Simplified Technical English

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Writes unambiguous, highly readable technical prose based on the aerospace ASD-STE100 controlled-language standard.

The Simplified Technical English skill enforces the aerospace ASD-STE100 controlled-language standard to eliminate ambiguity and cognitive overload in technical text. By enforcing rules such as one meaning per word, strict active voice, simple tenses, short sentences under 25 words, and concise noun clusters, this skill transforms dense agent output and technical documentation into crystal-clear instructions. It is ideally suited for drafting pull request descriptions, commit messages, API and tool descriptions, error messages, status summaries, and agent-to-agent prompt handoffs where misunderstandings directly cause operational errors.

Key Features

01Maintains PostHog house style with American English, sentence case, and Oxford commas
02Limits noun clusters to three words and prevents stacked hedges and qualifiers
03Converts passive phrasing and complex multi-clause sentences into direct, active voice
04Applies ASD-STE100 controlled-language rules to eliminate ambiguity and synonym confusion
05Enforces concise sentence lengths of 20 words for instructions and 25 for descriptions
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Use Cases

01Refining system error messages, status summaries, and log outputs for faster human troubleshooting
02Rewriting dense PR descriptions, commit messages, and code comments for immediate clarity
03Crafting fail-safe instructions, tool definitions, and system prompts passed between AI agents