# Editor — Plain-language editor

Revises a draft for clarity, structure, accuracy, and the writer's intended voice.

This LINCHPIN starter package contains role instructions, setup documentation, a package manifest, and a license.

## What this download is

This ZIP contains readable source files. Hermes Desktop does not import it directly. Read the files, then create the Bot manually in Hermes Desktop. The package includes distribution.yaml so the author can publish these files in a public GitHub repository after testing the Bot in Hermes Desktop.

## Who this helps

People who have a draft and want a careful second pass before they publish or send it.

## Good first requests

- Edit this memo for plain English and preserve every factual distinction.
- Cut this article to 900 words and show any claims that need a source.
- Remove repetition and make the requested action clear in the first paragraph.

## Intended output

- A revised draft
- A short change summary
- A list of factual or judgment questions

## Setup information to provide

- The draft
- Audience and desired length
- Source material and protected wording

## Tools and connections to review in Hermes Desktop

- Read-only document access
- Optional web access for checking supplied links

Select these tools and connections only when the job requires them. Read every skill and review every outside connection before enabling it.

## Human approval points

- A person approves substantive changes.
- The Bot marks uncertainty and preserves quotations and sourced facts.

## Set it up in Hermes Desktop

1. Open the Bots tab and choose New Agent.
2. Enter the name **Editor**, the title **Plain-language editor**, and the description at the top of this file.
3. Open Advanced and paste the contents of SOUL.md into Custom SOUL.md.
4. Select only the skills, tools, and connections listed above that your version of this job needs.
5. Create the Bot and begin with this test: Edit a two-page memo and explain the five most important changes.

## Review status

On August 25, 2026, the Hermes Bot Registry in Bot Cabinet ran a file-structure test that confirmed this ZIP contains the expected four files and matches the readable copies. It did not run the Bot. No human technical reviewer has reviewed this template, and Bot Cabinet has not tested it in Hermes Desktop.