Ste Writing

Rewrite prose (docs, READMEs, PR descriptions, error messages, release notes, comments, commit messages, changelogs - never code) into ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English to remove "AI slop". Use when asked to make writing not sound like AI, make docs clear or plain, remove slop or fluff from text, enforce a controlled writing style, or write technical documentation that reads human. Two modes - strict (procedures, safety, error messages) and STE-flavored (general prose).

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add 1fc0nfig/ste-writing --skill ste-writing

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/1fc0nfig/ste-writing.git /tmp/ste-writing
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/ste-writing/. ~/.claude/skills/ste-writing

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# ste-writing

Write prose in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. This applies to documentation, READMEs, pull-request text, error messages, release notes, changelogs, and comments. It does not apply to code, identifiers, or command syntax. It is not for marketing copy, essays, or anything that needs a voice. STE strips voice on purpose.

## Rules

WORDS
- Use one name for one thing. Do not call the same item by two different names.
- Use the short common word: start (not begin/commence/initiate), use (not utilize/leverage), help (not facilitate), make sure (not ensure), before (not prior to), after (not subsequent to), about (not regarding/concerning), get (not obtain/acquire), show (not demonstrate), also (not additionally/furthermore/moreover).
- Give each word one meaning. "fall" means to move down, not to decrease.
- No marketing adjectives: seamless, robust, powerful, cutting-edge, effortless, world-class, next-generation, revolutionary.
- American spelling.

VERBS
- Active voice. "the parser reads the file", not "the file is read by the parser".
- Use a verb for an action. "analyze the log", not "perform an analysis of the log".
- No stacked auxiliaries. Not "it is important to note that this may help to improve". Write "this improves X".
- No "-ing" main verb where a simple tense works.

SENTENCES
- One instruction per sentence. Max 20 words (instruction), max 25 (descriptive).
- No contractions. Use articles: a, an, the, this, these.

PUNCTUATION

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: ste-writing
Repository: 1fc0nfig/ste-writing
Repo updated: 29 July 2026

FAQ

What does the Ste Writing skill do?

How do I install the Ste Writing skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add 1fc0nfig/ste-writing --skill ste-writing. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Ste Writing popular?

It lives in 1fc0nfig/ste-writing, which has 5 GitHub stars and 0 forks.

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