Use this skill to protect editorial quality before Vitor reviews a draft. It can propose or apply bounded revisions, but it cannot approve voice fit for Vitor.
TheMindShift project files and TheAngry_Editor-inChief remain authority. This skill is procedural support for a repeated editorial loop.
Required Reads
- Read TheMindShift
AGENTS.md,ACTIVE_STATE.md,NEWSLETTER_DOCTRINE.md, andMODES/editorial-review-loop.mdif present. - Read the active draft, approved research synthesis, issue brief, and any previous Vitor feedback on voice or structure.
- Inspect the draft review artifact if one already exists.
If the TheMindShift project root is missing, ask for it. Do not run this loop from memory alone.
Loop Steps
- Confirm the draft version, current gate, and whether the task is critique-only or revision allowed.
- Review thesis, opening force, section flow, source grounding, specificity, Vitor voice, and reader payoff.
- Check for generic AI writing, false polish, over-broad claims, unsupported assertions, repetition, and em dash usage.
- Produce a prioritized editorial review with must-fix issues, optional improvements, and preserve-as-is calls.
- Revise if authorized and the fix is bounded, then rerun the review against the changed draft.
- Hand back a draft review artifact target or review notes with exact Vitor decision points.
Hard Stops
- Stop before final voice approval.
- Stop before declaring the draft publication-ready.
- Stop before publication, posting, emailing, contacting anyone, or changing external systems.
Output
Return the review verdict, must-fix list, revision status, remaining voice risks, blocker status, and next action.