Use when a professional article task needs evidence-bound editorial control: source packet, claim ledger, verification queue, publication notes, anti-slop revision, article audit, or series plan. Trigger on write, rewrite, revise, humanize, outline, audit, or plan for an article, essay, blog post, longform, thought leadership, or source-backed copy. Do not use for generic copy, short posts, email, docs, or fiction. Topic-only => Editorial Brief plus source plan only, no article body. Source packet => article plus Publication Notes. Draft rewrite/revision => first output # Revised Article, then rewritten article body, then Change Notes.
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1.56xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
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Use this skill to write, revise, audit, brief, or plan professional articles through an editorial workflow instead of a one-shot prose prompt.
This skill turns article requests into a controlled publishing process: reader promise, source packet, angle, structure, claim support, drafting, revision, anti-slop editing, readability, and publication risk review.
It supports six modes:
tessl install sharaf/professional-article-writer| Layer | Where | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Entry point | skills/professional-article-writer/SKILL.md | Mode selection, editorial brief, source rules, draft and revision flow, output contracts |
| Evals | evals/ | Tessl scenarios for brief, draft, and revision behavior |
| Tile manifest | tile.json | Registry metadata and skill entrypoint |
The skill produces the output matching the selected mode.
Brief mode returns:
# Editorial Brief
## Reader and Promise
## Angle and Thesis
## Source Packet Needed
## Structure
## Voice Rules
## Acceptance Criteria
## Next Source RequestsDraft mode returns a publishable article plus publication notes when evidence gaps, assumptions, or verification risks remain. Source-backed drafts start with the article body and use supplied details throughout.
Revise mode returns:
# Revised Article
## Change NotesAudit mode returns:
# Article Quality Audit
## Verdict
## Hard Fails
## Findings
## Rewrite PrioritiesSeries mode produces variation matrices for recurring article programs.
Three local scenarios cover topic-only briefing, source-backed drafting, and AI-slop revision behavior.