writing-skills
14 writing-style skills for AI agents: 7 measurable frameworks, 7 character voices.
Plain SKILL.md files — no code, no server. Works in any agent that reads skills
(Claude Code, opencode, Codex, Cursor, Kiro, Gemini).
Install
npx skills add writing-skills
One command, every agent on your machine.
Other install methods
| Harness | Command |
|---|---|
| Claude Code plugin | /plugin marketplace add surendranb/writing-skills then /plugin install writing-skills@writing-skills |
| Codex ≥ 0.147 / Kiro | git clone https://github.com/surendranb/writing-skills.git — plugin.json is auto-discovered |
| npm | npm install writing-skills |
| Python | uv add writing-skills or pip install writing-skills |
Use
Ask for the style. The skill loads itself.
"rewrite this in plain language" · "make this a BLUF business update" · "press release in AP style" · "say it like Yoda"
Every skill ends with a Verify checklist the agent must pass before it delivers.
The skills
Frameworks — real standards, enforced
| Skill | Enforces |
|---|---|
plain-language |
Plain Writing Act. Sentences ≤25 words, passive ≤10%, jargon ban list. |
business-writing |
BLUF first line, explicit ask + deadline, buzzword ban list. |
corporate-communication |
News first, reader impact named, zero euphemism. |
gov-uk-style |
GOV.UK guide. Keyword-first headings, ≤5-sentence paragraphs. |
asd-ste100 |
Simplified Technical English. One instruction per sentence, no idioms. |
google-dev-docs |
Google style. Active voice, present tense, verb-first headings. |
journalism-ap |
AP Stylebook. Attribution, number rules, zero editorializing. |
Voices — characters, rate-limited against caricature
ted-lasso · jack-sparrow · shrek · yoda · winnie-the-pooh · paddington · bob-ross
MCP server — unlimited skills, live from GitHub
uvx writing-skills-mcp
The plugin ships 14 skills statically. The MCP server is the living registry
on top: it discovers styles from the full catalog on GitHub (search_styles),
returns any skill's full SKILL.md (get_skill), and installs it into a
harness skills directory (install_skill). A new skill is just a commit —
no package update, no re-install, at any scale.
uvx --from writing-skills writing-skills-mcp
Contribute
Copy template/SKILL.md, fill it, run
python3 scripts/validate_skills.py. CI enforces the contract — see
CONTRIBUTING.md.
License
MIT — Surendran B
1 maintainer
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