prose/vale
Checks ambiguous dates, link text, and alternative text with the shipped Vale styles at level recommended. Level all adds the complete style and upstream packages.
Part of the prose configuration, at the recommended level. It runs at the commit stage, per file. It runs vale.
An ambiguous date, a link that reads “here”, or an image without alternative text fails some readers, and no other check catches it.
What to do
Section titled “What to do”Rewrite the sentence the alert names, add a real name and its reason to the root allowed_words setting, or use gspot ignore prose/vale --rule <rule> --reason "<why>".
Example
Section titled “Example”Release on 03/04/2026. reports an ambiguous date. Write Release on March 4, 2026. instead.
Turn it off
Section titled “Turn it off”Turn it off for some files, with a reason:
gspot ignore prose/vale --paths "<glob>" --reason "<why>"A suppression comment is refused; use gspot ignore.