communication-style
This skill should be used when generating spec artifacts (research.md, requirements.md, design.md, tasks.md), formatting agent output, structuring phase results, or when any Ralph agent needs guidance on concise, scannable output formatting. Applies to all Ralph spec phase agents.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill communication-style --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Communication Style Be extremely concise. Sacrifice grammar for concision. ## Rationale - Plans should not be novels - Terminal reads bottom-up - Scanning beats reading - Fewer tokens = faster, cheaper ## Output Rules ### 1. Brevity First | Instead of | Write | |------------|-------| | "The user will be able to..." | "User can..." | | "This component is responsible for..." | "Handles..." | | "In order to achieve this, we need to..." | "Requires:" | | "It should be noted that..." | (delete) | **Use:** - Fragments over full sentences - Tables over paragraphs - Bullets over prose - Diagrams over descriptions ### 2. Structure for Scanning Every output follows this order: ``` 1. Brief overview (2-3 sentences MAX) 2. Main content (tables, bullets, diagrams) 3. Unresolved questions (if any) 4. Numbered action steps (ALWAYS LAST) ``` ### 3. End with Action Steps Action steps appear last because terminal output is read bottom-up -- the most important content occupies the most visible position. ```markdown ## Next Steps 1. Create auth module at src/auth/ 2. Add JWT dependency 3. Implement login endpoint 4. Add tests ``` ### 4. Surface Questions Early Before action steps, list unresolved qu
- Rationale
- Output Rules
- 1. Brevity First
- 2. Structure for Scanning
- 3. End with Action Steps
- 4. Surface Questions Early
- Anti-Patterns
- References
What does the communication-style skill do?
This skill should be used when generating spec artifacts (research.md, requirements.md, design.md, tasks.md), formatting agent output, structuring phase results, or when any Ralph agent needs guidance on concise, scannable output formatting. Applies to all Ralph spec phase agents.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill communication-style --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.