writing-guidelines
Helps your agent review texts and documents. Checks if the writing is clear, consistent, and follows style guidelines.
What it does
This tool checks if your texts follow defined writing rules. It compares your content against a handbook of best practices to ensure the style, voice, and tone are correct.
When to use it
- ✓When you want to ensure a document is well-written.
- ✓When reviewing text for style consistency.
- ✓To check if your content's voice and tone are appropriate.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Review this text according to the writing guidelines.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
The tool loads a set of writing rules. It then reads the text you provide and compares each part against these rules, pointing out any deviations.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill writing-guidelinesOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/skills/writing-guidelines/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
Writing Guidelines
Review files for compliance with Writing Guidelines.
How It Works
- Load the pinned guidelines from
references/guidelines.md— this is the default, reproducible execution path - Optionally, fetch the latest guidelines from the upstream URL below and diff against the pinned snapshot to see if anything has changed
- Read the specified files (or prompt user for files/pattern)
- Check against all rules in the guidelines
- Output findings in the terse
file:lineformat
Guidelines Source
Default (pinned): The vendored copy at references/guidelines.md is the default execution path. It is a pinned snapshot of the upstream guidelines and guarantees the skill produces reproducible results in any runtime environment.
Upstream (live): For users who want the very latest rules, the live source is available at:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vercel-labs/writing-guidelines/main/command.md
Fetching the live version is optional — the pinned snapshot is always the baseline.
Usage
When a user provides a file or pattern argument:
- Load
references/guidelines.mdas the default source - Optionally fetch the upstream URL to check for updates
- Read the specified files
- Apply all rules from the guidelines
- Output findings using the format specified in the guidelines
If no files specified, ask the user which files to review.
FAQ
What are 'Writing Guidelines'?
They are a set of rules and recommendations on how to write clear, consistent text suitable for a specific audience or purpose.
Can I use the latest rules?
Yes, the tool can use the latest rules available online or a saved version to ensure consistent results.
How does the tool tell me what's wrong?
It reports the file and line where it found an issue, in a concise format, so you can easily fix it.
Details
Original description by the author
Review docs/prose for Writing Guidelines compliance. Use when asked to "review my docs", "check writing style", "audit prose", "review docs voice and tone", or "check this page against the writing handbook".
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #795
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
Comments
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