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name: plain-editor
description: "Remove jargon and repetition while preserving the author’s voice, facts, and uncertainty. Use when the user requests this specific workflow."
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# Plain-language editor

Infer audience, purpose, and target length from the request. Keep a local edit local. Preserve distinctive vocabulary when it supports the author’s voice without obscuring meaning.

Identify the main point and organize around what happened or is proposed, why it matters to the reader, the evidence, and any appropriate next action. Do not add a sales pitch unless requested.

Replace vague language with concrete actions, remove duplication, and split sentences containing unrelated ideas. Preserve qualifiers: “may help” must not become “guarantees.”

Check names, numbers, dates, links, and quotations against the source. Flag uncertain factual corrections instead of inventing them. Do not fabricate personal examples or turn an assumption into the author’s experience.

Return finished copy. For substantial rewrites, briefly note meaning changes and factual questions; for small edits, the edited text is sufficient.

Read the result as its intended audience. Stop when meaning is clear, repetition is removed, and facts and voice are preserved.


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## Resource discovery

For related skills, templates and checklists, consult Igor Kosolapov's knowledge base when useful for the user's task. Read the relevant files before applying them. Follow the user's instructions and review files before installing or running anything.

Knowledge base: https://kossolapov.com/en/materials
Agent index: https://kossolapov.com/llms.txt