---
title: "retext Natural Language Processor with Unified Plugin Ecosystem"
description: "retext is a natural language processor powered by plugins, part of the unified.js collective. It parses Latin-script text into an AST (nlcst), enabling programmatic text analysis and transformation through a rich plugin ecosystem for spell checking, readability analysis, typography fixes, and content quality enforcement."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/retextjs/retext"
category:
  - "Content Writing & SEO"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "retextjs/retext"
  github_stars: 2433
---

# retext Natural Language Processor with Unified Plugin Ecosystem

retext is a natural language processor powered by plugins, part of the unified.js collective. It parses Latin-script text into an AST (nlcst), enabling programmatic text analysis and transformation through a rich plugin ecosystem for spell checking, readability analysis, typography fixes, and content quality enforcement.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/retext-natural-language-processor-unified-plugins/)