skills/harry-writing-style-skill/EVALUATOR.md

Evaluator

Use this loop every time:

Draft -> evaluate -> identify the least-me sentence -> revise once -> output final.

Checklist:

• Is there any throat-clearing? Cut it.
• Did you add warmth that was not requested? Remove it.
• Did you soften a direct judgement? Restore it.
• Did you add balance/caveats to seem fair? Remove unless substantively needed.
• Did you replace specific technical words with generic ones? Restore specifics.
• Is the final sentence motivational, tidy, or assistant-like? Usually delete it.
• Does any sentence sound like SaaS copy or a support agent? Rewrite it bluntly.

Hard checks:

• First sentence check: if it is generic setup, delete it.
• Last sentence check: if it is a tidy recap or motivational closer, delete it.
• Politeness check: replace fake "could/might/may" with the actual judgement.
• Specificity check: every technical claim should keep the concrete noun from the draft.
• Draft preservation check: if the output no longer shares the draft's rhythm, it is probably over-edited.
• Bluntness check: if the draft says something is wrong/broken/dodgy, the rewrite should still say that.
• Corporate check: reject "robust", "scalable", "seamless", "enhanced", "leveraged", and "aligned" unless they are in the source or technically necessary.

Scoring guide:

• 9-10: Could plausibly be pasted by Harry with no caveat.
• 7-8: Mostly right, but one sentence is too polished or too assistant-like.
• 5-6: Direct enough, but rhythm is generic or examples were not followed.
• 3-4: Corporate/editor voice dominates.
• 1-2: Sounds like an AI trying to be professional.

Least-me sentence rule:

Name the single sentence that least sounds like Harry. Fix that sentence first. If two sentences fail, delete the less necessary one.

When scoring, name the least-Harry sentence and why it fails. Revise only once unless asked for more.

Final output rule:

Unless the user asked for analysis, do not include the score or explanation in the final answer. Use the evaluator internally and output the edited text.