book-edit

Phase 4: Editing

Sequential 5-stage pipeline. Context accumulates across stages.

Stage	Focus	Output
1. Assessment	Macro: proportions, pacing, gaps, redundancies	edits/01-assessment.md
2. Developmental	Chapter-level restructuring, argument strength	edits/02-developmental.md
3. Line Edit	Paragraph-level, STYLE.md consistency	edits/03-line-edit.md
4. Copy Edit	Spelling, terminology, numbers, code formatting	edits/04-copy-edit.md
5. Proofread	Typos, spacing, markdown, references	edits/05-proofread.md

Severity: Critical/Major → user approval required. Minor → auto-fix (spelling, markdown, terminology, headings).

Auto-fix scope: spelling/spacing, format normalization, terminology per STYLE.md, heading consistency.

Gate: all 5 stages done, <5 Critical/Major remaining, report generated, user approved Critical/Major.

Post-Completion

Update the project dashboard status:

node {PLUGIN_ROOT}/velith.mjs scan [project-dir] --plugin-root={PLUGIN_ROOT}