Use when writing or explaining procedures, safety-critical steps, aerospace or other technical instructions, or when a reader is stuck on a concept and needs one meaning per word. Fits replies and written how-tos, runbooks, and install steps, including non-native-English audiences. Prefer this when ambiguity is the failure mode, even if nobody says STE or Simplified Technical English. Do not use for legal argument, literary or classical prose, or merely punching up bloated sentences.
Write in the spirit of ASD-STE100 (Simplified Technical English). Official standard: https://www.asd-ste100.org/
If doing so would remove a required technical term or a precise meaning, keep the term. Clarity and accuracy trump style.
1---2name: style-asd-ste1003description: Use when writing or explaining procedures, safety-critical steps, aerospace or other technical instructions, or when a reader is stuck on a concept and needs one meaning per word. Fits replies and written how-tos, runbooks, and install steps, including non-native-English audiences. Prefer this when ambiguity is the failure mode, even if nobody says STE or Simplified Technical English. Do not use for legal argument, literary or classical prose, or merely punching up bloated sentences.4---56# Required Writing Style78Write in the spirit of ASD-STE100 (Simplified Technical English). Official standard: https://www.asd-ste100.org/9If doing so would remove a required technical term or a precise meaning, keep the term. Clarity and accuracy trump style.
Run npx skillmds@latest add texarkanine-cursor-rules/style-asd-ste100 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.
Use when writing or explaining procedures, safety-critical steps, aerospace or other technical instructions, or when a reader is stuck on a concept and needs one meaning per word. Fits replies and written how-tos, runbooks, and install steps, including non-native-English audiences. Prefer this when ambiguity is the failure mode, even if nobody says STE or Simplified Technical English. Do not use for legal argument, literary or classical prose, or merely punching up bloated sentences. It is listed under Docs & Writing on SkillMD.
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