Updated 1mo ago
by b1rdmania
claude-plain-english-skill
Claude Code and Codex skill/plugin: strip AI tics and apply Orwell/Gowers plain-English rules
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- 2 skills (2 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 6 forks (6 forks)
- 1mo ago last update (Last updated 1mo ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add b1rdmania/claude-plain-english-skill
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add b1rdmania/claude-plain-english-skill --skill plain-english — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/b1rdmania/claude-plain-english-skillcp -r "claude-plain-english-skill" ~/.claude/skills/claude-plain-english-skill
Copies the plain-english skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add b1rdmania/claude-plain-english-skill
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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plain-english
Tighten prose by stripping AI tics and applying Orwell/Gowers plain-English rules. Use when the user asks to rewrite, tighten, simplify, or detox writing — phrases like "plain English", "make this clearer", "cut the AI voice", "fix the writing", "rewrite plainly", "tighten this", "detox this". Also run as a self-audit pass before delivering long-form prose (essays, blog posts, articles, reports)…
SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
simple-english
Write or rewrite technical text with the rules of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English so it is clear, unambiguous, and free of AI slop. Use for documentation, READMEs, runbooks, procedures, error messages, release notes, incident reports, and API guides. Also use when the user says "STE", "Simplified Technical English", "ASD-STE100", "de-slop", "make this readable", "write for non-native read…
skills/simple-english/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.