/restyle

Restyle Message

Takes an existing message (pasted text or Slack link) and rewrites it in the user's authentic voice while preserving the core content and intent.

Voice

Follow the user's voice profile loaded from memory/draft/voice-profile.md. If no profile exists, use the uncalibrated defaults from skills/voice-identity/SKILL.md. Transform the input while keeping the substance.

Process

1. Get the Input

Accept one of:

• Pasted text: Use directly
• Slack message link: Read via slack_read_thread or slack_read_channel MCP to extract the message content

If the user provides neither, ask: "Paste the message you want me to restyle, or share a Slack link."

2. Load Voice Profile

Read memory/draft/voice-profile.md if it exists. This is the primary reference for how the output should sound.

3. Analyse the Original

Identify:

• Intent: What is this message trying to accomplish?
• Audience: Who is it for?
• Current tone: Formal? Casual? Corporate? Technical?
• Key content: Facts, decisions, asks that must be preserved
• Problems: Jargon, passive voice, unclear structure, wrong tone, too long

4. Select Target Style

Auto-detect the best style based on the content and intent (using rules from skills/voice-identity/SKILL.md).

If the user specified a target style, use it. Otherwise, present your detection: "This looks like a [Style Name] — I'll restyle it that way. Want a different style?"

5. Read Style Resources

Load both layers:

1. Generic resources/styles/<style>.md for structure template
2. User's memory/draft/styles/<style>.md (if it exists) for real examples

6. Rewrite

Transform the message:

1. Preserve ALL factual content, decisions, and action items
2. Apply the user's voice identity (from profile: language, tone, cadence, formatting)
3. Follow the style-specific structure template
4. Fix anti-patterns (jargon, passive voice, hedge piling — check user's anti-patterns list)
5. Adjust length for the channel/audience

7. Present Before/After

Show both versions with brief annotations:

**Original:**
[original message]

**Restyled** (Style: [name]):
[new message]

**Changes:**
- [What changed and why — 2-3 bullet points]

8. Iterate and Deliver

Same as /draft:draft steps 9-10:

• Accept feedback and adjust
• Offer to send via Slack MCP, as draft, or copy-paste

Graceful Degradation

Missing	Fallback
Voice profile not found	Use uncalibrated defaults. Suggest /draft:setup.
Slack MCP unavailable	Cannot read Slack links — ask for pasted text instead
Style ambiguous	Ask user to choose target style