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Nick Hamze edited this page Jun 3, 2026 · 10 revisions

Youish Wiki

This wiki holds the operational material for Youish so the repo README can stay focused on why the skill matters and what it looks like in process.

Youish's public promise is simple: paste messy writing and get a better, tighter version that still sounds like the writer. The pages here cover the mechanics behind that promise.

The editing hierarchy is:

  1. Make the writing better.
  2. Make it concise.
  3. Preserve the writer's voice inside that standard.

Most Users Only Need This

Open Codex, install Youish from the repo, start a new session, and paste the messy draft.

Use $skill-installer to install Youish from GitHub repo RegionallyFamous/youish. Use path "skills/youish" and install it as "youish".

Then:

Use $youish on this:

[paste the messy draft]

That is the product. The rest of this wiki covers validation, packaging, release checks, and failure-proofing.

If you only want rewrites, use Install. If you want to inspect the quality claims, start with Validation, Youish Lab, and Voice Profiles.

Pages

  • Install: one-line install, pinned installs, release ZIPs, clone, symlink, copy install, verify, and local package builds.
  • Distribution: directory listings, release assets, plugin packaging direction, and third-party discovery status.
  • Validation: deterministic regression checks, compile checks, install checks, and expected results.
  • Youish Lab: model-free rewrite audits, rewrite reports, case scaffolding, and local probes.
  • Voice Profiles: reusable taste profiles, fact fences, and boundary rules.
  • Privacy And Fixtures: redacting bad rewrites and keeping private drafts out of public tests.
  • Live Eval And Scorecards: optional model smoke tests, replay, reports, and public scorecards.
  • Release Checklist: the practical sequence for validating, packaging, tagging, and releasing.
  • Research Thread: research notes behind Youish's taste, voice, and validation choices.

Principle

Keep normal Youish use light. The scripts and pages here are for maintainers, testers, and people turning real failures into regression coverage.

Use $youish on this:

[paste the messy draft]

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