Analyzes Quarto .qmd manuscripts and outputs a sectioned Markdown report.
npx skills add https://github.com/christopherkenny/skills --skill write-well
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: write-well Source: https://github.com/christopherkenny/skills/tree/main/skills/write-well Command: npx skills add https://github.com/christopherkenny/skills --skill write-well
Prose quality checker for Quarto (.qmd) files, grounded in William Zinsser's On Writing Well, helping editors and researchers tighten writing, remove clutter, and improve clarity without altering the source document.
Run the write-well skill on a .qmd file to generate a prose-quality report without changing the original document.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Checking prose quality in a Quarto manuscript involves analyzing the .qmd file to detect clutter, weak verbs, and hedging, producing a structured markdown report without modifying the original source document.
Clutter and hedging in academic writing are unnecessary words and hollow qualifiers that reduce precision. Detecting these issues helps tighten prose, enforce structural unity, and improve overall sentence rhythm and clarity.
Yes, you can limit prose checks to a specific section of a .qmd file by providing an optional @sec-label. This restricts the analysis to that section and outputs a targeted markdown report.
No, the prose quality checker never modifies your Quarto source file. It analyzes the .qmd manuscript and produces a separate, section-organized markdown report to guide your manual edits.
The best way to improve sentence rhythm in academic reports is applying Zinsser-inspired checks to flag weak verbs and clichés. This generates a report highlighting areas to tighten writing and increase precision.
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