Kien Thai skill
The "เขียนไทย" skill teaches Claude to write Thai that native readers find natural rather than machine-translated.
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Why this level
- The skill only sets writing rules and does not change files beyond the user's text.
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/kien-thaiDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewMinimal accessThe tool runs nothing and makes no network calls.
- The skill only sets writing rules and does not change files beyond the user's text.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
Kien Thai packs Thai writing rules into a Claude skill: `SKILL.md` plus eight reference files. The rules were distilled from practicing authors, explainers from major banks, columnists and translators. It rests on seven composition moves. The topic comes first instead of the subject, conditions and time precede the main clause, sentence boundaries use spaces and paragraphs rather than full stops, a sentence closes with a particle, a known subject is dropped, the particle "ก็" sets rhythm, and a rhetorical question changes the subject. The audit loop works best: the agent checks the text against the rules, fixes it and repeats until no new violations appear. A helper skill `kode-thai` is included.
Who it is for. Developers and content teams who prepare Thai documentation, READMEs and marketing copy with AI.
Good fit when
- Technical documentation in Thai is needed without calques from English.
- AI text sounds bureaucratic with long chains of "ซึ่ง" and "โดย".
- An article should read as written by a Thai blogger and not translated.
- A finished text needs a repeated audit loop until clean.
Not a fit when
- The text is in another language.
- The token budget is tight because the skill is large.
- A strictly formal bureaucratic register is required.
Example request
Check this Thai text against the kien-thai skill and keep fixing until no rule violations remain.Limitations
The audit loop burns tokens fast: `SKILL.md` and eight references take tens of thousands of tokens, and every pass over a long text costs real money. The author advises trimming unused parts through a scope register first, which leaves about half the size. The skill is tuned for Thai and does not transfer to other languages. Installation is manual: copy the `skills/kien-thai` folder into the project's `.claude/skills` or import it through a skill manager, for example `ace import skills/kien-thai`.
How to disable. Delete the `kien-thai` folder from the project's `.claude/skills`.
FAQ
How do I install the skill?
Copy `skills/kien-thai` into the project's `.claude/skills` or import it through your skill manager, for example `ace import skills/kien-thai`.
What is the audit loop?
The agent checks text against the rules, fixes it and rereads until no new errors appear. The `kode-thai` skill, called as `/kode-thai`, holds that prompt.
Why is it token-heavy?
The skill is `SKILL.md` plus eight references of tens of thousands of tokens, and the passes repeat.
Who is it for?
Developers writing Thai documentation, content teams and anyone bothered by the "AI smell" in Thai text.
What ideas is it built on?
Seven composition moves, described in `SKILL.md` with links to typical mistakes.
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README in short
The skill collects Thai prose rules and is applied through an audit loop. It uses many tokens, so there is a way to trim its scope.