# btford/write-good

Naive linter for English prose

Repository: https://github.com/btford/write-good
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/write-good
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-03-10T04:04:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 37/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 10, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4514, "days_push": 541, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5086, forks 187 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:09.594347+00:00)

## What it is
A naive linter for English prose that detects passive voice, weasel words, and other weak writing patterns. It works as both a Node.js library and a command-line tool for checking markdown and text files.

## Use cases
- lint english prose in markdown files
- detect passive voice in documentation
- find weasel words and wordy phrases in writing
- check readme files for weak writing
- integrate prose checking into a build pipeline
- learn to write clearer english

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, zero-config prose linter for docs and markdown
- you need a programmable API to build custom or non-English writing checks
- you want quick CLI feedback on writing style without heavy NLP dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need grammar or spelling correction rather than style suggestions
- you need deep semantic analysis or context-aware editing advice
- you need support for languages other than English without custom checks

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: linter, nlp, cli
- domain: developer-tools, documentation
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: prose-linting, english-writing, writing-style, passive-voice, weasel-words, natural-language-processing, nodejs

## Member repositories
- btford/write-good (main) score 37

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.594347+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:02:33.376275+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/btford/write-good (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.594347+00:00, sha 2c9702a1766d)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/write-good (fetched 2026-08-29T08:57:31.433736+00:00, sha 9cb7f1d6192e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.