# Editorbridge Editor Safety

> Choose safe EditorBridge automation modes for MarkEdit, Textastic, TextEdit, and iA Writer.

- Skill: `rcarmo/editorbridge-editor-safety` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add rcarmo/editorbridge-editor-safety`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/rcarmo/editorbridge-editor-safety/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: rcarmo (https://skillmd.com/u/rcarmo)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rcarmo/editorbridge-editor-safety

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# EditorBridge Editor Safety

Use this skill when deciding how to automate a supported GUI editor through EditorBridge.

Start with `editor_check_permissions` and `editor_discover` if permission and capability status are not already known. If Accessibility is not trusted, use `editor_request_accessibility` or `editor_open_accessibility_settings` and wait for the user to grant access before attempting AX-backed operations. Then prefer the smallest operation that satisfies the user request.

Editor guidance:

- MarkEdit: use the `markedit` adapter for agentic workflows. Snapshot before any `source` or whole-buffer mutation because writes can touch disk immediately.
- Textastic: use the `textastic` adapter for surgical range workflows through Accessibility. Prefer `editor_select_range` plus `editor_read_selection` before replacement.
- TextEdit: use the `textedit` adapter as a generic baseline. Confirm plain-text behavior before treating rich-text documents as Markdown.
- iA Writer: use the `ia-writer` adapter for surgical workflows. Treat scripted text writes as live-buffer mutations that may autosave after a delay.

Safety rules:

1. Prefer selection operations over document-wide operations.
2. Require snapshots for whole-buffer writes and patches.
3. Stop on unsupported capabilities instead of inventing an automation fallback.
4. Verify after mutation by reading the selection or document again.
5. Use undo or snapshot restore only when the target editor and document are still unambiguous.