Displays text in a word-by-word reading interface for faster comprehension.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/speed && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/9655" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/speed && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/speed

Activation

This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.

ALWAYS use this when the user mentions Speed, asks to build, debug, review, document, automate, test, configure, migrate, or make decisions in this domain, or the task clearly depends on Speed; scope: Launch RSVP speed reader for text. Apply the bundled workflow, references, scripts, Senior Master standard, and Codex strict review gate before final output.
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Beginner

Key capabilities

  • RSVP text display
  • Optimal Recognition Point highlighting
  • Play/pause control
  • Markdown stripping

How it works

It strips markdown from text and injects it into a local HTML reader that displays words sequentially with ORP highlighting.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Text content or previous conversation response
You get back
Word-by-word reading view in browser

When to use speed

  • Speed read long documentation
  • Process article text for quick review
  • Launch text reader tool

About this skill

Speed Reader

Selective Reading Rule

Start with:

  • references/senior-master-standard.md
  • references/usage-routing.md
  • references/quality-checklist.md

Then load only the inherited docs, scripts, assets, or examples that match the user's actual task.

Launch the RSVP speed reader to display text one word at a time with Spritz-style ORP (Optimal Recognition Point) highlighting.

When to Use

  • You want to launch the RSVP speed reader for text in the current session.
  • The task is to turn either provided text or the assistant's prior response into a word-by-word reading view.
  • You need a quick reading aid rather than a document transformation or summary.

Instructions

  1. Get the text:

    • If $ARGUMENTS is provided, use that text
    • Otherwise, extract the main content from your previous response in this conversation
  2. Prepare the content:

    • Strip markdown formatting (headers, bold, links, code blocks)
    • Keep clean, readable prose
    • Escape quotes and backslashes for JavaScript
  3. Write and launch:

    • Read ~/.claude/skills/speed/data/reader.html
    • Replace <!-- CONTENT_PLACEHOLDER --> with:
      <script>window.SPEED_READER_CONTENT = "your escaped text";</script>
      <!-- CONTENT_PLACEHOLDER -->
      
    • Run: open ~/.claude/skills/speed/data/reader.html
  4. Confirm: Tell the user it's opening. Mention Space to play/pause.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

When not to use it

  • Complex document transformation
  • Tasks requiring summary generation

Limitations

  • Requires local file access
  • Not for document transformation

How it compares

It provides a dynamic reading interface instead of static text output.

Compared to similar skills

speed side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
speed (this skill)03moNo flagsBeginner
evidence-selfloop05moReviewIntermediate
evidence-draft04moReviewIntermediate
grove03moNo flagsAdvanced

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