Technical Writing Density
Governs 'omit needless words' for technical prose so precision survives.
About
A single-file companion skill to writing-clearly-and-concisely that reframes concision for technical docs: cut filler ruthlessly, but keep reasons, constraints and disambiguations even when it costs length. It covers API references, specs, RFCs, runbooks, schema docs and issue-tracker tickets, and reinforces active voice, concrete nouns and scannability. It has only 1 star and explicitly requires the companion skill to work, which adds install friction. The upside is a focused rule that stops agents from deleting precision in the name of brevity.
What it can do
- Density-guided concision for technical docs
- Issue-tracker and PR-description writing
- Preserving reasons and constraints during edits
- Strunk rules applied under precision constraints
Setup
Install openskills: npm install -g openskills
openskills install --global softaworks/agent-toolkit/skills/writing-clearly-and-concisely
openskills install --global mlwelles/technical-writing-density
openskills sync (needed for opencode/Zed/Codex/Cursor)
Or run ./install.sh from a clone for both skills at once
Prerequisites
Node.js 20.6+, Git; the companion writing-clearly-and-concisely skill (install steps include it).
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 5/10
Scored 5/10 (metrics tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: 1 star, 6 commits — early, but install verified (openskills, convenience script, manual).; Requires the companion writing-clearly-and-concisely skill; install steps bundle both.; Single-rule focus (concision under precision constraints) is genuinely distinctive.. License: MIT verified via GitHub license field..
★ 1 GitHub stars
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 5.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 5.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 8.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 7.0/10
- · 1 star, 6 commits — early, but install verified (openskills, convenience script, manual).
- · Requires the companion writing-clearly-and-concisely skill; install steps bundle both.
- · Single-rule focus (concision under precision constraints) is genuinely distinctive.
Sources
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