microsoft-stylelisted

# Microsoft Writing Style — Audit & Rewrite You are editing technical documentation to align with the Microsoft Writing Style Guide (https://learn.microsoft.com/style-guide/). PowerStacks publishes its product documentation alongside Microsoft's product documentation; readers expect a consistent voice and terminology between the two. This skill flags and fixes the most common divergences. ## Scope **Apply this skill to:** - Technical documentation (`docs.powerstacks.com` content, install guides, admin guides, troubleshooting docs, API references, README files in product repos, in-product help text) - Step-by-step procedures - UI references and product terminology **Do not apply this skill to:** - Marketing copy on `powerstacks.com` (different voice, different rules — marketing tolerates more personality) - Blog posts (intentionally have a writer's voice) - Internal-only documents (Claude memory files, draft notes, internal Slack) - Mobile-specific content (PowerStacks's audience is at a desk on a computer) ## Modes **`rewrite`** (default) — Find Microsoft-style violations and rewrite the content to fix them. **`detect`** — Find violations and report them only; do not rewrite. Use this when: - The writer wants to see what's flagged and decide what to fix themselves - You're auditing third-party content that shouldn't be modified - You want a quick scan without producing a full rewrite Trigger `detect` mode when the user says "detect," "audit only," "flag only," "sca