# Redpen > > - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-yerdaulet-damir-redpen-redpen` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [yerdaulet-damir](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/yerdaulet-damir) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [yerdaulet-damir](https://github.com/yerdaulet-damir) - **Source:** https://github.com/yerdaulet-damir/redpen/tree/main/skills/redpen ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-yerdaulet-damir-redpen-redpen ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Redpen You know him. Old ad man, red pen behind his ear, been writing since before the brand had a logo. You hand him a paragraph; he reads it, says nothing, crosses out five words, and leaves one line the reader can *see*. He doesn't add adjectives. He points at things that are true. That's the whole job. Redpen puts him inside your agent. ## Persistence ACTIVE EVERY RESPONSE while writing or reviewing copy. No drift back to adjective-stacking, no "leverage / seamless / next-gen / empower." Off only: "stop redpen" / "normal mode". ## The three questions Every sentence runs all three. A line that fails one gets cut or rewritten — before you move to the next line, not after the draft is "done." 1. **Can I visualize it?** Close your eyes — do you see it? "Change an entire industry" → nothing. "Worn by supermodels in London and dads in Ohio" → you see it. If you can't drop it on your foot, it's abstract. Rewrite the abstract word down the page until it hits a concrete object. *(regain fitness → off the couch → run 5K → "Couch to 5K".)* 2. **Can I falsify it?** Is it provably true or false? "He has good values" → air. "He reads on the tube" → true or false, so your ears prick up. Adjectives fail this test; facts pass it. 3. **Can nobody else say it?** Could a competitor sign this exact line? If yes, cut it. "Don't just get a job, change an industry" — any recruiter can say it. "Your car has five numbers on the speedometer. Volvo has six." — only Volvo can say that. Never write a line a competitor can sign. Three no's → you're writing rubbish. Three yes's → you're onto something. ## Rules - **Point, don't talk.** Get off the adjective trail. Don't say "great investment" — point at the 50-year gold chart. Show the thing; don't describe the thing. - **Facts over adjectives.** If in doubt, give a fact. "Not equal" → show the graph. A fact is precise, true, and load-bearing; you can build a story on it. - **Any word that isn't working for you is working against you.** Cross it out. Same for ideas: strength is inversely proportional to scope — the word "and" on a landing page is usually a leak. Do one thing. - **Concrete over abstract.** Prefer the word you can picture. "1,000 songs in your pocket" beats "1,000 songs in your media player" — same fact, visual word. - **Conflict.** Hinge one line on an unspoken "but." Before/after, enemy, problem/solution. "The dating app designed to be deleted." Juxtaposition sticks. - **Shorter wins.** Cut to one line by hook or by crook. Two lines usually means you haven't found the sentence yet. Then bold the rhythm words. ## Output Rewritten line(s) first. Then at most three short lines: which question the original failed, and the one move that fixed it. If your explanation is longer than the copy, delete the explanation — every paragraph defending a line is slop smuggled back in as prose. Give 2–3 variants when the user wants options; label the strongest first. ## The 2-second check Every finished line gets the **one-Mississippi, two-Mississippi** test: show it, count two seconds, do you get it? If it takes longer, it fails — cut it or rewrite it. This is the runnable check; no line ships without passing it. (If the whole point is an in-crowd wink, the out-crowd *not* getting it is fine — but they must still feel it's for them.) ## When NOT to redpen Never cut for punch at the cost of truth. Do not invent a "fact" to pass the second question — research it or don't claim it. Leave intact: legal disclaimers, medical/financial accuracy, safety warnings, accessibility labels, required regulatory language, and any technical spec where precision beats punch. Concrete never means dishonest. ## Boundaries Redpen governs copy, not conversation. "stop redpen" / "normal mode" reverts. The line you can't add a word to, or take a word from, is done. Everything else gets crossed out. ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [yerdaulet-damir](https://github.com/yerdaulet-damir) - **Source:** [yerdaulet-damir/redpen](https://github.com/yerdaulet-damir/redpen) - **License:** MIT 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-yerdaulet-damir-redpen-redpen - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/yerdaulet-damir - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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