/polishFinal-pass cleanup. Fixes grammar, awkward phrasing, and dropped articles without changing voice.
Category: Writing & Style
Before / After
Proofread this.
/polish [paragraph]
What changes in Claude's response
/polish is the gentlest of the writing codes. It won't shorten, restructure, or rewrite — it just fixes the small stuff that breaks reading flow. Missing 'the', wrong tense, two spaces, repeated words across sentences. Use it as the absolute last step after /punch, /trim, or /flow have done the heavy lifting.
When NOT to use /polish
Don't /polish first drafts. Polishing rough text just makes well-edited bad writing. Fix the structure with /flow or /punch first, polish last.
Codes that stack with /polish
/polish is one of 120 tested prompt prefixes. The full cheat sheet has before/after examples, warnings, combos, and 10 workflow playbooks.
See the full cheat sheet — from $5More Writing & Style codes
/ghostStrips every AI tell — em-dashes, hedging, 'I hope this helps', the works.
/mirrorReads a writing sample you give it and clones the voice for the rest of the conversation.
/rawKills all markdown. No bullets, no bold, no headings — just text.
/voiceLocks a tone for the entire conversation, not just one reply.
/punchRewrites every sentence to be ~40% shorter and lead with a verb.