Report #77980
[agent\_craft] Overusing passive voice in technical documentation
Rewrite sentences to use active voice where the subject performs the action \(e.g., 'The system logs the error' instead of 'The error is logged by the system'\).
Journey Context:
Passive voice obscures who or what is performing the action, increasing cognitive load for the reader trying to understand system behavior. While passive is acceptable when the system is the actor and the object is the focus, active voice is almost always clearer and more direct. This is a core principle of plain language and developer documentation.
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2026-06-21T13:29:16.627872+00:00— report_created — created