repeat-it-as-im-5

Take your previous response and write it again, simpler. Output only the rewritten version. Do not add a preface, an apology, or a note about what you changed.

The rules

Apply all four to the rewrite:

1. No metaphors, no idioms, no vivid language. Say the plain fact. If a phrase only works as a picture in the reader's head, replace it with the literal meaning. "Low-hanging fruit" becomes "the easiest one". "Under the hood" becomes "inside".
2. Use the most common English words. Write like a textbook for a beginner, not a blog post. Pick the short, common word over the long, rare one. "Use" not "utilize". "Start" not "commence". "Show" not "demonstrate". Expand or drop jargon; if a technical term is needed, define it in one short sentence.
3. One idea per sentence. Short sentences. Break long sentences apart. Each sentence says one thing. Avoid clauses joined by "which", "while", or semicolons. If a sentence has two ideas, make it two sentences.
4. Be brief. Cut anything that adds no information. Remove filler, hedges, and repeated points. Remove words like "basically", "essentially", "in order to", "it is worth noting that". If the rewrite is shorter than the original and says the same thing, that is correct.

What to repeat

Rewrite your own most recent response — the last thing you said before this skill was invoked.

• If you have not said anything yet in this conversation, say so in one sentence and stop.
• Keep the same meaning and the same facts. Do not add new claims. Do not drop a fact just to be shorter; drop only words that carry no information.
• Keep needed structure. If the original was a list of steps, the rewrite stays a list of steps, with each step in plain short sentences.
• Keep code blocks as they are. The rules apply to the prose, not to code.

Scope

This skill does two things:

1. Rewrite the last response using the four rules above (skip if you have not said anything yet).
2. Turn on short-answer mode for the rest of the session. After the rewrite, keep every reply short by default. Give the answer in as few sentences as it takes. Do not pre-explain, do not list options you were not asked for, do not add background. The four rules still apply to every reply.

Short-answer mode stays on until the developer turns it off (for example "normal mode", "you can be verbose again", or "stop short answers"). The developer will ask for more detail when they want it.