Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx agentmods add skills/summarybotng/summarybot-ng/technical-writingnpx skills add summarybotng/summarybot-ng --skill technical-writinggit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/summarybotng/summarybot-ngWrote 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/skills/summarybotng/summarybot-ng/technical-writing)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/summarybotng/summarybot-ng/technical-writing"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/summarybotng/summarybot-ng/technical-writing.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" 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 | $0.00027 | $0.01114 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00014 | $0.00557 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00005 | $0.00223 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00003 | $0.00111 |
Grade A, and why
technical-writing 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 today.
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 — 183 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Technical Writing
<default_to_action> When writing technical content:
- LEAD with value (what will reader learn/gain?)
- SHOW, don't tell (specific examples, code, numbers)
- STRUCTURE for scanning (headers, bold, short paragraphs)
- CUT ruthlessly (every sentence must earn its place)
- BE honest about trade-offs
Blog Post Structure:
# Title (specific promise)
## Opening (2-3 paragraphs)
- Hook: The problem or insight
- Context: Why this matters
- Promise: What they'll learn
## Body (3-5 sections)
- One clear idea per section
- Support with examples/code/data
## Closing
- Key takeaway (1-2 sentences)
- Action reader can take
Before/After: ❌ "We implemented a comprehensive testing strategy..." ✅ "We moved exploratory testing into sprint planning. QE now pairs with devs during story refinement." </default_to_action>
Quick Reference Card
Core Principles
| Principle | Bad | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Lead with value | "In today's landscape..." | "Here's how we cut bugs 60%" |
| Show, don't tell | "We improved testing" | "Bug detection: 12→47 per sprint" |
| Be specific | "Performance improved" | "Response time: 2.3s→180ms" |
| Honest trade-offs | "This approach is best" | "TDD slowed velocity 20%, reduced bugs 75%" |
Words to Cut
| Kill | Reason |
|---|---|
| basically, actually, probably | Hedge words |
| leverage, synergy, paradigm | Corporate speak |
| very, really, quite | Unnecessary qualifiers |
| it should be noted that | Just note it |
Audience-Specific Writing
For Developers
- Lead with code or concrete problem
- Show implementation details
- Discuss trade-offs and alternatives
- Link to repos or examples
For QA/QE
- Start with testing challenge
- Show strategy, not just tools
- Include risk assessment
- Provide adaptable heuristics
For Leadership
- Open with business impact
- Use metrics that matter
- Connect technical to outcomes
- Keep technical details concise
What ships with it
1 file beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
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.
- today First seen · 183 lines · 27 tokens per session scan A 230711bce85a
technical-writing is a skill published in the GitHub repository summarybotng/summarybot-ng (2 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 27 tokens to every session and 1,114 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 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 2026-09-03.
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