Agent skill

Pluralization

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when reviewing string concatenation involving counts, translation key lookups, or i18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all…

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Pluralization

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill pluralization -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist pluralization --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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pluralization .claude/skills/pluralization && 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
pluralization
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~553 tokens
SKILL.md length
242 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when reviewing string concatenation involving counts, translation key lookups, or i18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all…

  • Reviewing string concatenation involving counts
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Check, Fix and Explain, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Translation key lookups

What it does

Pluralization is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing string concatenation involving counts, translation key lookups, or i18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all target locales.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/rule.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Translation and Internationalization. The repository describes itself as: 🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing string concatenation involving counts
  • Translation key lookups
  • I18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all target locales

Example prompts

  • “/pluralization”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e8d14d0. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • frontendchecklist.io

    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

Pluralization loads about 553 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 242 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~553
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.8k

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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 242 words, ~553 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pluralization/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
pluralization
description
Use when reviewing string concatenation involving counts, translation key lookups, or i18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all target locales.
metadata.category
i18n
metadata.priority
medium
metadata.difficulty
intermediate
metadata.estimatedTime
25
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/i18n/pluralization

Handle plural forms with Intl.PluralRules or ICU MessageFormat

Pluralization rules vary dramatically across languages — what works as a simple singular/plural branch in English produces grammatically wrong output in Arabic, Russian, Polish, and dozens of other languages. Shipping incorrect plurals signals low translation quality and breaks trust with native speakers in target markets.

Quick Reference

  • English has 2 plural forms but Arabic has 6 and Russian has 3
  • Never concatenate a count with a string like '"You have " + count + " items"'
  • Use Intl.PluralRules to select the right message key per locale
  • ICU MessageFormat in react-intl or i18next handles plural selection automatically

Check

Find all places in this codebase where a count value is concatenated with a string or where only singular/plural branching is used, without Intl.PluralRules or ICU plural syntax.

Fix

Replace count string concatenation and binary singular/plural logic with Intl.PluralRules-based key selection or ICU MessageFormat plural syntax so that all CLDR plural categories are covered for every target locale.

Explain

Explain why languages have different numbers of plural forms, what CLDR plural categories are, and how Intl.PluralRules and ICU MessageFormat solve pluralization correctly across locales.

Code Review

Review translation files and components that render counts. Flag any strings that concatenate a number with text, any ternary that picks only between "singular" and "plural", and any i18next or react-intl message that is missing plural keys required by the target locale.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/i18n/pluralization

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/pluralization of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Enforce Rules For I18nmoeru-ai/airi50k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Translation ReviewDevolutions/UniGetUI26k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Lingui Best PracticesB0und/WikiSpeedrun1332 repos~4.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Ok Script I18nAliceJump/ok-end-field556—~828Automated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0

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Questions about Pluralization

What does Pluralization do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing string concatenation involving counts, translation key lookups, or i18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all…. Pluralization is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing string concatenation involving counts, translation key lookups, or i18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all target locales.

When should I use Pluralization?

Pluralization fits situations like: reviewing string concatenation involving counts; translation key lookups; I18n library configurations to check whether plural forms are handled correctly for all target locales.

How do I install Pluralization in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill pluralization -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pluralization in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/pluralization in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Pluralization in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill pluralization -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pluralization in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/pluralization in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Pluralization 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill pluralization -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pluralization, .gemini/skills/pluralization, .github/skills/pluralization and .opencode/skills/pluralization in your project.

What does Pluralization need to run?

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

Does Pluralization access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: frontendchecklist.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Pluralization 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 Pluralization use?

Pluralization 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 Pluralization use?

About 553 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Pluralization?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pluralization: Chatbox i18n Translator (chatboxai/chatbox, 42k stars), Enforce Rules For I18n (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars), Translation Review (Devolutions/UniGetUI, 26k stars) and Lingui Best Practices (B0und/WikiSpeedrun, 133 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Pluralization?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,398 GitHub stars. The repository holds 390 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.