oil-tone skill
oil-tone edits Chinese and English copy, stripping invented emotion and empty conclusions, and keeps only facts from the source
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Why this level
- The skill only edits text; check the meaning of the edits.
Install
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In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/oil-toneDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
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How we reviewMinimal accessThe tool runs nothing and makes no network calls.
- The skill only edits text; check the meaning of the edits.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
A writing skill for Codex and compatible agents. It sets a natural, clear and coherent delivery for blogs, talks, slides, site and product descriptions, personal profiles and social posts while holding the line on facts. The agent checks whether claims rest on the source, whether first person is justified, whether verbs and objects are precise, whether function words were lost, whether lists and paragraphs help, whether headings state content directly and whether the ending adds no new information. Typical AI-text tells such as canned openers and generic assurances are removed.
Who it is for. Bloggers, speakers and product marketers writing in Chinese or English who edit a draft with an agent.
Good fit when
- An article draft sounds like a chatbot answer and needs fixing.
- PPT slides are overloaded with generic headings and empty conclusions.
- A product page must be rewritten so every claim rests on the source.
- A talk is written in first person and the facts behind each line need checking.
Not a fit when
- The text is in Russian: the skill is tuned for Chinese and English.
- You need to invent content from scratch rather than edit existing text.
- You need legal or scholarly editing.
Example request
Use $oil-tone: review this PPT copy, keep technical details and remove generic headings and closing paragraphs.Limitations
The skill targets Chinese and English, and the README rules and examples are mostly in Chinese. Install by hand: copy the `skills/oil-tone` folder to the agent skills directory, and Codex has a built-in GitHub install script. The rules deliberately lean toward a plain style but do not require one structure for all. The agent edits text and can shift meaning, so compare the result with the original, especially for technical details and figures.
How to disable. Delete the `oil-tone` folder from `~/.codex/skills` or another agent skills directory.
FAQ
Does it shorten every sentence?
No. It removes unsupported material but does not aim for uniformly short lines.
What about headings?
A heading should state content directly rather than create a copywriting effect.
Does it change facts?
No, your material remains the source of facts. Unsupported claims are removed or flagged.
Which texts is it for?
Blogs, talks, slides, site and product descriptions, personal profiles and posts.
How do I invoke it?
Write `$oil-tone` together with the task, for example "review this PPT copy".
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