plain-language-rewrite
Rewrite jargon-dense text into plain language without losing precision — the translation pass that keeps every fact and qualifier, the jargon triage (terms to replace, terms to keep-and-define), and the reading-level honesty for the actual audience. Use when asked make this readable, translate this for non-experts, de-jargon this announcement, or rewrite this so my parents/customers/new hires understand it. Produces the rewrite with a fidelity check, the jargon ledger, and the kept-terms glossary line.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill plain-language-rewrite --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.
# Plain Language Rewrite Skill Plain language has a bad reputation because it's done badly — "simplifying" that quietly drops the qualifiers, rounds the numbers, and turns precise claims into vibes. Done right, it's a *translation* with a fidelity guarantee: every fact, number, condition, and hedge in the original survives; what changes is the packaging — sentence length, word choice, structure, and the jargon triage (most terms translate; some are load-bearing and get kept-and-defined instead, because renaming a term of art creates confusion downstream). The test is a reader who knows nothing and a checker who knows everything, both satisfied. ## What This Skill Produces - **The rewrite** — the same content at the target reading level, structured for the new reader - **The fidelity check** — facts/numbers/qualifiers in original vs. rewrite, diffed to zero loss - **The jargon ledger** — each term: translated (to what) / kept-and-defined (why it's load-bearing) - **The audience calibration** — what the target reader knows, and the one-notch rule applied ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **The text** — verbatim; translation works on actual sentences - **The audience
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: The Translation Rules
- Output Format
- The Rewrite
- Fidelity Check
- Jargon Ledger
- The Two-Reader Result
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the plain-language-rewrite skill do?
Rewrite jargon-dense text into plain language without losing precision — the translation pass that keeps every fact and qualifier, the jargon triage (terms to replace, terms to keep-and-define), and the reading-level honesty for the actual audience. Use when asked make this readable, translate this for non-experts, de-jargon this announcement, or rewrite this so my parents/customers/new hires understand it. Produces the rewrite with a fidelity check, the jargon ledger, and the kept-terms glossary line.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill plain-language-rewrite --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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 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.