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Copy Editing

Skill Verified Active

When the user wants to edit, review, or improve existing marketing copy. Also use when the user mentions 'edit this copy,' 'review my copy,' 'copy feedback,' 'proofread,' 'polish this,' 'make this better,' or 'copy sweep.' This skill provides a systematic approach to editing marketing copy through multiple focused passes.

Purpose

To help users systematically edit and improve existing marketing copy, ensuring it is clear, compelling, and effective.

Features

  • Systematic multi-pass editing framework ('Seven Sweeps')
  • Focused checks for clarity, voice, benefits, proof, specificity, emotion, and risk
  • Quick-pass checks for word and sentence-level improvements
  • Checklists and common problem/fix sections for guidance

Use Cases

  • When a user wants to edit, review, or improve existing marketing copy
  • When a user requests copy feedback, proofreading, or polishing
  • When refining drafts to enhance clarity, tone, and persuasive power

Non-Goals

  • Writing new marketing copy from scratch (use the 'copywriting' skill for this)
  • Performing structural or strategic page optimization (use 'page-cro' for this)
  • Providing deep dives into marketing psychology or A/B testing setup

Workflow

  1. Understand the goal, audience, and desired action of the copy.
  2. Perform initial read-through without editing.
  3. Conduct 'Sweep 1: Clarity' by identifying and marking unclear parts.
  4. Conduct 'Sweep 2: Voice and Tone' to check for consistency.
  5. Conduct 'Sweep 3: So What' to ensure claims answer reader benefits.
  6. Conduct 'Sweep 4: Prove It' to verify claims with evidence.
  7. Conduct 'Sweep 5: Specificity' to make language concrete.
  8. Conduct 'Sweep 6: Heightened Emotion' to add resonance.
  9. Conduct 'Sweep 7: Zero Risk' to remove barriers to action.
  10. Iteratively re-check previous sweeps after each new sweep.
  11. Perform final checks for typos, formatting, and message preservation.

Practices

  • Content editing
  • Marketing copywriting
  • Technical writing review

Installation

npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates

Runs the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.

Quality Score

Verified
98 /100
Analyzed about 22 hours ago

Trust Signals

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