Ux writing
38 portable Agent Skills for disciplined, reviewable AI-assisted work across Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and compatible agents.
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Improve product language, terminology, and explanatory text so interface and documentation are semantically safe and easy to act on.
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Overview
Use this skill when the main problem is language: wording, structure, terminology, explanation, or semantic safety.
When to Use
- microcopy review
- labels and messages
- product documentation language
- glossary and terminology clean-up
When NOT to Use
- pure visual polish
- brand campaign writing
- cases where the concept itself is still undefined
Core Moves
- Classify the content and the reader decision.
- Diagnose whether the issue is wording, structure, terminology, explanation, or concept.
- Rewrite for precision before elegance.
- Preserve semantic safety and actionability.
Optional Modules
- Terminology alignment — Create or tighten a canonical term when multiple names exist.
- Explanation layer — Add short explanatory support for thresholds, states, or system behavior.
- Public-facing tone — Adjust for institutional or sensitive contexts without pretending certainty.
Activation Triggers
- Use terminology alignment when the same concept has multiple names.
- Use explanation layer when users may misread the consequence of a state or action.
- Use public-facing tone when the text will travel beyond the product team.
Expected Output
- clearer copy
- explicit terminology decisions
- safer explanatory text
Verification
- The rewrite improves precision, not just style.
- System state, interpretation, and action are not blurred together.
- A reader can act correctly after a quick scan.
Handoff Signals
- The root problem is conceptual rather than textual.
- The next move belongs to design or product strategy rather than writing.
Pairs Well With
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Anti-patterns
- Using elegant language to hide conceptual confusion.
- Removing technical precision when it is operationally necessary.
- Treating documentation and interface language as separate universes.