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human-writing — Claude Code skill for editing text

Q: How do I install human-writing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a claude-code`. The skill file is at `~/.claude/skills/human-writing/SKILL.md`.

This skill spots formulaic AI-style wording and revises it while keeping the intended meaning. Use it when editing docs, emails, blog posts, or PRDs.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓

npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a claude-code

Open on GitHub

What human-writing does

human-writing reviews a draft for patterns such as promotional phrasing, repetitive sentence shapes, and overused connective language, then rewrites the affected passages. It can help with Markdown, technical documentation, emails, blog posts, PRDs, and other writing tasks.

Its approach draws on Wikipedia’s guide to signs of AI writing. The skill aims to retain the text’s meaning and fit its intended tone; it edits prose rather than checking factual claims. For Claude Code, install it with npx from Factory-AI/factory-plugins. It is also available for Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode.

What it helps with

revise formulaic wording in technical docs
remove promotional phrasing from an email
vary repetitive sentences in a blog post
edit a PRD without changing its meaning

Example prompts for the agent

Rewrite this Markdown draft to remove formulaic phrasing while keeping its meaning.
Review this email for AI-style wording and make the phrasing sound more natural.
Edit this PRD to keep its tone and meaning while varying repetitive sentences.

How to install human-writing

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/human-writing/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/human-writing/

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a codex

2Manually: put the files in place

.agents/skills/human-writing/SKILL.md

For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a cursor

2Manually: put the files in place

.cursor/skills/human-writing/SKILL.md

Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

1GitHub CLI

gh skill install Factory-AI/factory-plugins human-writing

2Manually: put the files in place

.github/skills/human-writing/SKILL.md

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a gemini-cli

2Platform CLI

gemini skills install https://github.com/Factory-AI/factory-plugins --path plugins/droid-evolved/skills/human-writing

Manually: put the files in place

.devin/skills/human-writing/SKILL.md

The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a opencode

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about human-writing

How do I install human-writing in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add Factory-AI/factory-plugins --skill human-writing -a claude-code. The skill file is at ~/.claude/skills/human-writing/SKILL.md.

What does human-writing do?

It identifies common machine-written patterns and revises the affected passages while aiming to preserve meaning and tone. It works with editing and drafting tasks.

Which platforms support human-writing?

It is available for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode.

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