Free Claude Code skill
Kill AI slop with the
flight-manual standard.
Aircraft manuals cannot afford ambiguity, so aerospace built Simplified Technical English: one meaning per word, 20-word sentence limits, every instruction a command. This skill applies those rules to any text, and the AI slop dies mechanically.
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What it enforces
One word, one meaning
No word a reader can take two ways. "Follow" means come after, never obey.
Hard sentence limits
20 words per instruction, 25 per description. Counted, not guessed.
One instruction per sentence
Sequences become numbered steps, the way a mechanic reads them.
Commands, not suggestions
"Remove the bolt." Never "the bolt should be removed."
The slop blocklist
Delve, crucial, seamless, robust, leverage: deleted on sight, plus every em dash.
Inspired by ASD-STE100, the specification maintained by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe. This is an independent skill applying its principles, not the official spec.
Before · one 44-word sentence
“In order to facilitate the seamless integration of the authentication module, it is important to note that developers should ensure that the configuration file has been comprehensively updated prior to commencing the deployment process, which can be accomplished via the CLI.”
After · longest sentence 11 words
“Update the configuration file before you start the deployment. Use the CLI to deploy. This connects the authentication module.”
Same facts. A third of the words. No ambiguity.
Optional, not required for any of the above
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