Content Writer
ViryaZheng/recomby-geo
Write SEO-optimized blog posts, landing pages, and long-form page copy following Google's E-E-A-T and Helpful Content guidelines.
A skill your agent uses when reviewing content pages for user experience and SEO.
Install Reading Level
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist reading-level --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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reading-level .claude/skills/reading-level && 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 "reading-level" agent skill from https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist/tree/main/skills/reading-level into .claude/skills/reading-level/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reading-level", 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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist/tree/main/skills/reading-levelType 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist reading-level --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reading-level .agents/skills/reading-level && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "reading-level" agent skill from https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist/tree/main/skills/reading-level into .agents/skills/reading-level/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reading-level", 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist reading-level --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reading-level .cursor/skills/reading-level && 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 "reading-level" agent skill from https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist/tree/main/skills/reading-level into .cursor/skills/reading-level/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reading-level", 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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git --path skills/reading-level--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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist reading-level --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reading-level .gemini/skills/reading-level && 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 "reading-level" agent skill from https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist/tree/main/skills/reading-level into .gemini/skills/reading-level/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reading-level", 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist reading-levelInstalls 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reading-level .github/skills/reading-level && 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 "reading-level" agent skill from https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist/tree/main/skills/reading-level into .github/skills/reading-level/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reading-level", 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist reading-level --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reading-level .opencode/skills/reading-level && 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 "reading-level" agent skill from https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist/tree/main/skills/reading-level into .opencode/skills/reading-level/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reading-level", 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
reading-level- GitHub stars
- 74k
- Token cost
- ~613 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 281 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 content pages for user experience and SEO.
- Reviewing content pages for user experience and SEO
- 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
- Tasks that involve UX design
What it does
Reading Level is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing content pages for user experience and SEO. Applies to blog posts, landing pages, how-to guides, and any long-form content intended for a broad audience.
Its SKILL.md is about 610 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 Writing & Content, covering UX design, Landing pages and Blog and article writing. 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 content pages for user experience and SEO
- Tasks that involve UX design
- Tasks that involve Landing pages
Example prompts
- “/reading-level”
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
Reading Level loads about 613 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 281 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 281 words, ~613 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/reading-level/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- reading-level
- description
- Use when reviewing content pages for user experience and SEO. Applies to blog posts, landing pages, how-to guides, and any long-form content intended for a broad audience.
- metadata.category
- seo
- metadata.priority
- medium
- metadata.difficulty
- intermediate
- metadata.estimatedTime
- 15
- metadata.source
- frontendchecklist.io
- metadata.url
- https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/seo/reading-level
Write at a clear reading level
Content written beyond the reading level of the target audience increases bounce rates and reduces time-on-page—both engagement signals that correlate with search rankings.
Quick Reference
- Target a Flesch Reading Ease score of 60–70 for general audiences (Grade 8–10)
- Use short sentences (15–20 words average) and common vocabulary
- Passive voice, jargon, and long paragraphs reduce readability
- Simple writing increases dwell time and reduces bounce rate
Check
Analyse this page's content for readability. Calculate or estimate the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. Identify sentences longer than 25 words, paragraphs longer than 4 sentences, instances of passive voice, and domain jargon that could be simplified. Report the estimated reading grade level.
Fix
Simplify the identified sentences and paragraphs: break long sentences at conjunctions, replace passive voice with active voice, substitute jargon with plain-language equivalents. Target a Flesch Reading Ease score of 60+ (Grade 8 or below for general audiences). Use subheadings to break up text every 200–300 words.
Explain
Readability measures how easy content is to understand. When content is written above the typical reading level of the audience, users leave faster (higher bounce rate) and spend less time reading (lower dwell time). These engagement signals influence search rankings indirectly. Clear writing also improves conversion rates and user satisfaction.
Code Review
Extract the text content from the page body (excluding navigation, headers, footers). Calculate or estimate the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. Count: sentences longer than 25 words, paragraphs with more than 4 sentences, passive voice instances, and words with more than 3 syllables that could be simplified. Report the grade level and top 5 most complex sentences.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/seo/reading-level
© thedaviddias, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/reading-level of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.
- SKILL.md
- references/rule.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0
Compare with similar skills
Reading Level 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Level this skillthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~613 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Content WriterViryaZheng/recomby-geo | 459 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Webinar Content And Eventsmanojbajaj95/claude-gtm-plugin | 105 | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Suede Ship CopyJasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills | 127 | — | ~6.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Blogtheopenco/llmgateway | 1.7k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Content Writer Agentmastra-ai/mastra | 29k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Reading Level
What does Reading Level do?
A skill your agent uses when reviewing content pages for user experience and SEO. Reading Level is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing content pages for user experience and SEO.
When should I use Reading Level?
Reading Level fits situations like: reviewing content pages for user experience and SEO; tasks that involve UX design; tasks that involve Landing pages.
How do I install Reading Level in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/reading-level in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/reading-level in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Reading Level in Codex?
Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill reading-level -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/reading-level in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/reading-level in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Reading Level 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 reading-level -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reading-level, .gemini/skills/reading-level, .github/skills/reading-level and .opencode/skills/reading-level in your project.
What does Reading Level need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Reading Level is instructions for the agent only.
Does Reading Level 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 Reading Level 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 Reading Level use?
Reading Level 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 Reading Level use?
About 613 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 1.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Reading Level?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Reading Level: Content Writer (ViryaZheng/recomby-geo, 459 stars), Webinar Content And Events (manojbajaj95/claude-gtm-plugin, 105 stars), Suede Ship Copy (JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills, 127 stars) and Blog (theopenco/llmgateway, 1.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Reading Level?
thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,412 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.