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Observe Before Editing

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parcadei·vlatest·writing·MIT

Analyzes document context and identifies potential editing impacts before applying changes, minimizing unintended consequences.

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Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 --skill observe-before-editing -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

parcadei

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Install target

Live repository

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No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

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This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 at d07ff4b06b.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
d07ff4b06b
Manifest
.claude/skills/observe-before-editing/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 35 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill allows an AI agent to analyze a text passage before making edits, ensuring changes align with the intended meaning and style. It first observes the existing content, identifies key elements like tone and structure, then proceeds with editing based on that understanding. This helps prevent unintended consequences or alterations in the original message.

When to use it

  • Rewriting articles: Before rewriting an article for clarity or SEO, ensure the agent understands the original intent.
  • Summarizing long documents: Have the agent observe a document before generating a summary to accurately capture its core themes.
  • Translating text: Use this skill prior to translation to preserve nuance and context in the target language.
  • Generating creative content: Before creating a poem or story, have the AI analyze existing examples for style and structure.

Key capabilities

  • Text observation & analysis
  • Identification of key elements (tone, structure)
  • Context-aware editing
  • Preservation of original meaning

Example prompts

  • "Observe this paragraph before rewriting it to be more concise."
  • "Analyze the following article and then summarize its main points."
  • "Before translating this document, observe its tone and style."

Tips & gotchas

The skill's effectiveness depends on the quality of the initial text. Providing clear instructions about the desired outcome will improve results.