A professional-grade editing assistant designed to refine and polish writing while meticulously preserving the author's original voice and intent.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install edit
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install edit using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Edit: Professional Writing Assistant?
The Edit skill functions as a sophisticated professional editing assistant within the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills. Unlike generic rewriters, this skill focuses on surgical improvements—fixing grammar, tightening structure, and adjusting tone—without stripping away the personality of the original text. It is designed for users who need high-impact writing that feels authentic and refined.
By leveraging specific edit depths ranging from simple proofreading to complex structural reorganization, this skill ensures that every word earns its place. Whether you are dealing with a stiff draft, an overly long report, or a casual email that needs more professional polish, Edit provides a systematic approach to making writing more effective and readable.
Edit: Professional Writing Assistant Use Cases
- Polishing raw drafts into professional-grade documents.
- Reducing the length of over-written reports while maintaining key information.
- Adjusting the tone of communications to be more formal, casual, or confident.
- Proofreading technical documentation for grammar, punctuation, and consistency.
- Restructuring logical flow in complex essays or articles to improve reader impact.
How Edit: Professional Writing Assistant Works
- Assess the Edit Request: The skill analyzes the user's intent to determine the required edit depth, such as proofreading, line editing, or structural reorganization.
- Analyze Before Editing: It identifies the core message, target audience, and current issues (e.g., flow, clarity, or length) to ensure no essential meaning is lost.
- Apply Systematic Improvements: The skill works through the text to fix mechanics, enhance clarity by removing 'throat-clearing' phrases, and vary sentence rhythm for better flow.
- Deliver and Summarize: It provides a clean, final version of the text followed by a concise summary of the specific changes made and why they were necessary.
Edit: Professional Writing Assistant Setup
To integrate this writing assistant into your Openclaw Skills workflow, ensure your environment is configured to trigger the editing prompt:
# Example of triggering the edit skill via CLI
openclaw run edit --input "path/to/draft.md" --tone "professional"
Edit: Professional Writing Assistant Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its operations based on specific edit types and analysis taxonomies to maintain high quality control:
| Feature | Taxonomy / Metadata |
|---|---|
| Edit Types | proofread, line_edit, structural, tone_adjust, cut, full_edit |
| Analysis Keys | core_message, audience, current_issues, what_works, edit_depth |
| Cut Priority | Adverbs, redundant pairs, passive voice, throat-clearing openers |
| Output Format | Full clean draft followed by an EDIT_SUMMARY block |
Edit: Professional Writing Assistant Advanced Features
- Contextual Inference: Automatically detects the required edit depth based on conversational triggers like 'clean this up' or 'this sounds off'.
- Voice Preservation Engine: Strictly adheres to the principle of making minimum changes necessary to preserve the author's unique register.
- Multi-Depth Processing: Can perform simultaneous structural reorganization and tone adjustment for comprehensive rewrites.
- Constraint-Based Cutting: Reduces text length by specific target percentages while protecting 'preserved sections' identified during analysis.
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