line-editing agent skill by danjdewhurst
Edits and polishes prose at the line level, covering copyediting, proofreading, tightening sentences, grammar and punctuation checks, and dialogue punctuation.
At a glance
| Publisher | danjdewhurst |
|---|---|
| Repository | danjdewhurst/story-skills (24 listed skills) |
| Category | Writing and Editing |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | October 14, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 232 lines, 1,784 words |
| Bundled files | 6 files, including references |
| Quality score | 90/100 · A Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install line-editing
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/danjdewhurst/story-skills/tree/main/skills/line-editingtmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danjdewhurst/story-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/line-editing .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo danjdewhurst/story-skills \
--path skills/line-editingdanjdewhurst/story-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
This skill should be used when the user asks to "line edit", "edit my prose", "polish this chapter", "tighten the prose", "improve the sentences", "copyedit", "proofread", "proof pass", "check grammar and punctuation", "dialogue punctuation", "make the voices distinct", "everyone sounds the same", "read it aloud", "read-aloud pass", "text to speech", or wants a sentence-level quality pass on drafted chapters that preserves the author's voice. NOT for creating the style sheet, recording character voices, or checking voice consistency (use voice-style).
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Sections in SKILL.md
- Overview
- Prerequisites
- Language
- When to Use
- Workflow
- 1. Scope and permission
- 2. Line edit
- 3. Differentiate character voices
- 4. Copyedit
- 5. Read-aloud pass
- 6. Proof pass
- 7. Close the pass
- Conventions
- CLI Maintenance
- Reference Files
- Shared Conventions
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.mdreferences/copyedit-checklist.mdreferences/edit-note-format.mdreferences/language-conventions.mdreferences/line-edit-checklist.mdreferences/read-aloud-guide.md
Suede Skill Check: 90/100 · A
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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What to review next
- Bundled scripts: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the skill folder ships a scripts/ folder.
- Tool permissions declared: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the frontmatter declares allowed-tools.
- Compatibility declared: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the frontmatter declares compatibility.
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line-editing passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 4 of 4 |
| Example request | 3 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 3 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 3 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
danjdewhurst/story-skills appears in 2 curated lists: heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code.