Avoid AI Writing
conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing
Audit and rewrite content to remove AI writing patterns ("AI-isms").
Curated upstream guidance for Writing Guidelines; use when the workflow matches the user goal.
Install Writing Guidelines
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills writing-guidelines --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing-guidelines .claude/skills/writing-guidelines && 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 "writing-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/writing-guidelines into .claude/skills/writing-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "writing-guidelines", 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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/writing-guidelinesType 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills writing-guidelines --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing-guidelines .agents/skills/writing-guidelines && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "writing-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/writing-guidelines into .agents/skills/writing-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "writing-guidelines", 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills writing-guidelines --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing-guidelines .cursor/skills/writing-guidelines && 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 "writing-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/writing-guidelines into .cursor/skills/writing-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "writing-guidelines", 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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git --path skills/writing-guidelines--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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills writing-guidelines --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing-guidelines .gemini/skills/writing-guidelines && 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 "writing-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/writing-guidelines into .gemini/skills/writing-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "writing-guidelines", 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills writing-guidelinesInstalls 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing-guidelines .github/skills/writing-guidelines && 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 "writing-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/writing-guidelines into .github/skills/writing-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "writing-guidelines", 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills writing-guidelines --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing-guidelines .opencode/skills/writing-guidelines && 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 "writing-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/writing-guidelines into .opencode/skills/writing-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "writing-guidelines", 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
writing-guidelines- GitHub stars
- 47k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~438 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 173 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,354
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Curated upstream guidance for Writing Guidelines; use when the workflow matches the user goal.
- Works in 4 steps: Fetch the latest guidelines from the… → Read the specified files (or prompt user… → Check against all rules in the fetched… → …
- The workflow matches the user goal
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, How It Works, Guidelines Source and Usage, plus 2 more sections
- Reaches raw.githubusercontent.com
What it does
Writing Guidelines is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Curated upstream guidance for Writing Guidelines; use when the workflow matches the user goal.
Its SKILL.md is about 440 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: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The workflow matches the user goal
- Tasks that involve Brand voice and tone
Example prompts
- “/writing-guidelines”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Fetch the latest guidelines from the source URL below
- Read the specified files (or prompt user for files/pattern)
- Check against all rules in the fetched guidelines
- Output findings in the terse file:line format
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ec02547. 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
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
raw.githubusercontent.com
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
Writing Guidelines loads about 438 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 173 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit ec02547, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 173 words, ~438 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/writing-guidelines/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- writing-guidelines
- description
- Curated upstream guidance for Writing Guidelines; use when the workflow matches the user goal.
- metadata.author
- vercel
- metadata.version
- 1.0.0
- metadata.argument-hint
- <file-or-pattern>
- source_repo
- vercel-labs/agent-skills
- source_type
- official
- source
- vercel-labs
- date_added
- 2026-09-21
- risk
- unknown
When to Use
- Use when this upstream workflow matches the user's stated goal.
- Use when the task requires the procedures documented in this skill.
Writing Guidelines
Review files for compliance with Writing Guidelines.
How It Works
- Fetch the latest guidelines from the source URL below
- Read the specified files (or prompt user for files/pattern)
- Check against all rules in the fetched guidelines
- Output findings in the terse
file:lineformat
Guidelines Source
Fetch fresh guidelines before each review:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vercel-labs/writing-guidelines/main/command.mdUse WebFetch to retrieve the latest rules. The fetched content contains all the rules and output format instructions.
Usage
When a user provides a file or pattern argument:
- Fetch guidelines from the source URL above
- Read the specified files
- Apply all rules from the fetched guidelines
- Output findings using the format specified in the guidelines
If no files specified, ask the user which files to review.
Examples
User: Apply this skill to my current task.
Assistant: Follow the workflow in this skill, cite limitations, and ask before risky steps.Limitations
- Imported upstream skill; verify credentials, permissions, and safety boundaries before execution.
- Does not replace environment-specific validation, testing, or maintainer review.
© sickn33, 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/writing-guidelines of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ec02547
Used in 1 other repository
We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing Guidelines this skillsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~438 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Avoid AI Writingconorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing | 4.9k | 3 repos | ~8.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Khazix WeChat Article WriterKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | 2 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| BrandOhh-889/skyroc | 795 | 13 repos | ~733 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Guidelinesvercel-labs/agent-skills | 32k | 7 repos | ~309 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Unslop AI Writing Cleanuptheclaymethod/unslop | 512 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Writing Guidelines
What does Writing Guidelines do?
Curated upstream guidance for Writing Guidelines; use when the workflow matches the user goal. Writing Guidelines is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Curated upstream guidance for Writing Guidelines; use when the workflow matches the user goal.
When should I use Writing Guidelines?
Writing Guidelines fits situations like: the workflow matches the user goal; tasks that involve Brand voice and tone.
How do I install Writing Guidelines in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/writing-guidelines in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/writing-guidelines in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Writing Guidelines in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/writing-guidelines in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/writing-guidelines in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Writing Guidelines 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill writing-guidelines -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/writing-guidelines, .gemini/skills/writing-guidelines, .github/skills/writing-guidelines and .opencode/skills/writing-guidelines in your project.
What does Writing Guidelines need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Writing Guidelines is instructions for the agent only.
Does Writing Guidelines access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: raw.githubusercontent.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Writing Guidelines 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 Writing Guidelines use?
Writing Guidelines 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 Writing Guidelines use?
About 438 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Writing Guidelines?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Writing Guidelines: Avoid AI Writing (conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing, 4.9k stars), Khazix WeChat Article Writer (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars), Brand (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 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 Writing Guidelines?
sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,343 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,354 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.