engineering-writer
CommunityTurn engineering experience into clear articles
Content & Communication#citations#technical-writing#software-architecture#content-style#article-template#experience-driven#editorial-checklist
Authorjoleques
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
Converts fragmented engineering experience and tacit knowledge into structured, practical technical articles that teach engineers how to reason about architecture, trade-offs, and evolution without resorting to hype or empty buzzwords.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Structured five-section template: Provocation → Context → Experience → Analysis → Conclusion to ensure clarity and practical value.
- Experience-grounded writing: Emphasizes real-world examples, common pitfalls, and learned trade-offs rather than abstract proclamations.
- Format flexibility: Produces short LinkedIn posts, medium blog articles, or in-depth long-form pieces with adjustable lengths and tone.
- Editorial guardrails: Enforces citation footnotes, a checklist for quality, and a consistent, mildly ironic yet humble author voice.
- Use case: Transform a team's postmortem and design notes into a 1,200-word article that explains the architectural decision, what went wrong, and actionable recommendations.
Quick Start
Draft a medium-length (600–1000 word) article that opens with a real production problem about microservices, explains the technical context, shares practical experience, analyzes trade-offs, and finishes with a concise, actionable conclusion.
Dependency Matrix
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: engineering-writer Download link: https://github.com/joleques/northstar-ai/archive/main.zip#engineering-writer Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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