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emacs-lisp

Expert guidance for writing professional Emacs Lisp code following the community-driven Emacs Lisp Style Guide by Bozhidar Batsov. Covers layout, naming conventions, syntax preferences, macros, documentation, and best practices. Use this skill when writing Emacs configuration, creating Emacs packages, writing interactive commands, developing major/minor modes, or refactoring Emacs Lisp code. Emphasizes: lexical binding, proper naming, documentation standards, autoloading, and community conventions.

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Updated 1/19/2026
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quick start

Installation and usage

Expert guidance for writing professional Emacs Lisp code following the community-driven Emacs Lisp Style Guide by Bozhidar Batsov. Covers layout, naming conventions, syntax preferences, macros, documentation, and best practices. Use this skill when writing Emacs configuration, creating Emacs packages, writing interactive commands, developing major/minor modes, or refactoring Emacs Lisp code. Emphasizes: lexical binding, proper naming, documentation standards, autoloading, and community conventions.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use emacs-lisp