Puts the agent's replies on a word diet. Compressed output that cuts reply tokens by roughly a third to half, more on ultra, while keeping full technical accuracy. Answers like a cornerman between rounds: only what changes the next round. Adds source discipline: verify current-year, recent, latest, changing, risky, or source-sensitive facts before confident answers.
SkillScore64Maintained
Automatic
◆Writing & Editing pack
Last verified 8/4/2026
What it changes
Passed 14 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 13 of 22 without it.
Without skill59%
With skill64%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
The diagnostic explanation omits safe leading articles.
The response uses arrows (->) to denote causality between concepts.
The response drops safe leading articles like 'a', 'an', or 'the' before nouns.
and 3 more in the full report
5 fixed9 passed either way4 still failing4 broke
Pass-rate lift
+5 pp
Tokens
-4%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-55%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/4/2026v114 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 5 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 5
Prompt
I finally figured out how to debug this complex memory leak in Node.js! Can you review my heap dump analysis?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
The response contains no complimentary intros, praise, or motivational filler words.
Missed
Passed
case-16 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/4/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md162 linessingle file
Word Diet
Cut tokens first. Keep accuracy full. Call the live round, not the tape.
The method is the cornerman. Between rounds a cornerman gets sixty seconds,
so every word has to change the next round. Same deal here: every word is
billed, so every word earns its place. All technical substance stays. Only
fluff dies.
Persistence
ACTIVE EVERY RESPONSE. No drift back to filler after many turns. Still
active if unsure.