concise-writing

Removes filler words and converts passive voice to active in text documents.

2|Updated Oct 30, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/zachmayer/skills --skill concise-writing
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Skill: concise-writing
Source: https://github.com/zachmayer/skills/tree/main/.claude/skills/concise-writing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/zachmayer/skills --skill concise-writing

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This skill eliminates wordiness, filler, and passive voice, ensuring your professional communication is direct, scannable, and highly effective.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Prose Optimization: Automatically strips filler words and converts passive voice to active voice.
  • Structural Guidance: Enforces short paragraphs, list usage, and front-loaded information for maximum readability.
  • Use Case: Use this when drafting critical emails, PR descriptions, or project documentation to ensure your message is understood immediately without unnecessary fluff.

Quick Start

Apply the concise writing skill to the draft document in the current buffer to improve clarity and impact.

Frequently Asked Questions about concise-writing

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I remove filler words and passive voice from my documentation?

To remove filler words and passive voice from documentation, apply automated prose optimization that strips unnecessary text and converts passive constructions to active voice. This process enforces high-density, scannable text for immediate reader comprehension.

What is the best way to make project summaries scannable and impactful?

The best way to make project summaries scannable is to enforce tight structural constraints like short paragraph lengths and front-loaded information. This ensures critical details appear first, maximizing readability and impact for professional communication.

Can I use this to improve clarity in drafted emails and PR descriptions?

Yes, you can use this to improve clarity in drafted emails and PR descriptions. It operates directly on human-readable text artifacts, applying active voice principles and removing wordiness to ensure your message is understood immediately without fluff.

How does converting passive voice to active voice improve communication?

Converting passive voice to active voice improves communication by increasing text density and directness. Active voice front-loads the subject and action, eliminating filler words and ensuring your professional communication is direct, scannable, and highly effective.

Does this prose editing approach require specific text formatting before use?

This prose editing approach requires no specific text formatting before use. It operates directly on existing draft text in the current buffer, automatically applying structural constraints and clarity principles to transform wordy drafts into high-density prose.

When should I avoid using automated prose optimization for editing?

You should avoid using automated prose optimization when your text intentionally requires passive voice or longer, descriptive paragraphs. Because it strictly enforces short paragraph lengths and active voice, it may alter nuanced stylistic choices in creative or formal narrative writing.