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Interface copy without clutter v1.0.0

Use this resource to review and trim the copy of an interface (labels, hints, empty states, confirmations)

New

  • 320 downloads
  • 132 likes
  • 198 saves

Free

Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install ui-copy-cleanup

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent runs every visible string in your interface through four questions: does it need to surface, does the label need to exist, is it pre-empting a worry the user never had, and what is left once the offending part is removed. It deletes what adds nothing and keeps what the user needs to act. You get a list of strings to cut or rewrite, with the reason for each.

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Updated November 2, 2026

A cancel button with its explanatory caption struck through, leaving only the label.

Details

Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: the four-question ladder for deciding whether a string should exist
  • Examples of copy to cut and copy to keep (consequence of an action, units, empty state)
  • A batch review format: file and line, current string, rewrite or cut, rung failed

Good fit for

  • You are reviewing the labels, hints and messages of a site or app before launch
  • Your interface is full of small explanatory sentences that repeat what the screen already shows
  • You want short, useful confirmation messages and empty states

Not for

  • Writing long marketing copy or articles
  • Shaping brand tone or editorial voice (this skill comes before that work, it does not replace it)
  • Translating an interface

Tags

  • ux writing
  • microcopy
  • interface
  • review
  • copy

About

You say

"Review the copy on the Settings page and tell me which strings to cut, with the reason."

A cancel button with its explanatory caption struck through, leaving only the label.

Skill published by petekp under the MIT license.

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Prerequisites

You bring
The files or page whose copy you want reviewed

How to use it

  1. Add the skill to your coding agent.
  2. Ask it to review the copy of a page or component.
  3. Apply the proposed cuts and rewrites, then run a tone pass if needed.

Content preview

Files

  • LICENSE1 KB
  • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.4 KB
  • SKILL.md4 KB

Origin and licence

Modified by PalateKit

Author
petekp
Source
github.com/petekp/claude-code-setup/tree/fc58dfe4f5ad7a1784690c8f6996599076b8ef51/skills/clean-copy
Licence
MIT

Notice

Version modifiée de « clean-copy » (petekp, MIT) : traduction française et fiche par PalateKit.

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Frequently asked questions

Will the agent rewrite all my copy?

No. Strings that pass the ladder are left alone. It proposes a cut or a rewrite only for those that fail, with the reason.

What about phrasing and tone?

The skill mentions two other phrasing skills (refine-prose, write-as-pete) without depending on them. It works on its own; do the tone pass afterwards with the tool of your choice.