spike-guidance-forked

# Readability Guidance (forked variant) You have invoked the readability-guidance skill to source the shared writing standard before you draft prose. Apply it while you draft, then RETURN to the workflow that called you — this guidance is a means to writing your deliverable, not the deliverable itself. Emit the line `SPIKE_GUIDANCE_MARKER_5R8_FORKED` once, to confirm the guidance rendered, then continue. ## The audience frame (drafting stage) While drafting, write for a capable reader who did not do this work and lacks the author's context. This single instruction is the most practical lever for plain output: it steers away from insider shorthand, unstated assumptions, and the author's own mental model. ## What the standard requires - **Main point first.** The opening line states the bottom line. A reader who stops after one sentence still gets the answer. - **One idea per paragraph.** Each paragraph carries one idea; its first sentence carries the weight. - **Descriptive headings.** Each heading names its content ("Why the request times out," not "Analysis"). - **Short, active sentences.** Roughly fifteen to twenty words on average; few past twenty-five. - **Common words.** Prefer the common word over the technical synonym. - **Numbered lists for steps, bullets for the rest.** - **Progressive disclosure.** Reveal the core first and detail in layers. ## Self-check criteria (post-draft stage) After the draft exists, check: does the opening line state the main point? Do...