Not sure if something like this is already on the table, but I would like to see Claude responses more in line with Simplified Technical English [1] by default. I find those writing styles a lot easier to read. This has been standardised as ASD-STE100 [2]. I've seen few people making SKILL.md files with that in mind, which works great, but having this by default without invoking the skill command would be better.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Technical_English

2. https://asd-ste100.org/

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fugaziboutit 5 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

"All people agree on this rule. A single man with high wealth must find a wife." -- Jane Austbot

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smashed 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I must have missed something but can't you just prompt it to answer in your desired style? What am I missing here.

Commenting because I am struggling with this too, claude code seems to be so verbose no matter how I prompt it.

	▲	lukan 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You miss that it is not just your prompt but also the various system prompts, plus how the model was trained. But you can reduce the verbosity (also with a setting in /config).

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crossroadsguy 40 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If someone has a way to tame GLM into doing this then please…

As a workhorse, GLM is so good, but goodness, its prose, wherever needed, makes me feel like going to a park and kicking all the benches there endlessly. And it doesn't change!

	▲	ivan_gammel 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I have instructions to combine style of Brooks, Steven King and Economist Style Guide, while avoiding anything that may put wrong emphasis („genuinely“, „load-bearing“) does not contribute anything meaningful („X rather than Y“). The output is quite good* so far even on Opus 4.7-5, when it concerns product requirements. The key is to identify the pattern and focus on the meaning of the undesirable language. * chemistry + regulations + infosec domains

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KellyCriterion 29 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why not include this in your initial prompt when starting the session or into the global base prompt?

	▲	nickstinemates 21 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Because skill adherence is awful, especially after a few turns.

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gls2ro an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

IMO that would be a mistake because Simplified Technical English cannot properly represent business domains specifically when talking about using specific concepts from those domains. It can explain those concepts but I think it will fail short or naming them.

So I think making that default as it is will create bugs. I ran an experiment here https://allaboutcoding.ghinda.com/explain-to-me-in-simple-te... (of course it is fit to my usage) see section "What about understanding and facts" and ASD-STE100 fails, in my experiment, to return facts as I have defined them in those cases compared with no instruction or just saying "use Simple Technical English".

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streetfighter64 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

By default? I doubt it would be useful or desirable for 95% of users. I'm guessing most people find natural language easiest to read, STE seems to be like a project almost akin to Esperanto or Lojban.