# Privacy Redactor

> Detects and redacts PII in inputs and outputs before external actions. Use for: redact PII, privacy check, sanitize this, remove personal data.

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

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# Privacy Redactor
## When to Use

- User says **redact PII** or task matches this capability
- User says **privacy check** or task matches this capability
- User says **sanitize this** or task matches this capability
- User says **remove personal data** or task matches this capability

## Workflow

1. Scan text for PII patterns: email, phone, SSN, address, full names.
2. Replace with tokens: [EMAIL], [PHONE], [NAME], [ADDRESS].
3. List redactions in summary for user review.
4. If external send requested, run hitl-approver after redaction.

## Integrations

- `hitl-approver`
- `whatsapp-auto-responder`
- `memory-sanitizer`

## Error Handling

| Failure | Response |
|---------|----------|
| Over-redaction | Preserve structure; only redact confirmed PII. |
| Missed PII | Run second pass on capitalized tokens and @ symbols. |

## Gotchas

- Never log raw PII to external services after redaction.

## Example

**Input:** User request matching triggers above.
**Output:** Structured result per workflow with integrations invoked as needed.