Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to dev-lou/PixelPilot. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dev-lou/PixelPilot/main/vscode/.github/instructions/uiux-microcopy.instructions.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dev-lou/PixelPilotWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/dev-lou/pixelpilot/uiux-microcopy)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/dev-lou/pixelpilot/uiux-microcopy"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/dev-lou/pixelpilot/uiux-microcopy/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/dev-lou/pixelpilot/uiux-microcopy"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/dev-lou/pixelpilot/uiux-microcopy.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.03751 | $0.03751 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.01500 | $0.01500 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00750 | $0.00750 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00375 | $0.00375 |
Grade A, and why
PixelPilot uiux-microcopy.instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 621 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Microcopy — Words That Work
The smallest words have the biggest impact. This file covers error messages, empty states, button labels, tooltips, and all the tiny text that makes the difference between "I hate this app" and "this app gets me."
CRITICAL RULES
- Human first — Write like a helpful person, not a robot.
- Blame the system, not the user — "We couldn't find that" not "You typed it wrong."
- Always offer a way forward — Don't just state the problem.
- Be specific — "Password must be 8+ characters" not "Invalid password."
- Match the brand voice — Consistent tone everywhere.
THE MICROCOPY SPECTRUM
[Functional] [Delightful]
| |
"Error" "Oops! That didn't work.
Let's try again."
"Submit" "Send my message →"
"No results" "Nothing here yet.
Time to create something!"
Rule: Professional apps lean left, consumer apps lean right. Never be cold.
ERROR MESSAGES
The Formula
[What happened] + [Why it might have happened] + [What to do now]
Bad vs. Good Examples
| Bad ❌ | Good ✅ |
|---|---|
Error 500 |
Something went wrong on our end. We're looking into it. Try again in a few minutes. |
Invalid input |
Please enter a valid email address (e.g., [email protected]) |
Authentication failed |
That password doesn't match our records. Forgot your password? |
Network error |
We can't reach the server right now. Check your connection and try again. |
File too large |
This file is 25MB, but the limit is 10MB. Try compressing it or choosing a smaller file. |
Permission denied |
You don't have access to this page. Contact your admin to request access. |
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 2mo ago First seen · 621 lines · 3,751 tokens per session scan A 3664b56b5875
PixelPilot uiux-microcopy.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository dev-lou/PixelPilot (2 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 3,751 tokens to every session, about $0.0150 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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