> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mehen.ophi.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Inclusive Language Score

> alex / retext-equality flags for gendered defaults, ableist idioms, exclusionary tech terms, and condescending phrasing.

mehen runs an `alex`-style / `retext-equality`-style check against a bundled dictionary covering:

## Categories

* **Gendered defaults** — `mankind → humanity`, `fireman → firefighter`, `manhole → maintenance-hole`.
* **Ableist idioms** — `crazy`, `insane`, `lame`, `dumb`, `blind to`, `tone deaf`.
* **Exclusionary tech terms** — `master/slave → primary/replica`,
  `whitelist/blacklist → allowlist/denylist`, `grandfather clause → legacy exception`,
  `sanity check → spot check`.
* **Condescending** — `obviously`, `just`, `simply`, `easy`, `of course`.

## Output

Per-document `InclusiveLanguageScore` plus a list of flags with source spans. Any new
inclusive-language flag is a 🔴 regression in the [PR comment](/guides/pr-comment-design).

## References

* [alex](https://github.com/get-alex/alex).
* [retext-equality](https://github.com/retextjs/retext-equality).
* [Inclusive Naming Initiative](https://inclusivenaming.org/).

## See also

* [Wording quality](/metrics/markdown/prose/wording-quality) — orthogonal style flags.