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WritingPython

Simple Formatter

by cisco-ai-defense

Simple Formatter is a Writing skill for Claude Code, published by cisco-ai-defense in skill-scanner.

2.4K stars308 forkson cisco-ai-defense/skill-scannerAdded 2026/08/18+1% in starsRepository updated 2026/08/04
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Install Simple Formatter
Copy Simple Formatter into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/tree/main/evals/test_skills/safe/simple-formatter ~/.claude/skills/simple-formatter

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
evals/test_skills/safe/simple-formatter/SKILL.md in cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/simple-formatter
Collection
One of 21 skills cataloged from this repository
Category
Writing1012 skills

What Simple Formatter does

Simple Formatter formats text according to specified style guidelines, including sentence capitalization, spacing, and punctuation. Use it when raw text needs cleanup before publishing or further processing.

Simple Formatter is cataloged under Writing on DirSkills. Simple Formatter comes from a repository tagged agent, agent-skills and security.

Documentation

README

Simple Text Formatter

This skill formats text according to style guidelines.

Features

  • Capitalize sentences
  • Fix spacing
  • Apply punctuation rules

Usage

When the user provides text to format, apply the following rules:

  1. Capitalize first letter of sentences
  2. Ensure single space after periods
  3. Remove trailing whitespace

Example

Input: "hello world.this is a test." Output: "Hello world. This is a test."

Frequently asked about Simple Formatter

  • What else does cisco-ai-defense publish alongside Simple Formatter?

    Simple Formatter is one of 21 skills that DirSkills catalogs from cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include ATR Benign Control, Calendar Sync Helper and Configuration Analyzer. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Simple Formatter does, and is maintained by cisco-ai-defense in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner page.

  • How does Simple Formatter compare to other Writing skills?

    Simple Formatter ranks #252 by stars among the 1012 Writing skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Article Writing, Social Media Content Calendar and Knowledge Comic Creator. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Simple Formatter against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.