writing-style

Enforce plain language, active voice, and British English in technical documentation.

1|Updated Mar 5, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/baphled/dotopencode --skill writing-style-baphled
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Skill: writing-style
Source: https://github.com/baphled/dotopencode/tree/main/skills/writing-style
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/baphled/dotopencode --skill writing-style-baphled

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps establish and maintain a consistent, professional, and engaging writing voice, ensuring technical communication is clear, precise, and free of unnecessary jargon.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Style Consistency: Ensures a uniform tone and voice across all project documentation and content.
  • Clarity Enhancement: Focuses on plain language, active voice, and avoiding verbosity.
  • Audience Calibration: Adapts technical communication for different reader groups.
  • Use Case: Use this skill to review a draft of your company's new API documentation to ensure it adheres to plain language principles and uses British English conventions consistently.

Quick Start

Apply the writing-style skill to ensure the attached document uses plain language and active voice.

Frequently Asked Questions about writing-style

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

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How do I make technical documentation clearer and more professional?

To make technical documentation clearer, apply plain language principles, use active voice, and remove unnecessary jargon to ensure your writing voice is consistent and engaging for diverse audiences.

What is plain language and how does it improve technical writing?

Plain language in technical writing focuses on clarity and precision, using active voice to convey information directly without verbosity, ensuring standardized style guidelines are met for diverse reader groups.

How do I enforce British English conventions in my project documentation?

Enforcing British English conventions in project documentation involves establishing standardized style guidelines that calibrate technical communication, ensuring consistent tone, precise vocabulary, and uniform style across all content.

Can I use this approach to review a draft of API documentation?

Yes, you can review API documentation drafts by checking for adherence to plain language principles, active voice usage, and British English conventions to calibrate the technical communication for your target audience.

What is the best way to maintain style consistency across technical content?

The best way to maintain style consistency across technical content is to establish a standardized writing voice that enforces plain language, active voice, and audience calibration across all project documentation.

Are there limitations when calibrating technical communication for diverse audiences?

Calibrating technical communication for diverse audiences focuses on adapting tone and clarity without verbosity, but relies heavily on strictly enforcing the established plain language and active voice guidelines to succeed.