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A skill your agent uses when establishing or applying brand voice — defining voice attributes, tone adaptation across contexts, vocabulary lists, writing examples, and ensuring consistent…
Install Voice And Tone
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designpowers voice-and-tone --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/designpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/voice-and-tone .claude/skills/voice-and-tone && 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 "voice-and-tone" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers/tree/main/skills/voice-and-tone into .claude/skills/voice-and-tone/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "voice-and-tone", 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/designpowers/tree/main/skills/voice-and-toneType 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/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designpowers voice-and-tone --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/voice-and-tone .agents/skills/voice-and-tone && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "voice-and-tone" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers/tree/main/skills/voice-and-tone into .agents/skills/voice-and-tone/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "voice-and-tone", 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/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designpowers voice-and-tone --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/voice-and-tone .cursor/skills/voice-and-tone && 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 "voice-and-tone" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers/tree/main/skills/voice-and-tone into .cursor/skills/voice-and-tone/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "voice-and-tone", 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/designpowers.git --path skills/voice-and-tone--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/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designpowers voice-and-tone --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/voice-and-tone .gemini/skills/voice-and-tone && 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 "voice-and-tone" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers/tree/main/skills/voice-and-tone into .gemini/skills/voice-and-tone/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "voice-and-tone", 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/designpowers voice-and-toneInstalls 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/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/voice-and-tone .github/skills/voice-and-tone && 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 "voice-and-tone" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers/tree/main/skills/voice-and-tone into .github/skills/voice-and-tone/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "voice-and-tone", 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/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -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/designpowers voice-and-tone --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/voice-and-tone .opencode/skills/voice-and-tone && 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 "voice-and-tone" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers/tree/main/skills/voice-and-tone into .opencode/skills/voice-and-tone/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "voice-and-tone", 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
voice-and-tone- GitHub stars
- 251
- Token cost
- ~681 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 308 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 33
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when establishing or applying brand voice — defining voice attributes, tone adaptation across contexts, vocabulary lists, writing examples, and ensuring consistent…
- Works in 4 steps: Define Voice Attributes → Define Tone by Context → Build the Vocabulary → …
- Applying brand voice — defining voice attributes
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Step 1: Define Voice Attributes, Step 2: Define Tone by Context and Step 3: Build the Vocabulary, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Voice And Tone is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designpowers. Use when establishing or applying brand voice — defining voice attributes, tone adaptation across contexts, vocabulary lists, writing examples, and ensuring consistent personality across the interface
Its SKILL.md is about 680 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 Brand voice and tone. The repository describes itself as: An agent design team you control: 10 agents that run an inclusive design process while you direct. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Applying brand voice — defining voice attributes
- Tone adaptation across contexts
- Vocabulary lists
- Writing examples
Example prompts
- “/voice-and-tone”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cb00757. 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
Voice And Tone loads about 681 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 308 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/designpowers at commit cb00757, republished under its MIT licence (© Owl-Listener). 308 words, ~681 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/voice-and-tone/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- voice-and-tone
- description
- Use when establishing or applying brand voice — defining voice attributes, tone adaptation across contexts, vocabulary lists, writing examples, and ensuring consistent personality across the interface
Voice and Tone
Voice is who you are. Tone is how you say it right now. Voice stays constant. Tone adapts to context. This skill defines both so every word sounds like the same person wrote it.
When to Use
- At the start of a project, during or after
design-strategy - When the content-writer agent needs voice guardrails
- When interface copy sounds inconsistent across screens
Step 1: Define Voice Attributes
Choose 3-5. For each, define "this, not that":
| Attribute | This | Not that |
|---|---|---|
| Warm | Friendly, approachable | Sycophantic, emoji-heavy |
| Knowledgeable | Confident, precise | Academic, condescending |
| Direct | Clear, action-oriented | Blunt, cold, robotic |
| Encouraging | Celebrates effort | Patronising, fake-cheerful |
The "not that" column prevents drift.
Step 2: Define Tone by Context
| Context | Feel | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Success | Celebration, warmth | "Your monstera is happy. Next water Thursday." |
| Error | Calm, helpful, no blame | "We couldn't save that. Check your connection and try again." |
| Onboarding | Welcoming, confidence-building | "Let's get to know your plants. About 30 seconds." |
| Empty state | Inviting, action-oriented | "Your windowsill is empty. Add your first plant." |
| Loading | Reassuring, brief | "Checking your plants..." |
| Destructive | Clear, calm, reversible | "Remove this plant? You can undo this." |
Step 3: Build the Vocabulary
| Always use | Never use |
|---|---|
| water | irrigate |
| happy | optimal |
| check it out | investigate |
| you | the user |
The content-writer agent uses this as a constraint.
Step 4: Set Reading Level
| Audience | Target |
|---|---|
| General consumer | Grade 6-8 |
| Professional tool | Grade 8-10 |
| Technical docs | Grade 10-12 |
Voice Audit Checklist
- Every screen sounds like the same person wrote it
- Voice attributes are present in the copy
- Tone matches the context
- Vocabulary list words used consistently
- Reading level at or below target
- Copy works read aloud by a screen reader
What You Deliver
- Voice attributes table (3-5, with "this not that")
- Tone guide by context with examples
- Vocabulary list
- Reading level target
- 3-5 before/after examples
Integration
- Informed by:
design-strategy,design-discovery - Feeds into:
content-writeragent,accessible-content,design-critic
© 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 skills/voice-and-tone of Owl-Listener/designpowers.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit cb00757
Compare with similar skills
Voice And Tone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice And Tone this skillOwl-Listener/designpowers | 251 | — | ~681 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Avoid AI Writingconorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing | 4.9k | 3 repos | ~8.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| BrandOhh-889/skyroc | 795 | 13 repos | ~733 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Khazix WeChat Article WriterKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | 1 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Guidelinesvercel-labs/agent-skills | 32k | 7 repos | ~309 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Unslop AI Writing Cleanuptheclaymethod/unslop | 518 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Voice And Tone
What does Voice And Tone do?
A skill your agent uses when establishing or applying brand voice — defining voice attributes, tone adaptation across contexts, vocabulary lists, writing examples, and ensuring consistent…. Voice And Tone is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designpowers.
When should I use Voice And Tone?
Voice And Tone fits situations like: applying brand voice — defining voice attributes; tone adaptation across contexts; vocabulary lists; writing examples.
How do I install Voice And Tone in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/voice-and-tone in Owl-Listener/designpowers) into .claude/skills/voice-and-tone in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Voice And Tone in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/voice-and-tone in Owl-Listener/designpowers) into .agents/skills/voice-and-tone in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Voice And Tone 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/designpowers --skill voice-and-tone -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/voice-and-tone, .gemini/skills/voice-and-tone, .github/skills/voice-and-tone and .opencode/skills/voice-and-tone in your project.
What does Voice And Tone need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Voice And Tone is instructions for the agent only.
Does Voice And Tone 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 Voice And Tone 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 Voice And Tone use?
Voice And Tone 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 Voice And Tone use?
About 681 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k 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 Voice And Tone?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Voice And Tone: Avoid AI Writing (conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing, 4.9k stars), Brand (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), Khazix WeChat Article Writer (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars) and Writing Guidelines (vercel-labs/agent-skills, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Voice And Tone?
Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/designpowers, which has 251 GitHub stars. The repository holds 33 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 23, 2026.
Source: Owl-Listener/designpowers on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.