{"title":"Edit for Clarity and Concision","description":"Tighten prose without losing meaning or voice.","tags":["editing","clarity","concision"],"content":"Edit the following to be clearer and more concise, preserving my meaning and voice:\n\n{{text}}\n\nCut filler, redundancy, and hedging. Prefer plain words and active voice. Don't change the substance or make it sound like generic AI prose. Return the edited version, then a short list of the most impactful changes you made.","variables":[{"name":"text","description":"The text to edit","required":true,"multiline":true}]}
{"title":"Adjust Tone","description":"Rewrite text to hit a specific tone and audience.","tags":["tone","rewrite","audience"],"content":"Rewrite the following to be {{tone}} for an audience of {{audience}}:\n\n{{text}}\n\nKeep the core message intact. Match the tone consistently throughout — don't drift back to the original register. Avoid clichés and over-formality. Return the rewrite and note any place where the tone shift forced a change in substance.","variables":[{"name":"tone","description":"Desired tone (e.g. friendly, formal, direct)","required":true},{"name":"audience","description":"Who will read it","required":true},{"name":"text","description":"The text to rewrite","required":true,"multiline":true}]}
{"title":"Write a Commit Message","description":"Craft a clear, conventional commit message from a change.","tags":["git","commit","conventions"],"content":"Write a commit message for this change:\n\n{{change}}\n\nFormat: a concise imperative subject line under ~70 chars, a blank line, then a body that explains WHY the change was made and any consequence a future reader needs. Use a conventional prefix (feat/fix/refactor/docs/test/chore) if the project uses them. Don't just restate the diff — explain the motivation.","variables":[{"name":"change","description":"The change (diff or description)","required":true}]}
{"title":"Draft a Technical Email","description":"Write a clear, actionable email about a technical matter.","tags":["email","communication"],"content":"Draft an email about: {{topic}}\n\nTo: {{recipient}}\n\nLead with the ask or the key point in the first sentence. Keep it skimmable — short paragraphs, and a clear action with any deadline. Match a professional but human tone. Anticipate the one question the recipient will have and answer it preemptively. End with the specific next step.","variables":[{"name":"topic","description":"What the email is about","required":true},{"name":"recipient","description":"Who you're writing to","required":true}]}
{"title":"Summarize a Document","description":"Produce a faithful, useful summary at the right altitude.","tags":["summary","tldr"],"content":"Summarize the following for someone who needs to {{purpose}}:\n\n{{text}}\n\nGive: a one-sentence TL;DR, then the key points as a short list, then anything that requires action or a decision. Stay faithful — don't add claims that aren't in the source, and flag where the source is vague or contradicts itself. Match the length to the purpose, not the input.","variables":[{"name":"purpose","description":"What the reader needs to do with it","required":true},{"name":"text","description":"The document to summarize","required":true,"multiline":true}]}
{"title":"Write a Proposal","description":"Make a persuasive, well-structured case for an idea.","tags":["proposal","persuasion"],"content":"Help me write a proposal for: {{idea}}\n\nStructure: the problem and why it matters now, the proposed solution, the expected benefit (quantified if possible), the cost and risks (stated honestly), and the alternatives considered. Lead with the reader's interest, not mine. Pre-empt the strongest objection. Keep it tight enough that a busy decision-maker reads the whole thing.","variables":[{"name":"idea","description":"What you're proposing","required":true}]}
{"title":"Give Constructive Feedback","description":"Phrase critique so it's heard and actionable.","tags":["feedback","communication"],"content":"Help me give feedback on: {{situation}}\n\nDraft feedback that is specific, kind, and actionable. Anchor it to observable behavior and impact, not character. Lead with the most important point. Make the path forward concrete. Avoid the feedback sandwich and vague praise. Keep my respect for the person evident throughout. Show the message and explain the one phrasing choice that matters most.","variables":[{"name":"situation","description":"What the feedback is about","required":true}]}
{"title":"Rewrite to Remove Jargon","description":"Make specialist text accessible without dumbing it down.","tags":["plain-language","accessibility"],"content":"Rewrite this to be understandable by {{audience}} without losing accuracy:\n\n{{text}}\n\nReplace jargon with plain language or define it on first use. Keep the technical claims correct — simplify the words, not the truth. Where a concept genuinely requires a term of art, introduce it gently. Return the rewrite and list any term you chose to keep and why.","variables":[{"name":"audience","description":"Who needs to understand it","required":true},{"name":"text","description":"The jargon-heavy text","required":true,"multiline":true}]}
{"title":"Tighten Wordy Prose","description":"Cut a passage down without losing meaning.","tags":["editing","concision"],"content":"Tighten this without losing meaning or nuance:\n\n{{text}}\n\nCut filler, redundancy, hedging, and throat-clearing. Prefer strong verbs over noun phrases, and active over passive where it helps. Keep the author's voice. Show the tightened version, then list the 2-3 cuts that mattered most and why. Don't strip qualifications that are actually load-bearing.","variables":[{"name":"text","description":"The text to tighten","required":true,"multiline":true}]}
{"title":"Adapt Tone for an Audience","description":"Rewrite the same content for a different reader.","tags":["tone","audience"],"content":"Rewrite this for a {{audience}} audience:\n\n{{text}}\n\nKeep the facts identical; change the register, vocabulary, and level of detail to fit the reader and what they care about. Adjust the framing to their priorities. Flag any claim that's fine for the original audience but would mislead or under-serve the new one. Show the rewrite and a one-line note on what you shifted and why.","variables":[{"name":"audience","description":"The target audience","required":true},{"name":"text","description":"The text to adapt","required":true,"multiline":true}]}
{"title":"Write a Strong Opening","description":"Draft openings that earn the reader's attention.","tags":["openings","hooks"],"content":"I'm writing {{piece}} about {{topic}}.\n\nDraft 3 distinct openings that earn attention without clickbait or throat-clearing. Vary the move: one that opens on a concrete specific, one on tension or a question, one on a surprising claim. For each, one line on who it suits and the risk it carries. Then recommend one and say why it fits the piece and audience best.","variables":[{"name":"piece","description":"Type of piece (essay, post, email)","required":true},{"name":"topic","description":"What it's about","required":true}]}
{"title":"Structure a Long Document","description":"Find the right outline for a sprawling piece.","tags":["structure","outline"],"content":"I need to structure a long piece covering: {{material}}\n\nPropose an outline that gives the reader a clear path. Decide the organizing principle (chronological, by theme, problem-then-solution, general-to-specific) and justify it for this material. Show the section flow and what each section must accomplish. Flag where a reader would get lost or lose momentum, and what to cut or move. Lead with what the reader most needs first.","variables":[{"name":"material","description":"What the piece must cover","required":true}]}
{"title":"Write an Executive Summary","description":"Compress a long document into what a decider needs.","tags":["executive-summary","concision"],"content":"Write an executive summary of:\n\n{{document}}\n\nLead with the conclusion and the decision or action it implies — a busy reader should get the point in the first two sentences. Include only what changes their thinking: the key findings, the recommendation, and the cost or risk. Cut the methodology and the narrative; link to the detail. Keep it to a few tight paragraphs. Make sure it stands alone for someone who will never read the full document.","variables":[{"name":"document","description":"The document to summarize","required":true,"multiline":true}]}
{"title":"Outline a Presentation","description":"Structure a talk so it lands with an audience.","tags":["presentation","outline","speaking"],"content":"Help me outline a talk on {{topic}} for {{audience}} in about {{duration}}.\n\nStart from the one thing they should remember and the action you want. Build a spine: a hook that earns attention, the few points that support the message (not everything you know), and a close that lands the takeaway. Budget time per section realistically. Note where a story, demo, or visual beats a bullet list. Cut anything that doesn't serve the single message.","variables":[{"name":"topic","description":"The talk topic","required":true},{"name":"audience","description":"Who is listening","required":true},{"name":"duration","description":"Time available","required":true}]}
{"title":"Write a FAQ","description":"Answer the questions people actually keep asking.","tags":["faq","docs"],"content":"Write a FAQ for: {{subject}}\n\nUse REAL questions people ask, phrased the way they ask them, ordered by how common they are — not questions invented to show off features. Answer each directly in the first sentence, then add detail. Include the awkward ones (limitations, gotchas, why it works this way) instead of dodging them. Keep each answer self-contained. Cut questions nobody asks, and link out rather than duplicating long explanations.","variables":[{"name":"subject","description":"What the FAQ covers","required":true}]}
{"title":"Convert Passive to Active","description":"Make limp, passive prose direct and clear.","tags":["editing","style"],"content":"Rewrite this to be more direct:\n\n{{text}}\n\nTurn passive constructions into active where it adds clarity and names the actor — but keep passive where the actor is unknown or irrelevant, or where the object is genuinely the point. Replace nominalizations (decisions were made) with verbs (we decided). Show the rewrite and point out the one or two changes that most sharpen it. Don't mechanically kill every passive; preserve meaning and tone.","variables":[{"name":"text","description":"The text to sharpen","required":true,"multiline":true}]}