# General Naming Readability

> Trigger: naming, readability, identifiers, intent, clarity. Evaluate naming and readability with language-neutral principles.

- Skill: `andresnator/general-naming-readability` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add andresnator/general-naming-readability`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/andresnator/general-naming-readability/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: Apache-2.0
- Author: andresnator (https://skillmd.com/u/andresnator)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/andresnator/general-naming-readability

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Load this skill when reviewing refactor plans for naming and readability in languages without a dedicated naming skill.
## Review goals

- Prefer names that reveal intent and domain meaning.
- Flag misleading abbreviations, overloaded terms, and hidden units or formats.
- Distinguish readability issues from purely stylistic preferences.
- Avoid mass renames unless the evidence shows concrete maintenance benefit.

## Confidence rules

- Use high confidence only when the issue is directly visible from the code or symbol names.
- Lower confidence when the recommendation depends on ecosystem or language-specific naming conventions that are not proven in the repository.
- If the code is too small or names are already clear, return no findings instead of inventing polish work.

## Output notes

- Evidence must cite concrete file/line/symbol examples.
- Cosmetic-only rename suggestions belong out of executable work unless maintainability value is explicit.