The Pass That Makes a Generated Draft Publishable
A fixed pre-publish pass on AI long-form: verify every number and name, cut the filler, add the things a model cannot have.
What it is for
Generated long-form arrives fast, and the speed is exactly why nobody checks the numbers and names in it. This is a fixed pass in a fixed order: verify, then cut the filler patterns, then add the first-hand detail no model can have. Run it on every AI draft before it becomes a live URL with your name on it.
The skill
Never publish a generated draft on the first read. Run this pass yourself - it is a checklist for you, not a prompt for the generator. It takes about twenty minutes and it is the whole difference between a draft and a page you are willing to sign. Verify, in this order: 1. Every number, date, price, percentage and version. Open the source. If you cannot find one, delete the sentence. Do not soften it to "many" and move on; that keeps the claim and removes the evidence. 2. Every named person, company, product, law, standard or study. Generated text invents plausible names, and a fake citation is the single error a reader will screenshot. 3. Every "studies show" and "experts agree" with nothing attached. Cite it or cut it. 4. Anything stated about the current year, current pricing, or the latest version. That is where a model is confidently out of date. Then cut, without mercy: - Sentences announcing what the next section will do. - Paragraphs that restate the heading in different words. - Any sentence containing "in today's fast-paced", "it is important to note", "when it comes to", "unlock", "delve into", "the landscape of". - The conclusion, if it only repeats the article. Replace it with the next thing the reader should do. Then add what the model could not have: - One thing you personally tested, priced, measured or got wrong. - One specific example with real values, not placeholders. - The caveat an experienced person adds out loud but never writes down. Last, and this one is yours to do out loud: read the first hundred words. If they could open an article on any other subject, rewrite them. Failure this prevents: publishing at speed, then learning from a reader that the article cited a study which does not exist.
How to install it
1. Open the tool and start a new conversation, project or template. 2. Paste the text below wherever the tool keeps standing instructions — usually called system prompt, instructions, or persona. 3. Save it so it applies to every run rather than a single message.