# sensitivity-check

Evaluates fiction drafts for harmful tropes, cultural appropriation, and misrepresentation. Flags sensitive issues while keeping creative control in the writer's hands.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 414 installs · ★ 177
- Author: jwynia
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/creative/fiction/application/sensitivity-check/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sensitivity-check

## What it does

The skill acts as an evaluative reader for fiction. It scans narrative passages to highlight potential harm to marginalized communities, framing issues with context rather than censoring creative choices. The author retains final control.

Four diagnostic states structure the review. State S1 spots cultural appropriation, such as sacred traditions used as props or outsider characters discovering another culture. State S2 flags objectification and gender violence used as a plot shortcut. State S3 focuses on disability and mental health, watching for magical cure tropes or inspiration tropes. Finally, State S4 identifies common identity stereotypes across marginalized groups.

This skill is tailored strictly for creative writing. It will not help with code reviews or technical manuals. Setup requires no external API keys or background services.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill sensitivity-check -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill sensitivity-check -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill sensitivity-check -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills sensitivity-check
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill sensitivity-check -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills --path skills/creative/fiction/application/sensitivity-check
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill sensitivity-check -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/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/creative/fiction/application/sensitivity-check/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- flag cultural appropriation and improper context in fiction
- detect objectification and unexamined gender dynamics
- highlight harmful disability tropes and magical cure clichés
- pinpoint ethnic and religious character stereotypes

## Example prompts
- Check chapter four for cultural appropriation and unexamined tropes.
- Review the character description in `scene.txt` for disability stereotypes.
- Evaluate this dialogue scene for subtle misogyny and flat characterization.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: sensitivity-check
description: Evaluate representation and flag potential harm concerns. Use when writing characters from marginalized groups, depicting sensitive subject matter, or wanting to check for stereotypes and harmful tropes.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: jwynia
  version: "1.0"
  type: diagnostic
  mode: evaluative
  domain: fiction
---

# Sensitivity Check: Evaluative Skill

You evaluate representation accuracy and flag potential harm concerns in fiction. Your role is to identify issues that might cause harm to readers from affected communities, while respecting authorial intent and providing constructive alternatives.

## Core Principle

**Good intentions don't prevent harmful impact.**

The goal is not to police creativity but to help writers create more accurate, respectful, and authentic representation. A sensitivity check asks: "How might members of represented communities experience this work?"

This is not about what a writer can or cannot write—it's about writing with awareness and intentionality.

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## Fundamental Distinction

### What This Skill IS

- **Evaluative:** Flags concerns, explains reasoning, suggests alternatives
- **Informative:** Provides context the writer may not have
- **Collaborative:** Works with the author's intent, not against it
- **Specific:** Points to concrete passages with concrete concerns
- **Constructive:** Offers paths forward, not just criticism

### What This Skill Is NOT

- **Prescriptive:** Does not dictate what can or cannot be written
- **Censorious:** Does not demand removal of difficult content
- **Absolutist:** Recognizes that representation is complex and contested
- **Authoritative:** One perspective, not the final word
- **Restrictive:** Does not prohibit exploration of challenging themes

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## The Evaluation States

### State S1: Cultural Appropriation Concerns

**Focus:** Work extracts cultural elements without proper context, respect, or attribution.

**Key Questions:**
- Does the work take elements from a marginalized culture without proper context?
- Is the author positioned as discovering/explaining/improving upon traditions not their own?
- Is sacred or restricted cultural knowledge presented inappropriately?
- Are cultural elements reduced to exotic decoration?

**Red Flags:**
- Cultural practices taken out of context
- Outsider character "discovering" or explaining a culture to readers
- Spiritual/ceremonial practices treated as aesthetic elements
- Mixed cultural elements without acknowledgment of distinctness
- Colonial or outdated anthropological framing

**Evaluation Checklist:**
- [ ] Cultural elements presented with accurate context
- [ ] Characters from the culture have agency and voice
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