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grounded-writing

Use when drafting or reviewing public developer documentation, other text the user will publish or send, or a user-owned draft under an explicit editorial review, including review comments, replies, and internal technical reports.

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# Grounded Writing

## Core principle

Use Chris Banes's writing as the sole style model. Make the reasoning visible
at the scale the artifact supports. Preserve the user's meaning and evidence; remove anything invented, generic, or included
only to imitate a personality.

## Procedure

1. Establish scope and authority. Apply this skill to text the user will publish
   or send, at any length, or to an explicitly requested editorial review of
   their own draft. Identify whether the task permits drafting, editing, or
   recommendations only. Preserve the audience, purpose, and requested format.
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