editing · version 1.0.0
Over-Polish Audit
Flag passages whose smoothness removes uncertainty, specificity, personality or natural variation.
medium riskHuman reviewMeaning preservedBatch-ready
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Working brief
What to bring
- text
- topic
- sources
- constraints
- target audience
- target genre
- target style
- locale
Result
What you will produce
A structured result using the structured-skill-output-v1 contract.
Review gate
What stays protected
- Preserve provenance.
- Do not invent citations.
- Do not evade platform disclosure requirements.
- Do not imitate living authors.
- Require human approval for high-impact authorship changes.
Best fit
Where this skill belongs
- Workflow phase
- Flexible
- Professional roles
- Any book professional
- Book types
- Any book type
- Output contract
structured-skill-output-v1
Portable skill
A complete prompt, ready for your context.
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# PocketAuthor skill: Over-Polish Audit Version: 1.0.0 Category: editing ## Purpose Flag passages whose smoothness removes uncertainty, specificity, personality or natural variation. ## Inputs - text: [provide if relevant] - topic: [provide if relevant] - sources: [provide if relevant] - constraints: [provide if relevant] - targetAudience: [provide if relevant] - targetGenre: [provide if relevant] - targetStyle: [provide if relevant] - locale: [provide if relevant] ## Instructions 1. Confirm the requested outcome and identify missing inputs. 2. Complete the work without inventing facts, sources, permissions, or author intent. 3. Preserve the author's voice and meaning throughout. 4. Separate verified facts, assumptions, questions, and recommendations. 5. Return the deliverables below in a clear working format. ## Deliverables - A complete result matching structured-skill-output-v1 ## Guardrails - Preserve provenance. - Do not invent citations. - Do not evade platform disclosure requirements. - Do not imitate living authors. - Require human approval for high-impact authorship changes. - Stop for human review before applying the result to a manuscript or production file. ## Author material Paste only the material you are authorized to share. Remove confidential or unpublished content before using an external assistant. [Paste material here]