# ru-text

Applies Russian typography and edits text on request, from punctuation checks to business correspondence. Use it when reviewing Russian copy or assessing its quality.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 744 installs · ★ 279
- Author: talkstream
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text/tree/HEAD/skills/ru-text/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ru-text

## What it does

The skill formats Russian output automatically: it uses guillemets, handles dashes and number ranges, and replaces three dots with an ellipsis. On request, it can help with grammar, punctuation, interface copy, articles, SEO content, and business messages.

When proofreading existing text, it returns a corrected version with a change list; it does not silently overwrite the source file. In-place edits require an explicit request. Task-specific guidance lives in files under `references/`, and a style requested by the user takes precedence over the defaults. Run `/ru-text:ru-score` to score text across five dimensions on a 0–10 scale.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text --skill ru-text -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/ru-text/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ru-text/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text --skill ru-text -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/ru-text/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text --skill ru-text -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/ru-text/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install talkstream/ru-text ru-text
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ru-text/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text --skill ru-text -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text --path skills/ru-text
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/ru-text/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text --skill ru-text -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text/tree/HEAD/skills/ru-text/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- apply Russian typography to generated text
- proofread a draft and list the changes
- check punctuation and grammar
- edit interface copy or a business email
- score text with `/ru-text:ru-score`

## Example prompts
- Proofread `draft.md` and show the edits you made.
- Check the punctuation and grammar in this email, leaving quoted text unchanged.
- Score this passage with `/ru-text:ru-score`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: ru-text
description: >
  Russian text quality. Triggers: вычитай, проверь текст, поправь, отредактируй,
  причеши, ru-text. Typography silently on any Russian output; deeper editing on
  request. Info-style, editorial, UX writing, business correspondence, AI-text cleanup.
metadata:
  openclaw:
    always: true
    emoji: "📝"
    homepage: "https://ru-text.org"
---

# ru-text — Russian Text Quality

Independent Russian text quality reference by Arseniy Kamyshev.
With gratitude to the authors whose work shaped modern Russian text standards.
Credits and recommended reading: `references/sources.md`

**Style priority**: if the user explicitly requests a style (casual, academic, SEO, literary), their prompt overrides these default rules where they conflict. The instructions' own typography is not a style request.

**Reviewing vs. rewriting**: when *checking* or proofreading existing text or a file, return the corrected version plus a list of changes — do not silently overwrite the source file. Rewrite a file in place only when the user explicitly asks.

**Someone else's words stay theirs**: quoted material, code blocks and third-party text inside the user's document are reproduced as-is. Report an issue you see in them if it matters; never rewrite them.

## Always-On: Typography

Apply to ALL Russian text output — silently: fix, don't announce.

| Rule | Wrong | Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Primary quotes: guillemets | "текст" | «текст» |
| Nested quotes: lapki | «"вложенные"» | «„вложенные“» |
| Em dash, NBSP before it | слово - слово | слово — слово |
| En dash for ranges, no spaces | 10-15 дней | 10–15 дней |
| NBSP after single-letter words | в начале (breakable) | в\u00A0начале |
| Ellipsis: single character | ... | … |
| Digit groups with thin spaces | 1000000 | 1 000 000 |
| Decimal comma (not dot) | 3.14 | 3,14 |
| Ordinal with hyphen | 1ый, 2ой | 1-й, 2-й |
| Numero sign | No. 5, #5 | № 5 |
| Abbreviations with NBSP | т.д., т.е. | т. д., т. е. |
| Ruble sign after number, NBSP | 1500₽ | 1 500 ₽ |
| Percent glued (non-GOST) | 100 % | 100% |

Full typography reference: `references/typography.md`

`/ru-text:ru-score` — text quality score (0–10, 5 dimensions).

## Top Stop-Words (when writing or editing on request)

| Stop-word | Replace with |
|---|---|
| является | — (dash) or restructure |
| осуществлять | делать, проводить |
| в настоящее время | сейчас |
| данный | этот |
| определённый | (name the specific thing) |
| произвести оплату | оплатить |
| высококачественный | (name the specific quality) |
| был осуществлён | (active voice + actor) |
| на сегодняшний день | сегодня |
| в целях | чтобы |

Full stop-word catalog (92 entries): `references/info-style.md`

## When to Load Reference Files

Reference files (paths are relative to this SKILL.md): `references/<filename>`
If the path is not resolved, search: `Glob("**/ru-text/references/scoring.md")` and use the parent directory.

| Task | File |
|---|---|
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