ru-text
Languages: English | Русский
Russian text quality plugin for Claude Code, Codex, Notion, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and 7 more platforms — typography, information style, editorial standards, UX writing, and business correspondence.
~1,044 independently formulated rules informed by 16 canonical Russian-language sources. All formulations are original — no verbatim quotes, full attribution.
Acknowledgments
This plugin exists because a handful of people decided that Russian text on the internet deserves better. They wrote the books, built the tools, maintained the guides, and set the standards that thousands of editors, writers, and designers now rely on every day. Their work fundamentally changed how Russian text is written, formatted, and read on screens. I am deeply grateful to every one of them. If this plugin saves you time, please buy their books and use their tools — they earned it.
What it does
ru-text gives your AI coding assistant a deep understanding of Russian text quality. It auto-activates when the assistant produces or edits Russian text, applying typography rules instantly and loading domain-specific knowledge on demand.
Works with Claude Code (CLI and Desktop), Codex CLI, Notion, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Continue.dev, Cline, JetBrains (Junie), and OpenClaw.
- ~1,044 rules across 7 domains, packed into 9 reference files + addenda
- Auto-activation — no need to remember to turn it on
- Covers everything — from em dashes and guillemets to UX microcopy and business email tone
- Non-dogmatic — your explicit style request always overrides default rules
Use cases
This README. Every dash, quote, and space you see here follows the plugin's own rules. This document was written with ru-text active.
UX microcopy. Writing buttons, errors, empty states for a Russian app. The plugin loads 217 UX rules: "Отмена" not "Нет", error structure (what happened + what to do), placeholders as examples, not instructions.
Business email. Drafting an email to colleagues or clients. The plugin kills bureaucratic language ("довожу до сведения" → "сообщаю"), structures subject + first sentence + call to action, and suggests respectful tone without being servile.
Landing page copy. Writing an "About" section for an IT company. The plugin replaces cliches ("команда профессионалов", "индивидуальный подход") with specific facts and numbers.
README and documentation. Writing docs for an open-source project in Russian. Proper typography (guillemets, em dashes, non-breaking spaces), no filler words, clear inverted-pyramid structure.
Text quality scoring. Want to know how your text measures up? /ru-text:ru-score evaluates text across 5 dimensions (typography, clarity, grammar, structure, reader precision) and returns a 0.0–10.0 score with specific issues per dimension.
AI agent quality. Building AI features in your product? Uncertain how the agent will phrase responses in Russian? ru-text ensures predictable, high-quality Russian text from any Claude-powered agent: consistent typography, no bureaucratic language, reader-first structure.
Quick start
Sections are ordered by April 2026 platform popularity among developers using AI assistants.
Claude Code (CLI)
# Add the community marketplace (one-time setup)
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
# Install the plugin
/plugin install ru-text@claude-community
Listed in the Claude Code community marketplace. A listing in the official Anthropic marketplace is planned.
Claude Code (Desktop)
Same install commands as the CLI — open the in-app /plugin prompt in the Claude Desktop app and run the two commands above. A single install is shared across CLI, Desktop, VS Code, JetBrains, and Web.
Codex CLI
Inside a Codex session, use the interactive plugin browser:
/plugins
Search for “ru-text” and install. Alternatively, use the universal skills CLI (see below).
Notion
Two integration paths — see notion/README.md for details:
Notion AI Custom Skill (standalone, Business/Enterprise plan):
- Copy the template page into a Notion page
- Designate the page as an AI skill
- Select text and invoke “ru-text” from the AI menu
Notion via MCP (with Claude Code, any plan):
- Install ru-text in Claude Code
- Connect the Notion MCP server
- Ask Claude Code to read, check, and update your Notion pages
Cursor
Use the plugin command in Cursor Agent chat:
/add-plugin
Search for “ru-text” and install. If not listed in the marketplace, copy manually:
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
cp -r ru-text/skills/ru-text ~/.cursor/skills/ru-text
Windows (PowerShell):
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
Copy-Item -Recurse ru-text\skills\ru-text "$env:USERPROFILE\.cursor\skills\ru-text"
GitHub Copilot
If ru-text is already installed for Claude Code in your project, Copilot detects it automatically. Otherwise:
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text
Or copy manually:
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
cp -r ru-text/skills/ru-text .github/skills/ru-text
Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, and JetBrains IDEs with Copilot.
Gemini CLI
gemini extensions install https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text
Windsurf
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text
Or copy manually to the Windsurf skills directory:
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
cp -r ru-text/skills/ru-text .windsurf/skills/ru-text
Invoke with @ru-text in Cascade chat. Also available via Cascade panel > Customizations > Skills.
Continue.dev
If ru-text is already installed for Claude Code in your project, Continue detects it automatically. Otherwise:
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text
Or copy manually:
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
cp -r ru-text/skills/ru-text .continue/skills/ru-text
Works in both VS Code and JetBrains extensions.
Cline
If ru-text is already installed for Claude Code in your project, Cline detects it automatically. Otherwise:
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text
Or copy manually:
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
cp -r ru-text/skills/ru-text .cline/skills/ru-text
Enable skills in Cline settings: Features > Enable Skills.
JetBrains (Junie)
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text
Or copy manually:
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
cp -r ru-text/skills/ru-text .junie/skills/ru-text
Works in IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, PhpStorm, RubyMine, RustRover, Rider, CLion, and Android Studio.
OpenClaw
openclaw skills install ru-text
Available on ClawHub. Works with any LLM provider and messaging channel OpenClaw supports.
Any platform via skills CLI
npx skills add talkstream/ru-text
From source
git clone https://github.com/talkstream/ru-text.git
Then add the repo as a plugin source per your platform's docs.
Start writing Russian text — the plugin takes over automatically. If ru-text makes your products better, consider sponsoring continued development.
Domains
| Domain | Rules | What it covers | |---|---|---| | Typography | 96 | Quotes (guillemets, lapki), dashes, non-breaking spaces, digit grouping, special characters, abbreviations | | Information style | 197 | Stop-words (97 entries), text structure, facts over adjectives, register, T-Zh editorial principles | | Editorial: punctuation | 88 | Complex sentences, 57 comma-trap constructions, introductory words, semicolons | | Editorial: grammar | 171 | Capitalization, agreement, 50+ pleonasms, list formatting, clean language principles | | UX writing | 217 | 51 button labels, error messages, empty states, forms, notifications, dialogs, onboarding | | Business writing | 128 | Email structure, messenger etiquette, tone, 43 clean phrase patterns, meeting notes | | Anti-patterns | 139 | Wrong-to-right pairs organized by severity: bureaucratic language, passive voice, bloat |
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| /ru-text | Activate the skill manually (auto-activation covers most cases) |
| /ru-text:ru-check | Run a comprehensive text quality check on provided text or recent output |
| /ru-text:ru-score | Score text quality on a 0.0–10.0 scale across 5 dimensions |
Style priority
If you explicitly request a specific style — casual, academic, SEO, literary, legal — your prompt overrides the default rules. The plugin provides quality defaults, not mandates.
Technical quality
Built to Anthropic's Claude Code plugin specs:
- SKILL.md: 539 words, 88 lines (guideline: under 2,000 words, under 500 lines)
- 9 reference files load on demand, never at session start
- ~1,044 rules organized into 7 thematic areas with progressive disclosure
Intellectual property notice
This plugin is an independent, original work by Arseniy Kamyshev.
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