Updated 2w ago
by Kiterlin
anti-defensive-writing
Codex skill for removing defensive writing and strengthening prose.
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- 1 skill (1 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 41 forks (41 forks)
- 2w ago last update (Last updated 2w ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add Kiterlin/anti-defensive-writing
Asks which agents to install it for. Add -g to install it for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/Kiterlin/anti-defensive-writingcp -r "anti-defensive-writing" ~/.claude/skills/anti-defensive-writing
Copies the anti-defensive-writing skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project).
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add Kiterlin/anti-defensive-writing
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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anti-defensive-writing
Reduce defensive writing in drafts and revisions by removing unnecessary caveats, disclaimers, hedges, apology-like framing, negative self-limiting statements, and over-explanations while preserving necessary scope, accuracy, safety, legal, ethical, and methodological limits. Use when drafting or revising academic writing, papers, essays, abstracts, introductions, contribution statements, discuss…
SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
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