Edit prose for clarity while preserving voice and register.
npx skills add https://github.com/philoserf/claude-code-config --skill editor-philoserf
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: editor Source: https://github.com/philoserf/claude-code-config/tree/main/skills/editor Command: npx skills add https://github.com/philoserf/claude-code-config --skill editor-philoserf
Copy edits prose while preserving voice and register. Use when asked to edit, copy edit, line edit, proofread, revise, polish, tighten, rewrite, or clean up essays, articles, drafts, or fiction. Flags wordiness, passive voice, clichés, hedging, and nominalizations with bracket markup or clean rewrites.
Paste a draft and ask me to edit it for clarity while preserving the original voice.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Line editing improves sentence structure and flow, while proofreading fixes surface errors. This Skill performs both alongside copy edits, flagging wordiness and passive voice in essays, articles, drafts, and fiction, then delivering polished, publish-ready prose.
Yes, you can edit fiction and articles without changing the register. The Skill is designed to preserve voice and style across various prose forms, ensuring character dialogue and narrative tone remain intact while tightening the text.
The best way to tighten prose and flag hedging is to apply a line edit that targets specific weaknesses. The Skill identifies wordiness, passive voice, clichés, and nominalizations, offering clean rewrites to elevate your essay's clarity and impact.
Bracket markup works by enclosing flagged text—such as wordy phrases, nominalizations, or clichés—within brackets to highlight areas needing revision. This allows you to review suggested clean rewrites before accepting the final polished draft.
A limitation when copy editing complex fiction drafts is balancing clarity with voice preservation. While the Skill flags structural issues like passive voice and hedging, heavily stylized prose may require manual review to ensure suggested clean rewrites fit the narrative context.
falconntApply Strunk's rules to revise prose for clarity and conciseness.
cheesejaguarEdit fiction chapters for structure, prose, and continuity in markdown.
JoelLewisEdit draft prose line-by-line to tighten language and enforce style guides.
frankxaiRevise fiction and narrative prose drafts through seven structured passes.
