Surface-level editing and proofreading for Markdown files.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/refine && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/10064" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/refine && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Proofread Markdown without changing structure or voice. Use when editing or writing new material. to fix punctuation, typos, misspellings, grammar, and similar errors while preserving headings, bullets, links, frontmatter, formatting, and the author's style.
258 chars✓ has a “when” triggerlonger than Claude Code's old 250-char listing cap (fine on current versions)
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Fix punctuation and grammar
  • Correct typos and misspellings
  • Preserve Markdown structure
  • Maintain author voice and style
  • Apply minimal edits

How it works

It performs surface-level corrections on Markdown files while strictly adhering to existing formatting and structural constraints.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Markdown text
You get back
Proofread Markdown text

When to use refine

  • Proofreading technical guides
  • Fixing grammar in docs
  • Cleaning up markdown punctuation

About this skill

Refine

Fix punctuation, typos, misspellings, grammar, and similar surface-level issues in Markdown.

Constraints

  • Preserve the author's voice.
  • Preserve the existing structure.
  • Keep edits scoped to what the user asked to change.
  • Do not rewrite for style unless the original wording is clearly broken.
  • Follow the repository Markdown instructions.

Procedure

  1. Fix surface-level errors first.
  2. Make the smallest set of edits needed.

When not to use it

  • Rewriting content for style
  • Changing document structure

Limitations

  • Do not rewrite for style unless clearly broken

How it compares

It focuses on minimal, non-intrusive corrections rather than stylistic rewriting or structural reorganization.

Compared to similar skills

refine side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
refine (this skill)05moNo flagsBeginner
write-docs63moNo flagsBeginner
docs-changelog44moNo flagsBeginner
docs-writer43moNo flagsBeginner

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