Technical Writing Standard
cursor/plugins
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.
A skill your agent uses for the prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing or direct customer communication: runbooks, procedures, checklists, change plans, PSA ticket and…
Install Msp Technical Writing
$ npx skills add RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills msp-technical-writing --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/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/msp-technical-writing .claude/skills/msp-technical-writing && 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 "msp-technical-writing" agent skill from https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/msp-technical-writing into .claude/skills/msp-technical-writing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "msp-technical-writing", 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/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/msp-technical-writingType 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 RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills msp-technical-writing --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/msp-technical-writing .agents/skills/msp-technical-writing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "msp-technical-writing" agent skill from https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/msp-technical-writing into .agents/skills/msp-technical-writing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "msp-technical-writing", 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 RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills msp-technical-writing --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/msp-technical-writing .cursor/skills/msp-technical-writing && 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 "msp-technical-writing" agent skill from https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/msp-technical-writing into .cursor/skills/msp-technical-writing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "msp-technical-writing", 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/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.git --path skills/msp-technical-writing--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 RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills msp-technical-writing --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/msp-technical-writing .gemini/skills/msp-technical-writing && 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 "msp-technical-writing" agent skill from https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/msp-technical-writing into .gemini/skills/msp-technical-writing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "msp-technical-writing", 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 RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills msp-technical-writingInstalls 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 RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/msp-technical-writing .github/skills/msp-technical-writing && 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 "msp-technical-writing" agent skill from https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/msp-technical-writing into .github/skills/msp-technical-writing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "msp-technical-writing", 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 RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills msp-technical-writing --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/msp-technical-writing .opencode/skills/msp-technical-writing && 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 "msp-technical-writing" agent skill from https://github.com/RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/msp-technical-writing into .opencode/skills/msp-technical-writing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "msp-technical-writing", 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
msp-technical-writing- GitHub stars
- 115
- Token cost
- ~2.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,578 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 13
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses for the prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing or direct customer communication: runbooks, procedures, checklists, change plans, PSA ticket and…
- Works in 5 steps: An explicit style request from the owner… → In Zone 2, msp-brand controls tone,… → In contracts, msp-legal drafting… → …
- The prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing
- SKILL.md covers Where This Skill Applies, Precedence, Contracts and Legal Documents and Modes, plus 4 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3
What it does
Msp Technical Writing is an agent skill from RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills. Use this skill for the prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing or direct customer communication: runbooks, procedures, checklists, change plans, PSA ticket and resolution notes, internal docs and reports, decisions logs, research briefs, sales enablement notes, the monthly owner review, contracts and legal notes, skill files, README text, commit messages, and internal email or chat. Inside marketing and customer messages, use it only for the technical parts: step-by-step instructions…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/ste-lint.py`).
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Technical writing, Contract review and Commit messages. The repository describes itself as: A collection of MSP claude skills for MSPs.
When your agent uses it
- The prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing
- Direct customer communication: runbooks
- PSA ticket and resolution notes
- Internal docs and reports
Example prompts
- “/msp-technical-writing”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- An explicit style request from the owner wins over this skill.
- In Zone 2, msp-brand controls tone, warmth, naming, and vocabulary. Use the msp-brand
- In contracts, msp-legal drafting conventions win on conflict.
- The owning skill controls facts, process, and numbers. This skill never changes the meaning
- Em dashes and en dashes: zero, in every zone this skill touches. This rule is stricter than
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d4c8213. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
asd-ste100.org
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
Msp Technical Writing loads about 2.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 230 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,578 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,578 words (~2,860 tokens).
“This skill sets the prose form for {{COMPANY_NAME}} writing. It adapts ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE) to this skill kit. It removes the marks of AI slop: long run-on sentences, passive voice, marketing adjectives, filler transitions, and em dashes.”
- name
- msp-technical-writing
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in skills/msp-technical-writing of RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills.
- SKILL.md
- scripts/ste-lint.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d4c8213
Compare with similar skills
Msp Technical Writing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Msp Technical Writing this skillRTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills | 115 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Technical Writing Standardcursor/plugins | 10k | 10 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Narrative Enablement Kitaaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills | 2.9k | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Persuasive Technical Writingmtarcure/claude-vibe-squad | 164 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Technical Writercuriositech/some_claude_skills | 243 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Documentation Strategyrampstackco/claude-skills | 941 | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Msp Technical Writing
What does Msp Technical Writing do?
A skill your agent uses for the prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing or direct customer communication: runbooks, procedures, checklists, change plans, PSA ticket and…. Msp Technical Writing is an agent skill from RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills. Use this skill for the prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing or direct customer communication: runbooks, procedures, checklists, change plans, PSA ticket and resolution notes, internal docs and reports, decisions logs, research briefs, sales enablement notes, the monthly owner review, contracts and legal notes, skill files, README text, commit messages, and internal email or chat.
When should I use Msp Technical Writing?
Msp Technical Writing fits situations like: the prose form of all writing for your MSP that is not marketing; direct customer communication: runbooks; PSA ticket and resolution notes; internal docs and reports.
How do I install Msp Technical Writing in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/msp-technical-writing in RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/msp-technical-writing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Msp Technical Writing in Codex?
Run `npx skills add RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/msp-technical-writing in RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/msp-technical-writing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Msp Technical Writing 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 RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills --skill msp-technical-writing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/msp-technical-writing, .gemini/skills/msp-technical-writing, .github/skills/msp-technical-writing and .opencode/skills/msp-technical-writing in your project.
What does Msp Technical Writing need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Msp Technical Writing needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Msp Technical Writing access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: asd-ste100.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Msp Technical Writing 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Msp Technical Writing use?
Msp Technical Writing has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Msp Technical Writing use?
About 2.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Msp Technical Writing?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Msp Technical Writing: Technical Writing Standard (cursor/plugins, 10k stars), Narrative Enablement Kit (aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills, 2.9k stars), Persuasive Technical Writing (mtarcure/claude-vibe-squad, 164 stars) and Technical Writer (curiositech/some_claude_skills, 243 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Msp Technical Writing?
RTFM-IT-Services-LLC (a GitHub organization) maintains it in RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills, which has 115 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.
Source: RTFM-IT-Services-LLC/msp-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.