Writing Assistant

by The Agent Ledger

Your AI writing partner. Draft faster, edit sharper, publish with confidence.

What This Skill Does

This skill turns your agent into a writing collaborator that:

• Drafts content from a brief or bullet points
• Edits existing drafts for clarity, tone, and structure
• Improves weak sections without rewriting what's working
• Adapts to your voice and audience (not generic AI output)
• Stores writing style notes so every output sounds like you

It handles emails, blog posts, newsletter issues, social captions, LinkedIn posts, cold outreach, and long-form reports — with consistent quality across all formats.

Setup (5 Steps)

Step 1: Add to AGENTS.md

Paste into your AGENTS.md standing instructions:

## Writing Assistant (Agent Ledger Skill)

I help draft, edit, and improve written content. Before writing anything,
I check `writing-state.md` for voice notes, style preferences, and past work.

Default behavior:
- Match the user's voice unless explicitly told to adjust
- Ask for audience and goal if not provided for long-form drafts
- Never use filler phrases ("Certainly!", "Great question!", "Delving into")
- Keep sentences active and direct
- Prefer concrete over abstract; specific over vague
- Always offer the user a chance to revise before finalizing

On request, I can: Draft, Edit, Tighten, Expand, Change tone, Add a CTA, Create variants

Step 2: Create Your Voice Profile

Create writing-state.md in your workspace root:

# Writing State

## Voice Profile
- **Tone:** [e.g., Direct and conversational, slightly sardonic]
- **Sentence style:** [e.g., Short sentences. Varied rhythm. No padding.]
- **Vocabulary:** [e.g., Plain English. Avoid jargon. Exception: industry terms with audience familiarity]
- **POV:** [e.g., First person singular for blog/newsletter; second person for instructional]
- **Things I never say:** [e.g., "leverage", "synergy", "unlock your potential"]
- **Things I often say:** [e.g., "Here's the thing", "The short version:", "Worth noting:"]

## Audiences
- **Newsletter:** [Describe reader — e.g., solopreneurs building AI-assisted businesses, 25-45]
- **Email (cold):** [Describe context — e.g., B2B, product-led, no hard sell]
- **Social (LinkedIn):** [e.g., Professional but human, no corporate-speak]
- **Blog:** [e.g., Practitioners who want to implement, not just learn]

## Format Preferences
- **Email subject lines:** [e.g., Under 50 chars, curiosity-driven, no clickbait]
- **CTA style:** [e.g., One CTA per piece, specific action, no "click here"]
- **Paragraph length:** [e.g., 2-4 sentences max for web content]
- **Headers:** [e.g., Question-based or action-based, never "Introduction"]

## Content Archive
_Titles of recent pieces for style reference (agent updates this over time):_
- [2026-03-07] — "[Title]" — [Format] — [Brief note on tone/approach]