google-developer-style

Applies Google developer documentation style rules to technical prose and agent messages.

2|Updated Apr 15, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/tommylower/cortex --skill google-developer-style-tommylower
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: google-developer-style
Source: https://github.com/tommylower/cortex/tree/main/agent-workflows/google-developer-style
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tommylower/cortex --skill google-developer-style-tommylower

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What problem does it solve? Technical writing from AI agents and developers is often verbose, hard to scan, and inconsistent in tone. This Skill provides an editorial baseline adapted from the Google developer documentation style guide so technical prose, documentation, and agent messages are clear, scannable, and human. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Editorial rule set: Enforces outcome-first structure, active voice, short sentences, parallel lists, and sentence-case headings for technical content. - Agent message adaptation: Provides specific formats for progress updates, error reports, final reports, explanations, choices, and clarification questions. - Source mapping reference: Includes a rule-by-rule mapping to the official Google style guide with documented adaptation decisions. - Use Case: After drafting a long technical report or README, ask the agent to run a readability pass; it restructures the text to lead with the outcome, splits walls of text, and removes filler while preserving exact code and technical terms. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to apply Google developer style to revise the attached technical document for clarity and scannability.

Frequently Asked Questions about google-developer-style

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I make AI agent responses easier to read?▼

Apply Google developer style rules: lead with the outcome, keep one idea per paragraph, prefer sentences under 26 words, and use numbered lists for sequences. The skill also defines specific formats for progress updates, error reports, and final reports.

What is the Google developer documentation style guide?▼

It is Google's public editorial guide for technical documentation, covering voice, tone, structure, lists, headings, and formatting. This skill adapts it under the CC BY 4.0 license for cross-agent chat and technical messages.

Does this style guide apply to product interface copy?▼

It serves as the editorial baseline for user-facing technical prose, but for product interface copy you should also use the better-writing skill. Artifact-specific rules and explicit response modes take priority over this baseline.

When should I break the Google style rules?▼

Break a guideline when doing so clearly improves the content, then stay consistent. System, safety, explicit user, and project-specific requirements always take priority over this skill's guidance.

Does the style guide force American English?▼

No. The skill explicitly instructs matching the reader's language and dialect instead of forcing American English. It also avoids importing Google product naming, branding, legal, or SEO rules into general chat.