---
name: simplified-technical-english
description: >-
  Use when writing anything the user reads — a response, an answer, a final report, a status
  update, a question, a decision request, a warning, step-by-step instructions, or a subagent
  hand-back. Applies the ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English writing rules to user-agent
  communication, including readers whose first language is not English.
version: 1.0.0
author: ai-badger
license: MIT
platforms: [linux, macos, windows]
scope: default
metadata:
  hermes:
    tags: [communication, ste, asd-ste100, simplified-english, reports, responses, plain-language]
    related_skills: [humanizer, status-report, documentation]
---

> **This is the generic copy.** If this project has been scaffolded, prefer the unprefixed
> `simplified-technical-english` skill: it is `.ai-badger/skills/simplified-technical-english/SKILL.md`, and it has this project's
> extensions and any `project-local.md` merged in. This copy has neither.
>
> The full procedure is in `SKILL.full.md` beside this file, unchanged — read it if the project has no
> `.ai-badger/`, or run `welcome-ai-badger` to scaffold one.