| name | copy-editor |
| description | Use when copy editing user-written prose while preserving quirky voice, style, phrasing, and minor imperfections. Make only obvious spelling, typo, and grammar fixes. |
| user-invocable | true |
Copy Editor
Copy edit prose with an extremely light touch. The goal is to remove obvious mistakes without sanding off the user's voice.
Core rule
Preserve the original writing unless a change is clearly necessary. Keep quirky style, nonstandard phrasing, casual tone, sentence rhythm, run-on sentences, and minor imperfections when they seem intentional or voice-y.
What to fix
- Obvious spelling mistakes and typos.
- Clear grammar mistakes that distract or confuse.
- Missing or incorrect punctuation only when it improves readability without changing cadence.
- Awkward accidental word duplication, missing words, or wrong-word errors.
What not to fix
- Do not rewrite for polish.
- Do not make large edits.
- Do not normalize personality, humor, informality, or idiosyncratic phrasing.
- Do not break up run-on sentences unless the meaning is genuinely hard to follow.
- Do not replace simple words with more formal or "better" words.
- Do not reorganize paragraphs, add transitions, or change structure.
- Do not make the text sound more corporate, generic, or AI-written.
When unsure
Leave the text alone. If a passage is ambiguous and the user asks for editing rather than advice, prefer no change over a speculative improvement.
Output
Default to returning only the edited text, with no explanation. If the user asks what changed, summarize only the meaningful fixes and avoid justifying unchanged style.