| name | writing-enhancement |
| description | Improve writing quality, fix errors, and transform style. Use when asked to proofread, edit, improve clarity, fix grammar/typos, enhance academic writing, analyze prose quality, humanize technical content, or write essays. Triggers include "improve this writing", "fix typos", "proofread", "make this clearer", "academic style", "humanize", "write an essay", "analyze my writing". |
Writing Enhancement
Transform and improve written content for clarity, style, and correctness.
Pattern Selection
| Intent | Pattern | When to Use |
|---|
| General improvement | improve_writing | Enhance clarity, flow, style |
| Academic writing | improve_academic_writing | Scholarly tone, citations, structure |
| Fix errors | fix_typos | Spelling, grammar, punctuation |
| Clean formatting | clean_text | Fix breaks, normalize punctuation |
| Analyze quality | analyze_prose | Rate novelty, clarity, style |
| Pinker analysis | analyze_prose_pinker | Steven Pinker's clarity principles |
| Make approachable | humanize | Technical → conversational |
| Essay (styled) | write_essay | Essays in specific author styles |
| Essay (PG style) | write_essay_pg | Paul Graham essay style |
| Micro essay | write_micro_essay | Concise single-idea essays |
| Academic paper | create_academic_paper | Full LaTeX academic papers |
| LaTeX output | write_latex | LaTeX document formatting |
Decision Flow
User request
│
├─ "fix/correct/proofread" ──→ fix_typos
├─ "improve/enhance/better" ─┬─ academic context? ──→ improve_academic_writing
│ └─ general ──→ improve_writing
├─ "analyze/rate/evaluate" ──→ analyze_prose (or analyze_prose_pinker)
├─ "humanize/simplify" ──→ humanize
├─ "write essay" ─┬─ specific author? ──→ write_essay
│ ├─ Paul Graham? ──→ write_essay_pg
│ └─ short/micro? ──→ write_micro_essay
└─ "academic paper/LaTeX" ──→ create_academic_paper or write_latex
Pattern References
See references/ for full patterns:
Output Guidelines
- Preserve the author's voice unless asked to change it
- For corrections: show changes or provide clean version based on preference
- For analysis: provide actionable feedback, not just ratings
- Match formality level to context (academic vs. blog vs. email)
Chaining Suggestions
- After
analyze_prose → offer improve_writing to address issues
- After
improve_writing → offer fix_typos for final polish
- After
humanize → offer analyze_prose to verify accessibility
