Run the proofreading protocol on lecture files. Checks grammar, typos, overflow, consistency, and academic writing quality. Produces a report without editing files.
Scanned 9/3/2026
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name: proofread
description: Run the proofreading protocol on lecture files. Checks grammar, typos, overflow, consistency, and academic writing quality. Produces a report without editing files.
argument-hint: "[filename or 'all']"
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob", "Write", "Task"]
---
# Proofread Lecture Files
Run the mandatory proofreading protocol on lecture files. This produces a report of all issues found WITHOUT editing any source files.
## Steps
1. **Identify files to review:**
- If `$ARGUMENTS` is a specific filename: review that file only
- If `$ARGUMENTS` is "all": review all lecture files in `Slides/` and `Quarto/`
2. **For each file, launch the proofreader agent** that checks for:
**GRAMMAR:** Subject-verb agreement, articles (a/an/the), prepositions, tense consistency
**TYPOS:** Misspellings, search-and-replace artifacts, duplicated words
**OVERFLOW:** Overfull hbox (LaTeX), content exceeding slide boundaries (Quarto)
**CONSISTENCY:** Citation format, notation, terminology
**ACADEMIC QUALITY:** Informal language, missing words, awkward constructions
3. **Produce a detailed report** for each file listing every finding with:
- Location (line number or slide title)
- Current text (what's wrong)
- Proposed fix (what it should be)
- Category and severity
4. **Save each report** to `quality_reports/`:
- For `.tex` files: `quality_reports/FILENAME_report.md`
- For `.qmd` files: `quality_reports/FILENAME_qmd_report.md`
5. **IMPORTANT: Do NOT edit any source files.**
Only produce the report. Fixes are applied separately after user review.
6. **Present summary** to the user:
- Total issues found per file
- Breakdown by category
- Most critical issues highlighted
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