Economist Style Guide Plugin

Economist Style Plugins for Claude Code

A **Claude Code plugin** (skill) that edits and proofreads your writing the way The Economist's style guide would — clarity, precision and brevity for markdown, documentation, blog posts, READMEs and code comments.

This is an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by The Economist.

Install

# In Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add TAJD/economist-style-guide-plugin
/plugin install economist-style@economist-style-plugins

Example

**Before**:

The data was analyzed and it was found that there were 
significant issues affecting many users.

**After**:

The analysis found [specify: how many?] issues affecting 
[specify: how many?] users.

Changes: Active voice, cut filler, flagged vague claims for specifics (the editor asks; it never invents numbers).

What It Checks

✓ **Clarity issues**: Passive voice, jargon, complexity ✓ **Precision problems**: Weasel words ("many", "significant"), vague claims, clichés ✓ **Wordiness**: Fillers, redundancies, verbose expressions ✓ **Consistency**: Dialect matching, style coherence ✓ **House style**: Numbers, dates, punctuation, honorifics, headlines ✓ **Common errors**: Affect/effect, less/fewer, that/which

Usage

The plugin activates automatically when editing text:

Review this document for clarity and precision

Claude will identify issues and suggest improvements following The Economist's editorial standards.

Who It's For

• Technical documentation and READMEs
• Blog posts and articles
• Marketing copy
• Code comments and docstrings
• Any professional writing

Features

• Progressive disclosure: Loads detailed rules only when needed
• Dialect-aware: Respects existing conventions (doesn't force British or American)
• Context-sensitive: Understands markdown, HTML, code documentation
• Zero configuration: Works immediately after installation

Documentation

See [economist-style/README.md]