diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4577454e4..184aaf319 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Bundled skills (in `skills/`) ship with every Hermes install. They should be **b
 - Document handling, web research, common dev workflows, system administration
 - Used regularly by a wide range of people
 
-If your skill is official and useful but not universally needed (e.g., a paid service integration, a heavyweight dependency), put it in **`optional-skills/`** — it ships with the repo but isn't activated by default. Users can discover it via `hermes skills browse` (labeled "official") and install it with `hermes skills install` (no third-party warning, builtin trust).
+If your skill is official and useful but not universally needed (e.g., a paid service integration, a heavyweight dependency), put it in **`optional-skills/`** — it ships with the repo but isn't activated by default. Users can discover it via `hermes skills browse` (labeled "official") and install it with `hermes skills install` (no third-party warning, built-in trust).
 
 If your skill is specialized, community-contributed, or niche, it's better suited for a **Skills Hub** — upload it to a skills registry and share it in the [Nous Research Discord](https://discord.gg/NousResearch). Users can install it with `hermes skills install`.
 
diff --git a/skills/research/research-paper-writing/templates/acl/acl_lualatex.tex b/skills/research/research-paper-writing/templates/acl/acl_lualatex.tex
index 6684e8930..3eb5e8560 100644
--- a/skills/research/research-paper-writing/templates/acl/acl_lualatex.tex
+++ b/skills/research/research-paper-writing/templates/acl/acl_lualatex.tex
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 % \author{Author 1 \\ Address line \\  ... \\ Address line
 %         \And  ... \And
 %         Author n \\ Address line \\ ... \\ Address line}
-% To start a seperate ``row'' of authors use \AND, as in
+% To start a separate ``row'' of authors use \AND, as in
 % \author{Author 1 \\ Address line \\  ... \\ Address line
 %         \AND
 %         Author 2 \\ Address line \\ ... \\ Address line \And
diff --git a/website/docs/developer-guide/creating-skills.md b/website/docs/developer-guide/creating-skills.md
index 43f088a9a..44e70d86a 100644
--- a/website/docs/developer-guide/creating-skills.md
+++ b/website/docs/developer-guide/creating-skills.md
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ Bundled skills (in `skills/`) ship with every Hermes install. They should be **b
 - Document handling, web research, common dev workflows, system administration
 - Used regularly by a wide range of people
 
-If your skill is official and useful but not universally needed (e.g., a paid service integration, a heavyweight dependency), put it in **`optional-skills/`** — it ships with the repo, is discoverable via `hermes skills browse` (labeled "official"), and installs with builtin trust.
+If your skill is official and useful but not universally needed (e.g., a paid service integration, a heavyweight dependency), put it in **`optional-skills/`** — it ships with the repo, is discoverable via `hermes skills browse` (labeled "official"), and installs with built-in trust.
 
 If your skill is specialized, community-contributed, or niche, it's better suited for a **Skills Hub** — upload it to a registry and share it via `hermes skills install`.
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ All hub-installed skills go through a security scanner that checks for:
 
 Trust levels:
 - `builtin` — ships with Hermes (always trusted)
-- `official` — from `optional-skills/` in the repo (builtin trust, no third-party warning)
+- `official` — from `optional-skills/` in the repo (built-in trust, no third-party warning)
 - `trusted` — from openai/skills, anthropics/skills
 - `community` — non-dangerous findings can be overridden with `--force`; `dangerous` verdicts remain blocked
 
diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/features/skills.md b/website/docs/user-guide/features/skills.md
index ff5a5c8ec..249a355b8 100644
--- a/website/docs/user-guide/features/skills.md
+++ b/website/docs/user-guide/features/skills.md
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Hermes currently integrates with these skills ecosystems and discovery sources:
 
 #### 1. Official optional skills (`official`)
 
-These are maintained in the Hermes repository itself and install with builtin trust.
+These are maintained in the Hermes repository itself and install with built-in trust.
 
 - Catalog: [Official Optional Skills Catalog](../../reference/optional-skills-catalog)
 - Source in repo: `optional-skills/`
@@ -405,14 +405,14 @@ hermes skills install skills-sh/anthropics/skills/pdf --force
 Important behavior:
 - `--force` can override policy blocks for caution/warn-style findings.
 - `--force` does **not** override a `dangerous` scan verdict.
-- Official optional skills (`official/...`) are treated as builtin trust and do not show the third-party warning panel.
+- Official optional skills (`official/...`) are treated as built-in trust and do not show the third-party warning panel.
 
 ### Trust levels
 
 | Level | Source | Policy |
 |-------|--------|--------|
 | `builtin` | Ships with Hermes | Always trusted |
-| `official` | `optional-skills/` in the repo | Builtin trust, no third-party warning |
+| `official` | `optional-skills/` in the repo | Built-in trust, no third-party warning |
 | `trusted` | Trusted registries/repos such as `openai/skills`, `anthropics/skills` | More permissive policy than community sources |
 | `community` | Everything else (`skills.sh`, well-known endpoints, custom GitHub repos, most marketplaces) | Non-dangerous findings can be overridden with `--force`; `dangerous` verdicts stay blocked |