bmad-editorial-review-prose

Automate prose review by loading a YAML frontmatter task file to analyze drafts for consistency, clarity, and style. The skill translates editorial guidelines into actionable analysis, returning prioritized recommendations for revising manuscripts and content pipelines.

An editorial task file is a configuration document with YAML frontmatter containing name and description. It guides AI prose analysis by providing exact instructions that the agent follows to evaluate text clarity, consistency, and stylistic alignment automatically.

Execute BMAD editorial tasks by reading the task file at the project root and following its instructions exactly. This performs automated prose analysis and returns actionable edits and style guidance aligned with the BMAD framework for manuscript revisions.

Yes, you can use this editorial review skill for content pipeline drafts. It generates prioritized editorial recommendations by analyzing prose for consistency, clarity, and stylistic alignment based on the task file guidelines.

The primary limitation is strict dependency on a valid task file. The skill requires a YAML frontmatter with name and description to load properly, meaning it cannot perform editorial analysis without predefined BMAD guidelines at the project root.

Yes, the skill works without external dependencies. It operates independently by validating and loading the YAML frontmatter from the editorial task file, reading the instructions, and returning actionable prose analysis guidance directly to the agent.