| name | compound-writing |
| description | Multi-phase writing workflow with voice analysis, parallel critique, and compounding learnings. Auto-triggers on writing tasks, content generation, drafting, editing, or style questions. Use /write for the full loop, /write:critique for standalone review, /write:polish for refinement. Triggers on: write, draft, substack, linkedin, email, newsletter, social post, voice, style, anti-slop, de-slop, content creation, blog post, article, chapter. |
Compound Writing
A rigorous writing loop that produces content in Aman Khan's voice across all formats.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|
/write [format] [topic] | Full loop: ideate, outline, draft, critique, polish, compound |
/write:critique [file] | Standalone: run 4 review agents on an existing draft |
/write:polish [file] | Standalone: voice alignment + de-slop + structural tightening |
Supported Formats
Substack, LinkedIn, Email, O'Reilly chapter, Newsletter, Social post (Twitter/X)
How It Works
The /write command flows continuously through 6 phases, asking you questions at every decision point rather than making assumptions:
- Setup — pick format, load voice profile (general or sample-specific)
- Ideate — research context, align on angle
- Outline — structure the piece (skipped for short formats)
- Draft — write using voice DNA + anti-slop rules
- Critique — 4 parallel agents score the draft (voice fidelity, anti-slop, structure/flow, fact-check)
- Polish — apply accepted fixes, final cleanup
- Compound — add to samples, update voice profile with new patterns
Reference Files
For detailed voice rules and patterns:
references/voice-dna.md — Canonical voice profile (identity, 10 rules, mechanics, calibration)references/anti-slop-rules.md — Banned phrases and patternsreferences/format-guides.md — Per-format rules, phase maps, critique weightsreferences/quality-rubric.md — Scoring dimensions and thresholdsreferences/calibration.md — Annotated real sentences for voice matching
Review Agents
Four specialized agents run in parallel during critique:
- voice-fidelity — Does it sound like Aman?
- slop-detector — Any AI-isms or banned patterns?
- structure-flow — Does the architecture serve the argument?
- fact-checker — Are all claims true and verifiable?
Voice DNA Summary
Aman's voice is authority through vulnerability. Lead with concrete examples, credentials in subordinate clauses, hyper-specific anecdotes, casual complexity deflation, parenthetical asides, "Here's" transitions, open acknowledgment of imperfection, shared struggle before advice, teaching through sharing, bold for emphasis. Never: false dichotomies, em dashes, LinkedIn breathlessness, choppy staccato, corporate buzzwords, made-up examples.
