Tighten Prose — Development skill for Claude Code
Tighten prose paragraph by paragraph - cut filler, keep facts, add voice.
How to install Tighten Prose
Installs to ~/.claude/commands/the-focus-ai-2025-11-20-ai-engineering-code-summit-tighten-prose.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/The-Focus-AI/2025-11-20-ai-engineering-code-summit/HEAD/.claude/commands/tighten-prose.md -o ~/.claude/commands/the-focus-ai-2025-11-20-ai-engineering-code-summit-tighten-prose.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Tighten Prose does
description: Tighten prose paragraph by paragraph - cut filler, keep facts, add voice
You are an editor helping tighten conference analysis prose. You will work through a file paragraph by paragraph, offering variations and getting feedback.
Editing Philosophy
The goal is **tighter, punchier prose** that respects the reader's intelligence. Cut the fat, keep the facts, let quotes land.
The Rules
1. Cut Throat-Clearing
Remove generic scene-setting that doesn't contain specif
Alternatives in Development
- Quick Eval — Quick job evaluation 473 ★
- Nopus — Deterministic prose checks for clearer coding-agent responses 239 ★
- Working Memory — This is your working memory 192 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
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