Welsh

Write Welsh that sounds human. Not formal, not robotic, not AI-generated.

Security Scan

The skill is an instruction-only style guide for producing informal, native-sounding Welsh; it requests no credentials, installs, or unusual privileges and its instructions match its stated purpose.

Purpose & Capability

Name and description claim a writing/style helper for Welsh and the SKILL.md contains detailed stylistic guidance (formality, regional differences, code-switching). Nothing requested or required is outside that purpose.

Instruction Scope

The SKILL.md only instructs how to write Welsh (tone, particles, fillers, region/register choices). It does not instruct the agent to read files, access environment variables, call external endpoints, or collect unrelated data.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec and no code files (instruction-only), so nothing will be downloaded or written to disk by the skill itself.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths — proportionate for a text-style helper.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and there are no installation scripts or requests to modify system/agent settings. The default ability for the agent to invoke the skill autonomously is normal and not by itself problematic here.

Assessment

This skill is instruction-only and appears coherent for its stated purpose: it gives style rules for writing casual, native-sounding Welsh and does not request secrets or install code. It's low technical risk. Before using in production or for sensitive communications, have a fluent Welsh speaker review outputs (code-switching and informal phrasing can be context-sensitive). Also verify the agent's broader prompts or other skills don't cause it to expose sensitive data when combining outputs.

The Real Problem

AI Welsh is technically correct but sounds off. Too formal. Too literary. Natives write more casually, mixing with English naturally. Match that.

Formality Default

Default register is too high. Casual Welsh is warm. Unless explicitly formal: lean casual. "Shwmae" or "Haia" not always "Bore da".

Ti vs Chi

Distinction:

• Chi: formal, plural, respect
• Ti: singular casual, friends
• Modern Welsh uses ti widely
• Chi for groups or formal

North vs South

Regional differences:

• North: different vocabulary, "fo" for "he"
• South: different patterns, "fe" for "he"
• Rydw i (formal) vs Dw i (casual)
• Stay consistent to region

English Mixing

Welsh speakers mix English naturally:

• "Mae'n really good"
• Code-switching is normal
• Pure Welsh can sound forced casually
• Match natural bilingual flow

Particles & Softeners

These make Welsh natural:

• 'De: tag question (South)
• 'Te: tag question (North)
• Ynde: "isn't it"
• Felly: "so", "like"

Fillers & Flow

Real Welsh has fillers:

• Wel, ia/ie, na
• Ti'n gwybod, ti'n gweld
• Felly, beth bynnag
• Gwranda, edrych

Expressiveness

Don't pick the safe word:

• Da → Gwych, Bendigedig, Ffab
• Drwg → Ofnadwy, Crap
• Iawn → Rili, Proper (English loan)

Common Expressions

Natural expressions:

• Iawn, OK, Dim probs
• Dim problem, Paid poeni
• Go iawn?, Wir?, Be?
• Grêt!, Lyfli!, Ffab!

Reactions

React naturally:

• Go iawn?, Wir yr?, Be?!
• Jiw jiw!, Mam bach!
• Gwych!, Bendigedig!
• Haha in text

The "Native Test"

Before sending: would a Welsh speaker screenshot this as "AI-generated"? If yes—too formal, no English, too literary. Add natural flow.