grounded-writing

Draft and revise evidence-led publishable prose without invented claims or promotional filler.

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One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/chrisbanes/skills --skill grounded-writing
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Skill: grounded-writing
Source: https://github.com/chrisbanes/skills/tree/main/skills/grounded-writing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/chrisbanes/skills --skill grounded-writing

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Writing for publication often drifts into generic openings, marketing language, or invented personal anecdotes that undermine credibility. This Skill drafts and revises text the user will publish or send, keeping every claim grounded in supplied or verified facts while matching the requested format and register.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Grounded drafting: Builds text from a concrete problem or observation, explains the mechanism, supports it with evidence, and states the practical consequence.
  • Style profile with registers: Applies a reference style profile with concise working note, restrained long form, and playful explanation registers matched to the destination.
  • Truth and style editing passes: Removes generic scene-setting, marketing words, unsupported certainty, and fabricated first-person claims, asking the user when a personal position is unknown.
  • Use Case: A developer needs a release note for a library update. The Skill drafts it from the actual changes, qualifies limitations honestly, and ends on the next step rather than a promotional summary.

Quick Start

Use grounded-writing to draft this release note in my style without inventing personal claims or promotional language.

Frequently Asked Questions about grounded-writing

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I write evidence-led technical prose without marketing language?

Start from a concrete problem or observation, explain the underlying mechanism, support claims with evidence or examples, and state the practical consequence. Then edit once for style and once for truth, removing generic openings, promotional adjectives, and unsupported certainty.

How to write short review comments and replies in a consistent style?

Use the concise working note register: lead with the actionable point, include only the context or evidence needed to support it, and stop. Do not manufacture an introduction or conclusion for short messages.

Can this style apply to languages other than English?

Yes. The Skill uses the user's default language and regional conventions unless the request specifies otherwise. The English-language source posts in the style profile do not override the language of the current conversation.

What happens when a personal opinion or fact is missing from the draft?

If a missing personal opinion or experience would materially change the text, the Skill asks the user and stops drafting that part. For minor gaps it uses a conspicuous placeholder or states the uncertainty honestly, never inventing first-person claims.

When should grounded writing not be applied?

Do not apply it to ordinary assistant replies, quoted source text, or prose attributed to someone else. It is intended only for text the user will publish or send, from one-sentence comments to long essays.