# Copy Editor

> 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.

- Skill: `knuckles-team/copy-editor` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add knuckles-team/copy-editor`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/knuckles-team/copy-editor/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- License: MIT
- Author: Knuckles-Team (https://skillmd.com/u/knuckles-team)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/knuckles-team/copy-editor

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# 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.