plain-language-letters — Claude Code skill: what it does
Deprecated migration skill from claude-for-legal. In the v2 rebuild, it was split into separate workflows for routine letters and case status updates.
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill plain-language-letters -a claude-codeWhat plain-language-letters does
This skill is kept in the anthropics/claude-for-legal repository strictly as a migration redirect after the v2 rebuild. It has user-invocable: false set in its frontmatter, so the agent will not trigger it directly as a standalone action.
The original workflow was split into two focused skills. Routine correspondence, including appointment confirmations and document requests, moved to skills/client-letter/ via /client-letter [type]. Substantive updates for clients are handled by /status client from skills/status/.
Both replacement skills enforce plain-language standards from CLAUDE.md, removing jargon and controlling reading levels. Keeping this redirect in your project is useful only for backward compatibility with older configurations.
What it helps with
- navigate the skill structure after the v2 rebuild
- find the replacement command for routine client correspondence
- switch to
/status clientfor substantive case updates - keep backward compatibility for legacy workflows
Example prompts for the agent
- /client-letter appointment
- /status client
- Draft a routine update using /client-letter
How to install plain-language-letters
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill plain-language-letters -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/plain-language-letters/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/plain-language-letters/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill plain-language-letters -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/plain-language-letters/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill plain-language-letters -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/plain-language-letters/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install anthropics/claude-for-legal plain-language-letters2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/plain-language-letters/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill plain-language-letters -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal --path legal-clinic/skills/plain-language-lettersManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/plain-language-letters/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill plain-language-letters -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about plain-language-letters
How to install plain-language-letters in Claude Code?
Run this command in your terminal: npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill plain-language-letters -a claude-code.
What does plain-language-letters do?
It serves as a migration redirect kept after the v2 rebuild. It points users toward /client-letter for routine emails and /status client for substantive case updates.
Can plain-language-letters be invoked directly?
No, it explicitly sets user-invocable: false. Use /client-letter or /status client directly instead.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
--- name: plain-language-letters description: > Reference: DEPRECATED — use `/client-letter` for routine correspondence or `/status client` for substantive updates. Split into two more focused skills during the v2 rebuild. Kept as a redirect for migration. user-invocable: false --- # [DEPRECATED] Plain-Language Letters → see `/client-letter` and `/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 `/client-letter [type]` - **Substantive client status updates** → `skills/status/` in client-facing mode — use `/status client` Both apply the plain-language standards (reading level, no jargon) from CLAUDE.md. See the respective SKILL.md files for full workflows.
© anthropics · Apache-2.0 · anthropics/claude-for-legal
