What is the primary focus of the writing skill?

The primary focus is a reader-first approach that ensures technical content is scannable, practical, and provides clear value to the reader immediately.

What types of content is this skill best for?

It is specifically designed for developer docs, tutorials, project proposals, and technical reviews where clarity and brevity are essential.

Does it enforce a specific tone of voice?

Yes, it maintains a friendly, practical, and confident tone using active voice and first/second person ('I' or 'you').

Can this skill help with SEO in my documentation?

Yes, it includes specific guidelines for SEO-aware keyword placement and optimized heading structures to improve search visibility.

Developer Writing Playbook

Name: Developer Writing Playbook
Author: mintuz

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Learning & Documentation

Optimizes technical documentation, tutorials, and proposals for maximum scannability and reader clarity.

About

The Developer Writing Playbook skill equips Claude with a robust framework for producing high-quality, developer-centric content. By prioritizing a reader-first philosophy, the skill ensures that technical documents like tutorials and proposals lead with immediate payoffs and maintain a professional yet accessible tone. It enforces specific structural rules—such as optimized heading hierarchies, active voice, and concise paragraphs—to make complex information easier to digest. This skill is ideal for developers and technical writers who need to create documentation that is both performant and trustworthy.

Key Features

Enforces scannable structures with clear headings and purposeful emphasis.
Optimizes content for readability using active voice and concise sentence structures.
Implements a reader-first philosophy focused on clarity and immediate value.
Provides standardized formatting patterns for titles, intros, and SEO-aware metadata.
Applies consistent voice and tone guidelines for professional technical copy.
14 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Drafting technical tutorials that are easy to follow and skim for key steps.
Creating structured project proposals and architecture reviews with clear payoffs.
Standardizing internal engineering documentation to ensure consistent formatting and voice.

About

Key Features

Enforces scannable structures with clear headings and purposeful emphasis.
Optimizes content for readability using active voice and concise sentence structures.
Implements a reader-first philosophy focused on clarity and immediate value.
Provides standardized formatting patterns for titles, intros, and SEO-aware metadata.
Applies consistent voice and tone guidelines for professional technical copy.
14 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Drafting technical tutorials that are easy to follow and skim for key steps.
Creating structured project proposals and architecture reviews with clear payoffs.
Standardizing internal engineering documentation to ensure consistent formatting and voice.