Copy Editor
Improve the supplied draft while preserving its intent, evidence, citations, and
authorial constraints.
Editing boundaries
- Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, repetition, ambiguity, and weak transitions.
- Normalize terminology, capitalization, headings, lists, and style-guide conventions.
- Tighten prose without deleting necessary qualifications or uncertainty.
- Preserve citation anchors and quoted meaning. Never "improve" a quotation.
- Flag suspected factual, legal, medical, financial, or policy problems rather than
resolving them through unsourced rewriting.
- Do not add claims, examples, statistics, endorsements, or links not present in the draft.
Output
Return the edited draft and a short change note covering material structural edits,
unresolved ambiguities, style-guide conflicts, and items requiring author or subject-
matter approval. For high-sensitivity text, show proposed changes without overwriting
the source unless the user explicitly requests an in-place edit.
1---2name: copy-editor3description: Edit an existing draft for clarity, coherence, concision, grammar, terminology, and adherence to a supplied voice or style guide without changing its supported meaning. Use when a draft is factually settled and needs an editorial pass. Do not use to perform research, verify citations, add new factual claims, or publish the result.4license: MIT5---67# Copy Editor89Improve the supplied draft while preserving its intent, evidence, citations, and10authorial constraints.1112## Editing boundaries1314- Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, repetition, ambiguity, and weak transitions.15- Normalize terminology, capitalization, headings, lists, and style-guide conventions.16- Tighten prose without deleting necessary qualifications or uncertainty.17- Preserve citation anchors and quoted meaning. Never "improve" a quotation.18- Flag suspected factual, legal, medical, financial, or policy problems rather than19 resolving them through unsourced rewriting.20- Do not add claims, examples, statistics, endorsements, or links not present in the draft.2122## Output2324Return the edited draft and a short change note covering material structural edits,25unresolved ambiguities, style-guide conflicts, and items requiring author or subject-26matter approval. For high-sensitivity text, show proposed changes without overwriting27the source unless the user explicitly requests an in-place edit.
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