This file credits the upstream sources that the simple-english skill absorbs
and synthesizes. The bigpowers repository is MIT-licensed (see LICENSE,
© 2026 Daniel VM). The works below retain their original copyright notices under
their MIT licenses.
The simple-english skill is a synthesis of three MIT-licensed skills. It
combines the strongest parts of each into one canonical skill, rewritten to
pass this repo's own STE gate and adapted to the bigpowers skill format.
- Source: https://github.com/AminBlg/SimpleEnglish
- License: MIT — Copyright (c) 2026 AminBlg
- Absorbed: the 53-rule catalog, the slop-to-simple substitution table, the
modal ladder, the doc-type adaptations, and the
ste_lint.pyregex checks (sentence length, contractions, banned modals, perfect tense, "-ing" clauses, semicolons, Latin abbreviations, slop words, trailing conditions, synonym rotation).
- Source: https://github.com/JuanMarchetto/doc-standards-skill
- License: MIT — Copyright (c) 2026 Juan Marchetto
- Absorbed: the terminology-drift synonym-set detector, the Vale handoff pattern, the structural checks (heading hierarchy, non-descriptive link text), and the AI-readability / retrieval rules.
- Source: https://github.com/cfcosta/writing-styles
- License: MIT — Copyright 2026 Cainã Costa github.writing-styles@cfcosta.com
- Absorbed: the core-limits table, the word-selection decision flow, and the dictionary entry format conventions.
- cicorias/skills (
simplified-technical-english): the Write / Rewrite / Review output-mode concept informed the check-mode report format. No text was copied. The upstream repository declares no license; all rights are reserved by default, so it is treated as inspiration only.
ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English is a registered trademark of ASD (AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe). The standard is maintained by the STEMG (Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group).
The simple-english skill is an unofficial aid. It is not affiliated with or
endorsed by ASD or STEMG. The 53 writing rules are paraphrased from
ASD-STE100 Issue 9 (2025-01-15) for educational use. No spec text is
reproduced. The official ASD-STE100 dictionary (about 900 approved words and
about 1200 unapproved words with alternatives) is copyrighted and is not
reproduced or distributed in this repository.
No tool can guarantee ASD-STE100 compliance. Final approval rests with the writer. The official standard is a free download at https://asd-ste100.org.