Adapting The Elements of Style to Guide Claude Code Writing
Cobuter_Man · reddit · 2026-08-20
The author adapted the classic writing guide The Elements of Style into a standard for Claude Code to ensure concise, concrete, and active writing without fluff. The project includes a default CLAUDE.md and a detailed SKILL.md preserving Strunk's 18 rules, plus agent-specific guidance for sustained dialogue. The author notes that general "be concise" prompts lead to empty results, whereas rules based on established systems work effectively.
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