On the recordRead 8 Oct 202619 facts
alex
On the record
- Additional integrations
- The README also lists integrations for GitHub Actions, browser extensions, Figma, and VS Code.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- API
- The README documents API exports for Markdown, MDX, HTML, and text.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Assumptions
- alex says it assumes good intent and ignores words meant literally.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Checks
- Examples of checks include gendered work titles and proverbs, ableist language, condescending language, intolerant phrasing, and profanities.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The site shows alex running from the command line and gives `npm install alex --global` as an installation command.alexjs.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Command line
- The official site documents installing Alex globally with npm and running it on a file from the command line.alexjs.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The README says the package is ESM only and requires Node 14 or later.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Users can configure Alex with .alexrc files or a package.json field, and can allow or deny specific rules.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Input formats
- The project README says Alex checks plain text, HTML, MDX, and Markdown.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The official site lists integrations for Atom, Sublime, Gulp, Slack, Ember, Probot, Vim, and Contentful.alexjs.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes checking your own or someone else’s writing, and the README recommends running Alex with tests in a project workflow.alexjs.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies the project as open source and links to its MIT license.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License and contributions
- The site describes alex as open source software and welcomes community requests and contributions.alexjs.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- The README says Alex is not very smart and that automated tools cannot replace studying inclusive communication or listening to lived experiences.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- More integrations
- The README also lists GitHub Actions, a browser extension, Figma, and VSCode integrations.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Programmatic API
- The README documents API exports for checking Markdown, MDX, HTML, and plain text.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Alex helps find gender favouring, polarising, race related, religion inconsiderate, and other unequal phrasing.alexjs.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Suggestions
- When it flags wording, Alex can suggest alternatives, such as replacing “his” with “their.”alexjs.com · read 8 Oct 2026
