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Pilcrow

Category: Content  ·  Sub-category: content-misc  ·  Last updated:
type:audittype:review
Make your clanker your editor. A prose linter, a set of editor commands anchored in classical style guides (Strunk, Williams, Zinsser, Pinker, Orwell, King), and project commands for voice capture and drafting. Use when reviewing, polishing, drafting, or auditing markdown, HTML, or plain-text prose. AI-tell detection is one feature among many.
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About this skill (catalog notes)

Pilcrow includes a dedicated installation section; at least one code block. At roughly 3,915 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source
pilcrow.ink
License
MIT
Original author
SamGalanakis
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
Content · content-misc
Indexed related skills
10

How Pilcrow fits the catalog

Pilcrow sits in the Content category under the content-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Turn the LLM in your harness into the editor it should be. Deterministic checks for the patterns regex can pin down. LLM-judged ones for what regex can't. Editor commands anchored in classical style guides. Project commands that capture your voice and apply it to new drafts. Catches AI tells as one feature among many. Detection-only; the engine never edits.

What this skill does

Pilcrow is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/pilcrow/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when reviewing, polishing, drafting, or auditing markdown, HTML, or plain-text prose. AI-tell detection is one feature among many.

Who uses this skill

The Pilcrow Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 115,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/pilcrow
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/pilcrow/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/pilcrow/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/pilcrow/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/pilcrow/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\pilcrow\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Pilcrow Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/pilcrow/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Pilcrow skill do?
Make your clanker your editor. A prose linter, a set of editor commands anchored in classical style guides (Strunk, Williams, Zinsser, Pinker, Orwell, King), and project commands for voice capture and drafting. Use when reviewing, polishing, drafting, or auditing markdown, HTML, or plain-text prose. AI-tell detection is one feature among many.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Pilcrow skill?
Use Pilcrow when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the content misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Pilcrow" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Pilcrow skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Pilcrow is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA
SamGalanakis. (2026). Pilcrow [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/pilcrow/
BibTeX
@misc{pilcrow-2026,
  author    = {SamGalanakis},
  title     = {Pilcrow [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/pilcrow/}
}

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