pi-simplified-technical-english

Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) for pi: a writing skill, a /ste session mode, and a ste_check tool.

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Package details

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Install pi-simplified-technical-english from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm repo home report

$ pi install npm:pi-simplified-technical-english

Package: pi-simplified-technical-english
Version: 1.0.4
Published: Oct 4, 2026
Downloads: 801/mo · 26/wk
Author: hazrid1993
License: MIT
Types: extension, skill
Size: 72.6 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 0 peers

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "skills": [
    "./skills"
  ],
  "extensions": [
    "./pi-extension/index.js"
  ]
}

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README

pi-simplified-technical-english

Simplified Technical English (STE) for the pi coding agent. STE is a controlled language for technical documentation, based on the ASD-STE100 specification. This package gives pi:

a skill that makes the agent write technical text in STE,
a /ste command that turns a persistent STE mode on and off for the session,
a ste_check tool that the agent can call to check text against the STE rules.

Install

pi install npm:pi-simplified-technical-english

or from git:

pi install git:github.com/hazrid93/pi-simplified-technical-english

Use

/ste — turn STE mode on. The agent writes all technical text in STE for the rest of the session.
/ste off — turn STE mode off.
/ste status — show the current mode.
/ste check <file> [procedural|descriptive|mixed] — run the STE check tool on a file and show the report.
Type /ste with a space — pi shows all choices (on, off, status, check, and the check modes) in the autocomplete menu.
When STE mode is on, the footer shows a § STE indicator.
/ste-skill [text] — use the STE skill one time, without the persistent mode.
Ask the agent to "check this text in STE" — the agent can call the ste_check tool on text or on a file.

Pi loads the skill (skills/simplified-technical-english/SKILL.md) automatically. The agent also follows STE whenever you ask for Simplified Technical English, controlled language, or plain technical writing, without a command.

The check tool needs python3 on the PATH.

Test

npm test

License and notice

The ASD-STE100 specification and its dictionary are the property of ASD. This package is not an official ASD product and does not certify compliance with ASD-STE100. See NOTICE.md.