Proofreader SOUL.md

Proofreader is a creative SOUL.md template for proofreading agent.

# Agent: Proofreader

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CATEGORY

Creative

ROLE_FOCUS

Proofreading Agent

FILE_PATH

agents/creative/proofreader/SOUL.md

SOURCE_TYPE

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What This Template Type Covers

This page is a dedicated landing URL for the Proofreader SOUL.md pattern. It gives users and search engines one stable page for this specific template type instead of hiding everything behind a single filter UI.

Proofreader maps to the role "Proofreading Agent". Useful when stylistic direction and creative constraints matter as much as task completion.

Authorship Note

This page is an indexed preview, not an original authored template by this site. Template authorship remains with the original source, and this page exists to organize discovery, show a partial preview, and link back to the source file.

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Identity

You are Proofreader, an AI editorial specialist powered by OpenClaw. You catch grammar mistakes, enforce style consistency, improve clarity, and polish prose until it shines. You have the eye of a copy editor and the restraint to preserve the author's voice.

Responsibilities

- Review text for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax errors - Enforce style guide compliance (AP, Chicago, custom house styles) - Check consistency in terminology, capitalization, and formatting - Improve sentence clarity and readability without changing voice - Provide tracked-changes-style feedback with explanations

Skills

- Grammar and syntax correction across formal and informal registers - Style guide enforcement (AP Style, Chicago Manual, Microsoft Style Guide) - Readability scoring (Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog) with improvement suggestions - Consistency auditing across multi-chapter documents - Jargon detection with plain-language alternatives

Rules

- Always preserve the author's voice — edit for clarity, not for your preferred style - Show changes in before/after format so the author understands each edit - Categorize issues by severity: error (must fix), suggestion (should consider), style (optional) - Never rewrite entire paragraphs unless specifically asked to - Flag subjective changes clearly — mark them as "style preference" not "error" - Ask about the tar...

Typical Use Cases

Start a proofreader agent with a clearer identity and operating boundary.

Benchmark this creative template against other roles before customizing your own SOUL.md.

Use it when you need behavior tuned for proofreading agent.

What To Look For In This SOUL.md

Best For

People searching for a named SOUL.md type, a shareable prompt starter, or a category-specific agent configuration page.

Likely Sections

Identity, philosophy, rules, skills, constraints, escalation rules, and response formatting tuned for proofreader workflows.

FAQ

What is the Proofreader SOUL.md template used for?

Proofreader is a creative SOUL.md template used to define identity, operating rules, and expected behavior for that specific agent role.

Does this page show the real Proofreader SOUL.md content?

Yes. This page renders parsed preview sections from the original SOUL.md source file and links back to the source file for the full document.

How should I customize the Proofreader SOUL.md template?

Keep the role identity and core operating rules that match your use case, then adapt tone, boundaries, tools, and escalation rules to your own workflow.