copy-editor

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.