Human Writing Standards

Purpose

AI-generated text has recognizable patterns that erode trust and signal inauthenticity. This skill enforces rules for writing that reads as genuinely human—the standard used by Zed, Basecamp, Linear, Stripe, and Apple.

Workflow

To produce human-quality writing:

1. Draft content normally
2. Run the self-check (see Quick Self-Check below)
3. Fix any violations using the reference material

Quick Self-Check

Before publishing any content, verify: