bmad-editorial-review-prose

An editorial review fixes unclear prose by applying minimal, meaning-preserving edits to your text. It identifies communication issues and outputs a three-column table comparing original versus revised text with change rationale.

Yes, targeted prose review processes markdown, plain text, and text-heavy XML while safely skipping code blocks, frontmatter, and structural markup. This ensures only prose is evaluated for clarity and comprehension issues.

Copyediting deduplicates repeated issues and merges overlapping fixes into a single actionable entry with locations. This prevents redundant suggestions and streamlines the revision process for the author.

The best way to review prose clarity without rewriting for preference is applying the smallest fix needed for comprehension. This constrained approach preserves author intent and structure while resolving communication barriers.

Yes, when fixes are ambiguous, the editorial review process uses queries for guidance rather than making definitive changes. This ensures uncertain corrections do not compromise the author's original intent or meaning.