writing-clearly-and-concisely
Apply Strunk's timeless writing rules to ANY prose humans will read—documentation, commit messages, error messages, explanations, reports, or UI text. Makes your writing clearer, stronger, and more professional.
Install
Install this Claude and Codex skill with the command below. The command stays visible even when copy support is unavailable.
git clone https://github.com/obra/the-elements-of-style /tmp/the-elements-of-style && ln -s /tmp/the-elements-of-style/skills/writing-clearly-and-concisely ~/.claude/skills/writing-clearly-and-conciselyFrom README
Writing Clearly and Concisely Overview William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style (1918) teaches you to write clearly and cut ruthlessly. WARNING: elements-of-style.md consumes 12,000 tokens. Read it only when writing or editing prose. When to Use This Skill Use this skill whenever you write prose for humans: Documentation, README files, technical explanations Commit messages, pull request descriptions Error messages, UI copy, help text, comments Reports, summaries, or any explanation Editing to improve clarity If you're writing sentences for a human to read, use this skill.
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