polish-prose

name	polish-prose
description	Use when line-editing a draft for clarity and economy. Tightens sentences, removes filler, rewrites awkward constructions, ensures every sentence earns its keep. Apply this skill on the final pass before output.

polish-prose

When to use

You have a styled draft and need a final clarity pass. The orchestrator named this skill in your spawn prompt.

How to use

1. Read the draft.
2. For each sentence, ask: is it doing work? If not, cut it. If it's doing work but unclear, rewrite for clarity.
3. Eliminate hedge words ("perhaps", "somewhat", "in some sense") unless the hedge is load-bearing.
4. Prefer active voice. Prefer concrete nouns and verbs over abstract ones.
5. Re-read aloud — sentences that stumble in reading get rewritten.
6. Write the polished output, typically overwriting the input file or written to outputs/<NN>-polished.md.

Inputs

• A draft (already styled per drafting-style).

Outputs

• A polished draft.
• A line in notes.md summarizing the polish (e.g., "polish: cut ~15% length, rewrote 6 sentences").