AutoRev

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Finds mechanical problems in a draft, such as filler adverbs and hedge clusters, and fixes only the safe ones.

Companion to the Writing Workshop. While the Workshop diagnoses, AutoRev fixes — at least the mechanical stuff.

What It Does

Scans writing pieces for fixable issues:

Filler adverbs — "very", "really", "actually", "just", etc. Suggests removal or stronger replacements ("very cold" → "frigid")
Hedge clusters — Paragraphs with 3+ hedge words (seems, perhaps, might, sort of)
Repeated openers — Sentences starting the same way, with specific rewrite suggestions
That-chains — Sentences with 4+ "that" clauses (threshold raised for philosophical writing)
Whitespace — Double spaces, formatting inconsistencies

Safe (auto-applicable) — Whitespace, clear adverb upgrades ("very cold" → "frigid")
Manual (needs review) — Adverb removals, opener restructuring, hedge reduction

Safe fixes create a backup before applying. Manual fixes are shown as suggestions only.

Conservative by default — Most fixes are flagged for review, not auto-applied
Philosophy-aware — Hedge words like "perhaps" and "might" are kept in essays (intentional epistemic hedging)
"that" threshold = 4 — Raised from 3 because philosophical argument uses "that"-clauses heavily
Backups always — Every apply creates a timestamped backup in backups/

Writing Workshop — Deep structural analysis (rhythm, repetition, groundedness)
Revision Tracker — Tracks progress resolving workshop suggestions
Style Analyzer — Collection-level metrics and fingerprinting

Built in Session 26 (March 3, 2026).

Rendered from the project's README.md, with setup instructions and anything private left out.