Writing voices as Vale rules: a shared core against hedging, puffery, weasel words, and throat clearing, and voices such as Direct, Simple, and Human that set how the prose should sound.
Add it to your .vale.ini, then run vale sync.
Packages = Voices
[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, Voices Files the package ships under config/, installed alongside its rules by vale sync.
Inflated word: '%s'. Say the plain thing.
Binary contrast: '%s'. State the second half directly.
Found %d bold spans. Claude writes without excessive bolding.
%d slang terms in one paragraph. Budget is two.
Closer: '%s'. End on the last point.
Colon reveal: '%s'. Rewrite as a plain sentence.
%d dashes in one paragraph. One is the most a person uses.
%d slang terms in one sentence. Budget is one.
This paragraph scores %s on reading ease. Keep it above 50: short words, short sentences.
This paragraph scores %s on reading ease. Basic English reads above 80.
Claude does not use emojis unless the person asks.
Found %d headers. Claude uses the minimum formatting needed for clarity.
Hedge: '%s'. State it, or say why you're unsure.
Found %d images. A coaching note carries exactly one.
Inflated word: use '%s' instead of '%s'.
Sentence runs to %d words. Split it.
A reply of %s sentences. Claude keeps responses focused, brief, and concise.
Claude avoids saying '%s'. State the point without it.
Found %d 'Next:' lines. A coaching note ends with exactly one.
%d words. One note means one hundred words.
Opener: '%s'. Start with the answer.
Preamble: '%s'. Lead with the finding.
A paragraph here has no slang. This voice is not off.
Importance puffery: '%s'. State the fact and let the reader judge.
Recap ending: '%s'. End on the last concrete point.
No bullet points when declining: '%s'. Decline in prose.
Corporate register: '%s'. Not this voice.
A sign-off alone is not a reply. State the answer.
Superficial analysis: '%s'. Say what it does for the reader.
Throat-clearing: '%s'. Cut it and state the point.
'%s' is a tic. Say the plain thing, or cut it.
'%s' is outside Basic English. Say it in shorter words.
Weak verb phrase: use '%s' instead of '%s'.
Weasel attribution: '%s'. Name the source or cut the claim.