output-styles-skill

Output styles standardize Claude Code responses by applying predefined templates to bullet points, markdown, YAML, HTML, and other formats. Install styles with bash ./install-styles.sh, then select a template to enforce consistent formatting across all output types automatically.

Claude Code supports 12 style templates including bullet points, markdown, YAML, HTML, tables, and TTS summaries. These formats let you tailor responses for different audiences—readable reports, structured data interchange, and accessibility-focused rendering all from the same Skill.

Yes. The Skill includes CSS-like styling guidelines and hook-based configuration references that let you apply custom templates. Deploy locally via install-styles.sh to enable self-contained, customized output rendering without external dependencies.

Choose your desired style template after running the installation script. Hook-based style application lets you switch between YAML, HTML, markdown, and other formats per response, satisfying prerequisites like structured data needs or report generation workflows.

You need Bash installed to run the install-styles.sh deployment script. The Skill is self-contained; no external dependencies or components are required beyond the 12 predefined templates and configuration hooks included.

Yes. Style templates apply uniformly across observable tool diffs, TTS summaries, tables, and all other output types. This ensures accessibility-focused rendering and readable formatting across every response category Claude Code generates.