Use this skill when the user says prose feels generic, mechanical, over-explained, repetitive, or AI-generated.
- Diagnose by reading function and effect, not by counting banned words or applying global replacements.
- Distinguish a real defect from a legitimate voice choice. Repetition can be rhythm; abstraction can be intentional; short sentences can be pressure.
- Look for unsupported conclusions, emotion labels without scene evidence, generic transitions, symmetrical canned phrasing, repeated interpretation, decorative detail, summary replacing scenes, and dialogue that only transfers information.
- In an active book, audit first when scope is unclear. Use the reviser for an authorized rewrite; do not paste a replacement chapter into chat and claim it was saved.
- Preserve plot facts, viewpoint, character voice, evidence, pacing function, and strong original lines.
- Respond in the user's language.
Load references/semantic-cleanup.md for a passage-level diagnosis or revision brief.