# Grounded Writing

Use when drafting or reviewing public developer documentation, other text the user will...

- Repository: https://github.com/chrisbanes/skills (1135 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add chrisbanes/skills --skill grounded-writing -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add chrisbanes/skills --skill grounded-writing -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add chrisbanes/skills --skill grounded-writing -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add chrisbanes/skills --skill grounded-writing -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add chrisbanes/skills`

## Description

Use when drafting or reviewing public developer documentation, other text the user will publish or send, or a user-owned draft under an explicit editorial review, including review comments, replies, and internal technical reports.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Grounded Writing

## Core principle

Use Chris Banes's writing as the sole style model. Make the reasoning visible
at the scale the artifact supports. Preserve the user's meaning and evidence; remove anything invented, generic, or included
only to imitate a personality.

## Procedure

The rest: https://github.com/chrisbanes/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/grounded-writing/SKILL.md