my-ste-buddy: faster ASD-STE100 checks, team glossaries, CI-ready API/CLI, and audit-ready exports for clearer, compliant documentation.

6 September 2025 — Today, the team behind my-ste-buddy, a modern assistant for ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, announced the release of a new version, introducing significant improvements in accuracy, performance, and collaboration for technical documentation teams.

Designed for industries where clarity and safety matter—aviation, rail, medical equipment, healthcare and heavy industry—my-ste-buddy helps writers, editors, and reviewers produce clear, consistent, and compliant text with guided suggestions grounded in ASD-STE100 principles.

What’s new in my-ste-buddy

Smarter, faster checks — Reduced latency and improved precision for real-time feedback while you write.

Expanded wordlist & rules coverage — Better detection of approved/unapproved terms with actionable rule-by-rule guidance.

Automation for engineering teams — Streamlined REST API and CLI for batch processing and CI pipelines.

Privacy-first deployment options — Flexible configurations to align with enterprise security requirements.

Customer impact

Early adopters report shorter review cycles, fewer rework loops, and more consistent language across multi-author manuals. Teams can standardize term usage and rule application while keeping a traceable audit trail for sign-off.

Quotes

“With this release, we focused on explanatory guidance, not just flags. my-ste-buddy now helps authors understand why a sentence violates a rule and how to fix it—speeding both drafting and review.”

“Rolling my-ste-buddy into our CI caught style and terminology issues before peer review. Our SMEs now focus on content accuracy instead of wording cleanup.”

Availability and pricing

my-ste-buddy is available today at https://my-ste-buddy.com. Pricing starts at [$9.95 per user/month]. A free trial is available.

About my-ste-buddy

my-ste-buddy is a specialized assistant for ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, helping technical communicators create content that is easier to understand, translate, and maintain. Built for safety-critical industries, my-ste-buddy combines a precise rules engine with collaboration and automation features for teams of any size.

ASD-STE100® is published by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). my-ste-buddy is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ASD.