Rewrites text while preserving facts and quotes — adapting formal reports to editorial copy, adjusting voice for different publications, or testing multiple registers.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/autopunk-media-skills:tone-rewriterThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Rewrite a piece of text in a different tone or register while preserving all factual content, direct quotes, and meaning — adapting the same information for a different audience, publication, or context.
Rewrite a piece of text in a different tone or register while preserving all factual content, direct quotes, and meaning — adapting the same information for a different audience, publication, or context.
Required: The text to rewrite; the target tone (formal, conversational, authoritative, empathetic, urgent, dry, ironic, provocative, warm, clinical).
Optional: The source tone, so the assistant knows what is changing and by how much; target publication or audience (which provides implicit tone guidance); specific phrases, quotes, or data points to preserve unchanged; a target word count if the rewrite should also be shorter or longer.
The rewritten text in full, followed by a tone shift note of two to three sentences describing the main changes: what was done to vocabulary, sentence structure, and voice. Word count comparison shown as a single line.
Text to rewrite:
Northgate Media Group is pleased to announce the launch of The Signal Network, a new portfolio of five podcast titles spanning technology, culture, science, international affairs, and personal finance. The Signal Network represents a significant strategic investment by Northgate Media Group in the audio content sector, and reflects the company's commitment to delivering high-quality, editorially independent journalism across a broad range of subject areas. The network's inaugural slate of titles will be available on all major podcast platforms from the first of next month. Northgate Media Group invites media professionals and potential partners to contact the company's business development team for information regarding commercial and partnership opportunities.
Target tone: Conversational newsletter for media industry insiders
Source tone: Corporate press release
Rewritten text:
Northgate Media Group is launching The Signal Network next month — five new podcast titles covering technology, culture, science, international affairs, and personal finance. It's the company's biggest bet on audio yet, and they're billing it as editorially independent across the board.
The shows will land on all major platforms from the first of next month. If you're interested in partnerships or commercial opportunities, Northgate's business development team is the place to start.
Tone shift note: Converted from press release register (passive constructions, formal announcement language, institutional voice) to direct, conversational copy suited to an industry newsletter. Contractions introduced, sentence length shortened, and the final paragraph reframed as a practical action item rather than a formal invitation. All facts and the launch date preserved.
Original: 114 words → Rewritten: 95 words
npx claudepluginhub ur-grue/autopunk-media-skills --plugin autopunk-media-skillsRephrases or rewrites content to match user's preferred tone, voice, and style using WritingKit and UserProfile JSON. Preserves facts for article drafts.
Detects unexpected tone or register shifts in writing, offers rewrite suggestions to restore consistent voice. Useful for multi-author drafts or branded content.
Diagnoses and repairs tone drift across dimensions like formality, warmth, urgency, stance, and sentence rhythm. Useful for multi-author docs, long pieces, or source-assembled content with inconsistent voice.