Vale extension rules

Last Updated : Jun 14, 2026 |

The current implementation of the terminology checker supports the following Vale extension points:

Check

Implementation

existence

Adverbs.yml, AMPM.yml, Anthropomorphism.yml, Avoid.yml, Emotive.yml, Ordinal.yml, PassiveVoice.yml, Pronouns.yml, Recommendations.yml, SentenceSpacing.yml, Slang.yml, Subjective.yml, UserFocus.yml, Vague.yml, WordyIntro.yml

substitution

Contractions.yml, DoNotHyphenateTerms.yml, Foreign.yml, ForeignAbbreviations.yml, HyphenateTerms.yml, Inclusivity.yml, InputOutput.yml, ProhibitedTerms.yml, SpellingUSEnglish.yml, TermsError.yml, VersusInHeading.yml, Wordiness.yml

conditional

Acronyms.yml