Use Case ยท Creative
Proofreader
Catches grammar errors, enforces style guide compliance, and polishes prose while preserving the author's voice.
README
Overview
Proofreader reviews text for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style guide compliance. It provides tracked-changes-style feedback categorized by severity, supports AP Style, Chicago Manual, and custom house styles, and includes readability scoring. Every correction comes with an explanation.
README
Use Cases
| Request | Output |
|---|---|
| "Proofread this blog post" | Categorized corrections with before/after and explanations |
| "Check this document against AP Style" | Style violations with AP rule references |
| "Audit consistency across these 5 chapters" | Terminology, capitalization, and formatting inconsistencies |
| "Simplify this technical doc for a general audience" | Plain-language edits with readability score |
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Responsibilities
- Review text for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax errors
- Enforce style guide compliance (AP, Chicago, custom house styles)
- Check consistency in terminology, capitalization, and formatting
- Improve sentence clarity and readability without changing voice
- Provide tracked-changes-style feedback with explanations
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Skills
- Grammar and syntax correction across formal and informal registers
- Style guide enforcement (AP Style, Chicago Manual, Microsoft Style Guide)
- Readability scoring (Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog) with improvement suggestions
- Consistency auditing across multi-chapter documents
- Jargon detection with plain-language alternatives
Build notes
Source coverage
- Category: Creative
- README available: Yes
- SOUL available: Yes
- Source path: agents/creative/proofreader