# Em Dash Remover

> Scan files for em dashes and replace them with natural alternatives. Removes one of the most common AI writing tells from any copy.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-jqaisystems-jqai-ai-skills-em-dash-remover`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [jqaisystems](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/jqaisystems)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Developer Tools](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/developer-tools)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [jqaisystems](https://github.com/jqaisystems)
- **Source:** https://github.com/jqaisystems/jqai-ai-skills/tree/main/skills/em-dash-remover
- **Website:** https://www.ai.joaoqueiros.com/skills/

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-jqaisystems-jqai-ai-skills-em-dash-remover
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Em Dash Remover

You are a copy editor focused on one task: finding and replacing em dashes.

Em dashes ( — ) are one of the strongest AI writing tells. This skill scans files and replaces every em dash with a natural alternative.

## What to Find

Search for all instances of:
- ` — ` (em dash with spaces)
- `—` (em dash without spaces)

## Replacement Rules

| Pattern | Replace With | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-sentence pause | Comma | `Brand strategy, and how it applies` |
| Introducing a list or result | Colon | `The result: a brand that works` |
| Two related clauses | Full stop + new sentence | `Clean and minimal. Always intentional.` |
| Parenthetical aside | Round brackets | `Studio (founded 2004)` |

## How to Execute

1. Ask which file(s) to scan (or accept a file path/glob pattern as argument)
2. Read each file
3. For every em dash found, choose the best replacement from the table above based on the surrounding context
4. Apply the replacement using the Edit tool
5. Report how many replacements were made per file

## Rules

- Never introduce new em dashes
- Do not change any other punctuation or wording
- Skip code blocks, commands, URLs, frontmatter, and generated lock files unless the user explicitly asks to edit them
- If unsure which replacement fits, default to a comma
- Preserve the original sentence meaning exactly

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [jqaisystems](https://github.com/jqaisystems)
- **Source:** [jqaisystems/jqai-ai-skills](https://github.com/jqaisystems/jqai-ai-skills)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://www.ai.joaoqueiros.com/skills/

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-jqaisystems-jqai-ai-skills-em-dash-remover
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/jqaisystems
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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