agent-style (npm)

CLI for The Elements of Agent Style: a literature-backed English technical-prose writing ruleset for AI agents.

Install:

npm install -g agent-style
# or run without installing:
npx --yes [email protected] <subcommand>

Basic use:

agent-style list-tools                               # show supported tools
agent-style enable claude-code                       # wire up Claude Code
agent-style enable claude-code --dry-run --json      # preview in canonical JSON
agent-style disable claude-code                      # reverse
agent-style rules                                    # print bundled RULES.md

The CLI writes to .agent-style/ in your project and safely adds a marker-wrapped reference to your existing instruction file (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, .github/copilot-instructions.md, etc.). Existing content is preserved; writes are idempotent; --dry-run previews without changing any file.

Programmatic use from Node:

const agentStyle = require('agent-style');
console.log(agentStyle.version);                       // 0.2.0
console.log(agentStyle.listTools());
agentStyle.enable('claude-code', { dryRun: true });

Supported tools and install modes in v0.3.5:

| Tool | Install mode | | --- | --- | | claude-code | import-marker | | agents-md | append-block | | copilot | append-block | | copilot-path | owned-file | | cursor | owned-file | | anthropic-skill | owned-file | | codex | print-only | | aider | multi-file-required | | kiro | owned-file |

Canonical repository: https://github.com/yzhao062/agent-style

License

• Code: MIT (LICENSES/MIT.txt).
• Bundled prose (RULES.md, NOTICE.md, adapters): CC BY 4.0 (LICENSES/CC-BY-4.0.txt).

Roadmap (v0.3.5+): agent-style update, agent-style override, agent-style clean, and project-level config.