lexical-analysis

name	LEXICAL ANALYSIS
description	Prompt for Lexical Larry to perform a lexical style diagnostic and minimal diff pass
version	1.0.0
type	prompt-template
agent	lexical-larry
category	documentation
tags	["lexical","style","tone","diagnostics","minimal-diffs"]

LEXICAL ANALYSIS

Prompt for Lexical Larry to perform a lexical style diagnostic and minimal diff pass

Instructions

Clear context. Bootstrap as Lexical Larry. When ready:

Perform lexical analysis + minimal diff proposal.

Inputs:

• Target Files (comma paths): <FILES>
• Style Anchor (path or none): <ANCHOR>
• Directives (comma codes, optional): <DIRECTIVES>
• Tone Objectives (bullets): <TONE>
• Diff Strictness (minimal|moderate|advisory): <STRICTNESS>
• Report Depth (summary|full): <DEPTH>
• Include Before/After Snippets? (yes/no): <SNIPPETS>

Task:

1. Load style baseline from <ANCHOR> or docs/specific_guidelines.md.
2. Generate work/LEX/LEX_REPORT.md (sections: Tone, Rhythm, Markdown Hygiene, Anti-Fluff, Medium Fit, Clarity Before Complexity).
3. Produce work/LEX/LEX_DELTAS.md with diff groups per violated rule; obey <STRICTNESS>.
4. If <SNIPPETS> = yes: include before/after blocks for non-trivial changes.
5. Provide confidence markers (✓ / ⚠ / ❗) per rule.
6. Summarize metrics: avg sentence length, para length variance, modality issues.

Output:

• LEX_REPORT.md content
• LEX_DELTAS.md content
• Metrics summary block

Constraints:

• Preserve author voice; avoid reflow unless necessary.
• No hype, flattery, or style homogenization.
• Only modify lines with concrete rule justification.

Ask clarifying questions if <FILES> missing.

Workflow

1. Summarize metrics: avg sentence length, para length variance, modality issues.

Inputs

• FILES (required) - comma paths
• ANCHOR (required) - path or none
• DIRECTIVES (required) - comma codes, optional
• TONE (required) - bullets
• STRICTNESS (required) - minimal|moderate|advisory
• DEPTH (required) - summary|full
• SNIPPETS (required) - yes/no

Outputs

• Metrics summary block