Doc Editing

Doc Editing

Edit documentation and long-form prose to be clear, precise, and easy to scan.

Response Contract

• Deliverable: apply the edits to the target document.
• Chat output: Do not restate the document content in the chat.

Document Model

Definitions used to reason about documents and edits.

Semantic Layers

A document can contain two kinds of description.

• Meta description Constraints on how the document should be written or edited, such as audience, scope, tone, formatting expectations, and must-not-change constraints.

• Content description Subject matter that belongs in the document, including anything the user explicitly requests to be included as part of the document.

Structure Forms

A document can be organized using two structural forms.

• Module structure The document is divided into modules by responsibility. Each responsibility has a stable home.

• Enumeration structure Within one responsibility, items are listed as peers under a single framing.

Editing Standards

Apply these standards throughout the edit. Each standard is single-sourced here and referenced elsewhere by its ID.

• layers.distinct — Keep layers distinct Keep meta description distinct from content description unless meta-level material is explicitly part of the subject matter. If the user explicitly requests that meta-level material be included in the document as content, treat it as content.

• meaning.preserve — Preserve meaning Preserve the document’s meaning, claims, and intent while improving clarity and structure.

• facts.no_new — No new facts Do not introduce new factual content, new claims, or new conclusions that are not present in the source text or explicitly provided by the user.

• structure.modules — Stable responsibility modules Use module structure to assign each major responsibility a stable home. Keep module boundaries clear and headings responsibility-oriented. Place meta-level material that is included as content into a deliberate, clearly bounded module.

• structure.enumerations — Peer enumerations only Use enumeration structure only to list peers within one responsibility. If a list mixes responsibilities, restructure it into module structure.

• meta.constraints — Enforce meta constraints Treat meta description constraints as hard constraints. When a potential improvement would violate a meta constraint, prefer preserving the constraint and choose the least-invasive alternative that still improves clarity.

Workflow

Use a repeatable editing pass.

1. Identify the document’s subject and extract meta description constraints. Apply layers.distinct and meta.constraints.
2. Confirm what must be preserved and what additions, if any, the user explicitly requested. Apply meaning.preserve and facts.no_new.
3. Establish or repair module structure for major responsibilities, align headings to responsibilities, and relocate material to its responsible module. Apply structure.modules.
4. Normalize enumerations within each module; convert mixed-responsibility lists into module structure. Apply structure.enumerations and structure.modules.
5. Edit prose for clarity and precision without changing intent or adding facts. Apply meaning.preserve and facts.no_new.
6. Do a final pass for internal consistency and constraint compliance.
7. Run acceptance checks.

Acceptance Criteria

A revision is complete only if all checks pass.

• Response: Output satisfies the Response Contract.
• Standards satisfied: layers.distinct, meaning.preserve, facts.no_new, structure.modules, structure.enumerations, meta.constraints.