How do I install the Plain Language Letters skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add thomasmoreai/plain-language-letters 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.

Is Plain Language Letters safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Plain Language Letters?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Plain Language Letters free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free. This skill is licensed under Apache-2.

Who published Plain Language Letters?

ThomasMoreAI (@thomasmoreai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Plain Language Letters by thomasmoreai

Name: Plain Language Letters
Author: ThomasMoreAI

Plain Language Letters

Reference: DEPRECATED — use `$legal-clinic:client-letter` for routine correspondence or `$legal-clinic:status client` for substantive updates. Split into two more focused skills during the v2 rebuild. Kept as a redirect for migration.

ThomasMoreAI 8a78cb0 1.4 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Codex v1 local-input note: This migrated skill supports local files and pasted text by default. References to Drive, CLM IDs, Slack, Westlaw, iManage, Ironclad, eDiscovery, dockets, or other remote systems require a separately configured Codex connector/MCP server. When a connector is unavailable, ask for a local export, local file path, or pasted excerpts. If config/local/codex-for-legal/<practice>/CLAUDE.md is missing, ask the user to run the relevant cold-start-interview or customize skill and copy from config/templates/codex-for-legal/<practice>/CLAUDE.md.

[DEPRECATED] Plain-Language Letters → see `$legal-clinic:client-letter` and `$legal-clinic:status client`

This skill was split during the v2 rebuild:

Routine correspondence (appointment confirms, document requests, brief "we filed it" updates) → skills/client-letter/ — use $legal-clinic:client-letter [type]
Substantive client status updates → skills/status/ in client-facing mode — use $legal-clinic:status client

Both apply the plain-language standards (reading level, no jargon) from CLAUDE.md.

See the respective SKILL.md files for full workflows.

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