ClaudSkills / Science & Research / science-misc

Writing Styles

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Writing Styles 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. Writing Styles is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: science-misc · Last updated: 2026-11-01

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Select the writing style of a document from its reader: agent-facing, procedure, spec, guide, reference, research, journal, public help or UI copy. Then apply the skill and rules of that style. Use before you write a new document.

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From the source SKILL.md

Each document has one reader, and thus one style. A style names the skill to use, the house rules and the checks.

What this skill does

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

Who uses this skill

The Writing Styles Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 213,000+ 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/writing-styles
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/writing-styles/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/writing-styles/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Writing Styles Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/writing-styles/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Writing Styles skill do?

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 Writing Styles skill?

Use Writing Styles when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the science 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 Writing Styles" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Writing Styles 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. Writing Styles is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/h0ffmann/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/ouroboric/writing-styles/SKILL.md
License: MPL-2.0
Author: h0ffmann
Website: https://h0ffmann.github.io/skills/

Cite this skill

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

APA

h0ffmann. (2026). Writing Styles [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/writing-styles/

BibTeX

@misc{writing-styles-2026,
  author    = {h0ffmann},
  title     = {Writing Styles [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/writing-styles/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-11-01 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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