ubiquitous-language
ubiquitous language
What it does
- Same word used for different concepts (ambiguity)
- Different words used for the same concept (synonyms)
- Vague or overloaded terms
- An Invoice belongs to exactly one Customer
- An Order produces one or more Invoices
- Be opinionated. When multiple words exist for the same concept, pick the best one and list the others as aliases to avoid.
- Flag conflicts explicitly. If a term is used ambiguously in the conversation, call it out in the "Flagged ambiguities" section with a clear recommendation.
Requirements & configuration
Configuration: UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
ubiquitous-language FAQ
What does the ubiquitous-language skill do?
Extract a DDD-style ubiquitous language glossary from the current conversation, flagging ambiguities and proposing canonical terms. Saves to UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md. Use when user wants to define domain terms, build a glossary, harden terminology, create a ubiquitous language, or mentions "domain model" or "DDD". Same word used for different concepts (ambiguity) Different words used for the same concept (synonyms)
How do I install ubiquitous-language?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill ubiquitous-language --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/mattpocock/skills.
Maintain ubiquitous-language?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/mattpocock-skills-ubiquitous-language?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/mattpocock-skills-ubiquitous-language The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.