener, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design of Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e0740f
Compare with similar skills
Plain Language Design 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Language Design this skillOwl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills | 104 | — | ~659 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Asd Ste100danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill | 4.2k | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Simple Issue Descriptionevery-app/open-seo | 23k | 1 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ponytail AuditDietrichGebert/ponytail | 159k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Technical Writing Standardcursor/plugins | 10k | 10 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Natural Japanese Business Writingcoji/natural-japanese | 1.9k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Technical Writing Standard
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Applies four layers of technical-writing rules to docs, RFCs, readmes, PR descriptions and commit messages so a tired engineer follows them on the first read.
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Writes and edits Japanese business documents so they read clearly and naturally, removes AI-sounding phrasing and can score how AI-like a text reads.
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Questions about Plain Language Design
What does Plain Language Design do?
Write and review content for plain language accessibility. An agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Plain Language Design is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Write and review content for plain language accessibility.
When should I use Plain Language Design?
Plain Language Design fits situations like: writing interface copy; onboarding text; medical information; any user-facing text.
How do I install Plain Language Design in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills) into .claude/skills/plain-language-design in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Plain Language Design in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cognitive-accessibility/skills/plain-language-design in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills) into .agents/skills/plain-language-design in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Plain Language Design 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill plain-language-design -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/plain-language-design, .gemini/skills/plain-language-design, .github/skills/plain-language-design and .opencode/skills/plain-language-design in your project.
What does Plain Language Design need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Plain Language Design is instructions for the agent only.
Does Plain Language Design 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 Plain Language Design 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 Plain Language Design use?
Plain Language Design is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Plain Language Design use?
About 659 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 Plain Language Design?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Plain Language Design: Asd Ste100 (danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill, 4.2k stars), Simple Issue Description (every-app/open-seo, 23k stars), Ponytail Audit (DietrichGebert/ponytail, 159k stars) and Technical Writing Standard (cursor/plugins, 10k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Plain Language Design?
Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills, which has 104 GitHub stars. The repository holds 55 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 9, 2026.
Source: Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.