Agent skill

Dictation Cleanup

Transform raw speech-to-text dictation into polished prose while preserving the author's natural voice

Install Dictation Cleanup

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Ckokoski/AuthorAgent dictation-cleanup --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup .claude/skills/dictation-cleanup && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "dictation-cleanup" agent skill from https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent/tree/main/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup into .claude/skills/dictation-cleanup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dictation-cleanup", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent/tree/main/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Ckokoski/AuthorAgent dictation-cleanup --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup .agents/skills/dictation-cleanup && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "dictation-cleanup" agent skill from https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent/tree/main/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup into .agents/skills/dictation-cleanup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dictation-cleanup", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Ckokoski/AuthorAgent dictation-cleanup --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup .cursor/skills/dictation-cleanup && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "dictation-cleanup" agent skill from https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent/tree/main/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup into .cursor/skills/dictation-cleanup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dictation-cleanup", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.git --path skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Ckokoski/AuthorAgent dictation-cleanup --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup .gemini/skills/dictation-cleanup && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "dictation-cleanup" agent skill from https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent/tree/main/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup into .gemini/skills/dictation-cleanup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dictation-cleanup", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Ckokoski/AuthorAgent dictation-cleanup

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup .github/skills/dictation-cleanup && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "dictation-cleanup" agent skill from https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent/tree/main/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup into .github/skills/dictation-cleanup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dictation-cleanup", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Ckokoski/AuthorAgent dictation-cleanup --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup .opencode/skills/dictation-cleanup && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "dictation-cleanup" agent skill from https://github.com/Ckokoski/AuthorAgent/tree/main/skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup into .opencode/skills/dictation-cleanup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dictation-cleanup", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: dictation-cleanup
GitHub stars: 124
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 393 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 23
Repo updated: Jul 11, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Transform raw speech-to-text dictation into polished prose while preserving the author's natural voice

Tasks that involve Transcription
SKILL.md covers The Problem, What Dictation Cleanup Does, Cleanup Levels and Smart Features, plus 3 more sections
Calls just

What it does

Dictation Cleanup is an agent skill from Ckokoski/AuthorAgent. Transform raw speech-to-text dictation into polished prose while preserving the author's natural voice

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Transcription. The repository describes itself as: The Autonomous AI Writing Agent — a secure, author-focused AI for fiction and nonfiction authors (Planning, Revision, Promotion, and more). The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Transcription

Example prompts

“/dictation-cleanup”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 47e9570. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- just
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Dictation Cleanup loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 393 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~30
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Ckokoski/AuthorAgent at commit 47e9570, republished under its MIT licence (© Ckokoski). 393 words, ~1,214 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/dictation-cleanup/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: dictation-cleanup
description: Transform raw speech-to-text dictation into polished prose while preserving the author's natural voice
author: Writing Secrets
version: 1.0.0
triggers: dictation, clean up dictation, speech to text, transcription cleanup, dictated text, voice draft, raw transcript, fix dictation
permissions: file:read, file:write

Dictation Cleanup — Premium Skill

Transform messy speech-to-text output into polished, publish-ready prose. Built for authors who dictate their drafts — because dictation is the fastest way to write, but cleaning it up shouldn't take longer than typing it would have.

The Problem

Speech-to-text gives you something like this:

so she walked into the room and um the light was kind of flickering you know
like one of those old fluorescent lights and she could smell something weird
like copper maybe or no more like rust and old pennies and she knew comma she
just knew that something was wrong period new paragraph Marcus was sitting in
the corner but he wasn't really sitting he was more like slumped and his eyes
were open but they weren't seeing anything quote hello question mark close
quote she whispered but even as she said it she knew he wasn't going to answer

What Dictation Cleanup Does

Transforms that into:

She walked into the room. The fluorescent light flickered overhead — one of
those old tubes that never quite dies — and something metallic hung in the air.
Copper. No — rust and old pennies.

She knew. She just knew something was wrong.

Marcus sat in the corner. Slumped, really, more than sitting. His eyes were
open but they weren't seeing anything.

"Hello?" she whispered.

Even as she said it, she knew he wasn't going to answer.

Cleanup Levels

Level 1: Basic (Fastest)

Fix punctuation (spoken "comma", "period", "new paragraph")
Remove filler words ("um", "uh", "like", "you know", "so")
Capitalize and format properly
Fix obvious speech-to-text errors
Separate paragraphs

Level 2: Standard (Recommended)

Everything in Level 1, plus:

Fix run-on sentences (dictation tends to create them)
Convert spoken dialogue markers to proper formatting
Remove verbal tics and repetitions
Smooth out awkward phrasing while keeping author voice
Apply Voice Profile for consistency

Level 3: Deep Polish

Everything in Level 2, plus:

Restructure rambling passages into tight prose
Strengthen verb choices (spoken drafts tend toward weak verbs)
Add sensory detail where dictation was vague
Balance sentence length variety
Scene-level pacing adjustment

Smart Features

Voice Profile Integration

Learns YOUR dictation patterns over time
Knows which "mistakes" are actually your style
Preserves your natural sentence rhythms
Adapts to your genre conventions

Dialogue Detection

Automatically identifies when you're dictating dialogue vs. narration
Formats dialogue with proper quotation marks and attribution
Handles "he said / she said" patterns naturally
Recognizes character voice shifts

Show full SKILL.md (170 more words)Show less

Dictation Command Recognition

Understands common dictation commands:

"new paragraph" / "new line" / "break"
"open quote" / "close quote"
"comma" / "period" / "exclamation" / "question mark"
"em dash" / "ellipsis"
"scratch that" / "delete last sentence"
"all caps" / "italics" (when supported by STT)
"note to self" — strips author notes from output

Batch Processing

Clean up an entire chapter at once
Process multiple dictation sessions into a single coherent chapter
Merge dictation fragments in order
Track word count before/after (your dictation words → final prose words)

Statistics & Tracking

After each cleanup:

Dictation Cleanup Report
────────────────────────
Raw dictation:    2,847 words
After cleanup:    2,134 words (25% trimmed)
Filler removed:   187 instances
Sentences fixed:  43 run-ons split
Dialogue blocks:  12 formatted
Paragraphs:       8 raw → 23 formatted

Dictation speed:  ~2,800 words/hour (estimated)
Equivalent typing: ~1,400 words/hour
Time saved:       ~45 minutes

Workflow Integration

Works seamlessly with other AuthorClaw skills:

Ghostwriter Pro — Clean dictation → Deep Write polish
Book Bible — Auto-check character names and locations after cleanup
Voice Profile — Cleanup adapts to your established voice markers

Commands

clean dictation — Process pasted dictation text (Level 2 by default)
clean dictation [level 1/2/3] — Specify cleanup intensity
clean dictation file [path] — Process a saved dictation file
batch dictation [folder] — Clean all dictation files in a folder
dictation stats — Show your dictation patterns and cleanup history
set dictation commands — Customize which spoken commands to recognize

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup of Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 47e9570

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Dictation Cleanup next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Native Subtitle Quote Imagechengyi-ai/native-subtitle-quote-image	2.6k	—	~2.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
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Transcription Memory ReconstructionNxcoreAI/EverRoom	3k	—	~714	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	2 days ago
Edu Math Videowy51ai/edulab	1.4k	—	~2.5k	Automated safety check: Notes	Apache-2.0	yesterday

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Questions about Dictation Cleanup

What does Dictation Cleanup do?

Transform raw speech-to-text dictation into polished prose while preserving the author's natural voice. Dictation Cleanup is an agent skill from Ckokoski/AuthorAgent.

When should I use Dictation Cleanup?

Dictation Cleanup fits situations like: tasks that involve Transcription.

How do I install Dictation Cleanup in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup in Ckokoski/AuthorAgent) into .claude/skills/dictation-cleanup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Dictation Cleanup in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/_archived/premium/dictation-cleanup in Ckokoski/AuthorAgent) into .agents/skills/dictation-cleanup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Dictation Cleanup in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Ckokoski/AuthorAgent --skill dictation-cleanup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/dictation-cleanup, .gemini/skills/dictation-cleanup, .github/skills/dictation-cleanup and .opencode/skills/dictation-cleanup in your project.

What does Dictation Cleanup need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Dictation Cleanup needs the command-line tools its instructions call (just).

Does Dictation Cleanup access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Dictation Cleanup safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Dictation Cleanup use?

Dictation Cleanup is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Dictation Cleanup use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Dictation Cleanup?

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Who maintains Dictation Cleanup?

Ckokoski (a GitHub user) maintains it in Ckokoski/AuthorAgent, which has 124 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 11, 2026.

Source: Ckokoski/AuthorAgent on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Dictation Cleanup

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Dictation Cleanup — Premium Skill

The Problem

What Dictation Cleanup Does

Cleanup Levels

Level 1: Basic (Fastest)

Level 2: Standard (Recommended)

Level 3: Deep Polish

Smart Features

Voice Profile Integration

Dialogue Detection

Dictation Command Recognition

Batch Processing

Statistics & Tracking

Workflow Integration

Commands

Files

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