terse-writing

name	terse-writing
description	Write or revise concise public and internal prose without changing protected wording.

Terse writing

Use this skill when writing or revising prose that should be brief and clear.

• Use short sentences, direct verbs, and concrete labels.
• Remove throat-clearing, repetition, and vague qualifiers.
• Prefer periods, commas, colons, or parentheses. Do not use em dashes in new or revised prose.
• Keep the meaning, audience, and authority of the source intact.
• Preserve quotations, legal text, workshop scripts, and any wording the agent is not authorized to rewrite. Ask before changing protected wording.