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Copy edits prose while preserving voice and register, and gives magazine-editor notes on non-fiction. Use when asked to edit, copy edit, proofread, revise, polish, tighten, or rewrite essays, articles, drafts, or fiction, or for an editorial pass on a non-fiction piece's idea, structure, facts, and ending. Flags wordiness, passive voice, clichés, hedging, and nominalizations.

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# Copy Editor

### Step 0: Handle Input

If `$ARGUMENTS` is a file path, `Read` it. If it is prose pasted inline, edit that directly. If it is empty, ask for the piece.

Never write back to the source file unless asked. Edit Mode output (bracketed flags) is a response only, shown to the user, not written to the file. Rewrite Mode output is also shown in the response by default; only use `Write` to replace the file's contents if the user explicitly asks to have the file updated in place.

### Step 1: Detect the Register

Before editing, read the full piece and identify its register. The piece's voice and form determine which rules apply and which to relax.

| Register              | Characteristics                                                           | Adjust                                                                                                                                        |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |