Skills
writing-beats
by mattpocock
Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.
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About writing-beats
A Shell-based skill from mattpocock's skills repository that provides writing guidance for engineers, sourced from the author's .agents directory. It is currently marked as in-progress and focuses on practical writing skills for technical professionals.
Best for
Engineers who want concise, practical writing tips embedded in their workflow.
Use cases
- Improve technical documentation and code comments
- Structure engineering blog posts or internal write-ups
- Refine communication in pull requests or design docs
Notes
303,802 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-22. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Practical, engineer-focused writing advice
- Lightweight Shell implementation, easy to integrate
- Backed by a well-known developer (mattpocock)
Cons
- Marked as in-progress, may be incomplete or unstable
- Limited to writing guidance, not a full writing tool
- Requires familiarity with the skills repository setup
Key facts
What we have checked
- Installs
- 483.3K
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Health and security
Is writing-beats looked after, and what do its setup files show
Security check static checks
100 out of 100
- Note No dependency list or install command was found in the skill, so there were no packages to look up on OSV.
Sources
Where this comes from
- skills.shThird party
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