Topic · Writing & Content

Best plain language and style rules skills for Claude Code, Codex and other agents.

Skills that apply writing standards and plain-language rules to drafts.
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Plain language and style rules skills, ranked

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Plain language and style rules skills, ranked
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A skill your agent uses when English text must be parsed without a human to resolve ambiguity — tool descriptions, error messages, inter-agent instructions, system prompts, status reports — and…

danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill3.9k—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT3 days ago
2

Turn a rough bug report, feature request, support note, or pull request into a short, plain-language issue focused on the problem and desired behavior.

every-app/open-seo23k1 repo~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMITyesterday
3

Writes and edits Japanese business documents so they read clearly and naturally, removes AI-sounding phrasing and can score how AI-like a text reads.

coji/natural-japanese1.9k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT1 mo ago
4

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.

cursor/plugins10k10 repos~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassNo licenceyesterday
5

Builds a Cap feature in an isolated Git worktree with disposable dev resources, verification, a recorded demo and a neutral pull request, started with /building.

CapSoftware/Cap23k—~2.5kAutomated safety check: WarnUnknownyesterday
6

Audit a session-metrics JSON export for token-usage waste and produce a plain-English findings report.

centminmod/my-claude-code-setup2.7k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT10 days ago
7

Install, configure, query and explain pgjev (the jev PostgreSQL extension that filters, ranks and classifies rows with plain-language conditions via TypeSafe's Jev model).

realZachi/pg-jev1k—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassUnknownyesterday
8

Cuts defensive disclaimers, stacked hedging and self-protective narration from proposals and summaries, keeping only limits that affect the reader's decision.

lennney/stop-that-shit2.5k1 repo~902Automated safety check: PassMIT2 days ago
9

Write, edit, or review C (and C-compatible header) code according to C coding style rules, then check and run clang-format to enforce formatting.

MaJerle/c-code-style1.4k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT28 days ago
10

Baseline cross-project coding conventions for naming, readability, immutability, and code-quality review.

KartikLabhshetwar/mind-mentor1474 repos~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.04 mo ago
11

Create, update, render, and visually verify polished Bruin CLI terminal demos with VHS.

bruin-data/bruin1.8k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0today
12

Generates a complete, customized Non-Disclosure Agreement with plain English annotations, tailored to the specific parties and situation

zubair-trabzada/ai-legal-claude1.8k1 repo~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassNo licence6 mo ago
13

Write or rewrite text in plain, layman-readable English in the spirit of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English: short sentences, active voice, simple tenses, one word one meaning, condition before…

ropensci/ckanr1043 repos~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT15 days ago
14

Installs an always-on set of rules into your agent's workspace config that cuts filler, hedging and padded closings from its replies.

hexiecs/talk-normal1.9k—~784Automated safety check: PassMIT5 mo ago
15

Writes or reviews documentation pages for the 33 JavaScript Concepts project, following its structure, a beginner-friendly voice and rules against AI-sounding language.

leonardomso/33-js-concepts67k—~14kAutomated safety check: PassMIT27 days ago
16

Audit a design system's color palette against measurable color-science disciplines — WCAG/APCA contrast of declared token pairs, perceptual (OKLCH) ramp uniformity, color-blindness safety of…

rome-os/rome717—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassMITtoday
17

日本語文書のAI由来の均一さ、翻訳調、不自然さ、論旨、読解負荷を、決定的なRust CLIと目視で診断し、依頼に応じて書く・直す。日本語の学術論文・研究報告では、中心命題、用語、論証、DOCX/PDF納品を監査契約で確認する。Use when the user explicitly mentions suiko, asks whether Japanese text looks…

nwiizo/suiko114—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMITtoday
18

Improve typography by fixing font choices, hierarchy, sizing, weight consistency, and readability.

sudomakes/backroad16210 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT3 mo ago
19

Switches the agent to a terse reply style that gives the answer first, drops filler, and keeps every technical fact, command and number exact.

JuliusBrussee/caveman110k—~1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0yesterday
20

Refactor code to reduce cyclomatic complexity so it stays readable, maintainable, and aligned with the long-term vision of the codebase, not just optimized for AI comprehension.

saurabhkumar8112/cyclomatic-complexity-skill405—~761Automated safety check: PassApache-2.01 mo ago
21

A skill your agent uses when a docs page or section has been written or rewritten and is about to be handed over, when the operator says "reader review", "does this read like a human wrote it", "too…

prisma/web1.1k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassNo licencetoday
22

Audit, redesign, generate, and improve IEEE manuscript figures, tables, captions, result presentation, plotting scripts, visual polish, hybrid Python/R plus vector-editor workflows…

CloudWave818/ieee-skills353—~1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT1 mo ago
23

Convert a web URL into cleaned Markdown with deterministic routing.

rookie-ricardo/erduo-skills935—~894Automated safety check: PassMIT2 mo ago
24

Applies UX writing practice to interface copy such as buttons, errors, forms and onboarding, using four quality standards and accessibility guidance.

content-designer/ux-writing-skill222—~3.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT4 mo ago
25

Software design philosophy guide based on John Ousterhout's "A Philosophy of Software Design." Use this skill during: code reviews, architecture discussions, API design, module decomposition…

luoling8192/software-design-philosophy-skill344—~3.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT2 mo ago
26

Guided WiSenseHub assistant for downloading WiFi CSI dataset samples, installing the processing environment, standardizing data, creating task-specific views and splits, inspecting outputs, and…

wisensehub/wisensehub.github.io108—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT1 mo ago
27

Cross-check RLinf documentation against code, natural explanation flow, and other docs, including English-Chinese parity.

RLinf/RLinf5.4k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.05 days ago
28

Review or write CLI documentation. An agent skill from CelestoAI/celesto.

CelestoAI/celesto1k—~805Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0today
29

Systematically reduce the shipped bundle size of a JS/TS library without sacrificing code readability or breaking consumer APIs.

kcsujeet/ilamy-calendar351—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT4 days ago
30
30.Bro

Re-explain the previous assistant message in a much simpler way — for when the reply made you go 'bro what'.

luchasarie/bro-skill3761 repo~421Automated safety check: PassMIT1 mo ago
31

A skill your agent uses when a user asks how many tokens (or how much context/cost) ContextPilot has saved, or wants a ContextPilot savings status/summary inside Hermes Agent — e.g.

EfficientContext/ContextPilot140—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT5 days ago
32

Enforces this monorepo's coding style rules by inspecting git diffs, reading .agents/skills/style-checker/references/styleguidance.md, fixing style violations, and reporting the result.

noumena-labs/Sipp121—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.018 days ago
33

Assesses how ready an organization is to produce plain language, through evidence sweeps, interviews and a maturity gap report.

GaZmagik/iso-24495188—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMITyesterday
34

Sets writing rules for Chinese technical docs: short plain sentences, consistent typography and a checklist for removing AI-sounding filler.

leter/zh-tech-writing332—~656Automated safety check: PassMIT13 days ago
35

Route TavernWeave work to bundled development guides, the standing A0 checklist, screened design and motion catalogs, concept/source references, and the offline picker.

LiarMTTT/TavernWeave148—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassUnknown3 days ago
36

Explain a GitHub issue, discussion, or feature request in plain language before deciding whether to build it.

VasiHemanth/tokentelemetry376—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMITyesterday
37

A skill your agent uses when text must be easy for its intended reader to find, understand, and act on — reports, emails, documentation, UI text, announcements, explanations, AI output that reads as…

danyuchn/iso-24495-skill150—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT1 mo ago
38

A skill your agent uses for planning, researching, drafting, revising, or auditing technical write-ups, textbooks, papers, reports, READMEs, research notes, PR narratives, and public technical prose.

tokenbender/agent-guides367—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.02 mo ago
39

Add a fluent extension to Nice3point.Revit.Extensions with C 14 extension(Type){} blocks that wrap the raw Revit API for readability and chaining.

Nice3point/RevitExtensions168—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMITyesterday
40

Reviews and lints Avalonia documentation pages against house style rules, content boundaries, anti-marketing standards, accessibility, and SEO.

AvaloniaUI/avalonia-docs166—~4.6kAutomated safety check: PassNo licencetoday
41

A skill your agent uses when asked to explain a topic, codebase, process, or document in a specific output format — plain language or Simplified Technical English (STE, in the style of ASD-STE100…

koolamusic/claudefiles130—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT2 days ago
42

General coding-style rules to apply to every project. An agent skill from rust-dd/tako.

rust-dd/tako162—~810Automated safety check: PassMIT6 days ago
43

Chinese-language style guide that keeps articles, scripts and product copy natural, readable and fact-grounded, with a lint script that flags tired phrasing.

oil-oil/oil-tone229—~517Automated safety check: PassMIT14 days ago
44

A skill your agent uses when reviewing Codex, Qoder, or repo-local skills and their prompt chains for trigger quality, workflow clarity, progressive disclosure, duplicated instructions, template…

QoderAI/better-harness2.4k—~802Automated safety check: PassMIT9 days ago
45

Audit a finished design document for hard-to-read or hard-to-understand paragraphs, then harden the house-style rules so future design docs avoid them.

JetBrains/youtrackdb437—~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0today
46

Customise the prd-taskmaster plugin workflow via curated brainstorm questions.

anombyte93/prd-taskmaster604—~2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT1 mo ago
47

Create GitHub issues using the gh CLI. An agent skill from openkaiden/kaiden.

openkaiden/kaiden110—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0yesterday
48

Drafts, revises, and audits reader-first technical and product documentation.

daniel-p-green/nbj-write-clearly117—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT1 mo ago

Questions, answered from the data.

What is the best plain language and style rules skill?

Asd Ste100 from danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill ranks first of the 420 plain language and style rules skills listed here, with the highest score: its repository has 3.9k GitHub stars, its SKILL.md loads about 4.1k tokens and it passes the automated safety check with no findings. Next come Simple Issue Description and Natural Japanese Business Writing.

Which plain language and style rules skills are official?

18 of the 420 plain language and style rules skills are official, published by the vendor's own GitHub organization: Technical Writing Standard, Docs Reader Review, Readability Feedback, Code Simplifier, Commenting C And Python and 13 more.

How are these skills ranked?

By Skill Navigator score, which combines the GitHub stars of the skill's repository (shared across that repo's skills and discounted for large collections), how many other GitHub owners carry a copy of the skill, and automated SKILL.md quality checks, minus penalties for safety-check warnings and for each further skill from the same repository. Skills that fail the safety check are not listed.