Agent skill · writing content · paperclipai
simplified-english
Write user-facing comments, plans, and documents in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English — short, unambiguous sentences with approved words and one meaning each — so readers understand them the first time.
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a specific writing style that the AI could infer but doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 75,771 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Simplified English For user-facing comments, plans, and documents, write using only ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. Core rules Use short sentences (procedures ≤ 20 words, descriptions ≤ 25 words). Give one instruction per sentence. Use approved words with one meaning each; avoid synonyms and jargon. Use the active voice and the present tense. Use articles ("the", "a") and do not drop words to save space. Write positive instructions; avoid negative or vague qualifiers. Keep paragraphs to one topic. Approved words The approved words are the ASD-STE100 controlled vocabulary — the Dictionary in the current ASD-STE100 specification, plus the technical names and technical verbs that your subject needs. When a word is not approved, use the simplest common word that has one meaning. Prefer these house choices: "start" / "stop" (not "initiate", "commence", "terminate", "kill") "make" (not "implement", "leverage", "utilize") "before" / "after" (not "prior to", "subsequent to") "about" (not "regarding", "in relation to") "help" (not "facilitate") "use" (not "utilize", "employ")
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills paperclipai/simplified-english