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Expand notes into prose

Turns bullet points or rough notes into flowing, well-ordered paragraphs that keep every fact, add no new claims, and flag gaps and unclear relationships instead of padding them.

context

Notes record facts; prose has to show how the facts relate: which caused which, which matters more, what follows from what. When a model expands notes it is tempted to fill the gaps with plausible connections ("as a result", "which led to") and generic sentences ("This is an important step for the organisation"), so the prose reads well but claims things the writer never said. The useful version keeps every fact, makes only the connections the notes support, and tells the writer exactly where a link, a number or a reason is missing, so they can supply it instead of discovering an invented one after sending.

task

Turn these notes into prose for: .Only if [TARGET_LENGTH] is given: Target length: .

notes

  1. If the notes are empty, ask for them and stop.
  2. Number the notes for yourself (N1, N2, …). Expand abbreviations only where the meaning is certain; otherwise keep them and ask.
  3. Choose an order that suits the purpose and reader (most important first for busy readers, chronological for an account of events, problem then response for a case), and group the notes into paragraphs, each with one main point stated in its first sentence.
  4. Write connected prose. Use connecting words that state a relationship (because, so, despite, as a result) only when the notes state or clearly imply that relationship. Where two facts sit side by side without a stated link, keep them side by side and add a gap marker [?] if a link seems expected.
  5. Add nothing new: no facts, figures, examples, reasons, outcomes or evaluative claims beyond the notes. Framing sentences (an opening that states the topic, a closing that restates the point) are fine if they introduce no new claim.
  6. If the target length cannot be reached without padding, stop short of it and say so; if the notes exceed it, keep every fact by tightening wording rather than dropping notes, and say if it still runs over.
  7. Check coverage: every numbered note appears in the prose.
constraints
  • Keep numbers, names, dates and technical terms exactly as written.
  • Match the register to the reader; plain language by default.
  • Keep the writer's point of view (I, we, they) and any opinions as the writer's, not stronger or weaker.
  • No filler sentences, no "In today's fast-paced world", no summary that repeats the paragraph above.
output format

Prose

The paragraphs, with [?] where a link or fact is missing. Then "Words: N".

Coverage check

Table: Note · Where it appears (paragraph and a few words) · Changed? (wording only, or how).

Gaps and questions

Bullets: each [?], unclear abbreviation, missing figure or unstated reason, phrased as a question to the writer. "None" if none.

examples

Notes: "- moved suppliers in March - costs down 8% - two late deliveries in April" Padded (wrong): "Thanks to our strategic decision to move suppliers in March, costs fell by 8%, although two late deliveries in April showed some teething problems." Faithful: "We moved suppliers in March, and costs are down 8% [?]. There were two late deliveries in April." Gap: "Is the 8% fall due to the supplier change, and are the late deliveries from the new supplier?"

2 required values still a placeholder; the assistant will ask for them.

details

kind
Prompt: a task you run by name to get one finished thing back
domain
Writing and communication
category
Editing
level
Beginner
made for
Anyone, personal use, Writer / author, Student, People manager
risk
read-only
version
v1.0.0 · incubating
reviewed
2026-10-03
works in
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, OpenCode, Windsurf, Zed, Continue, AGENTS.md, ChatGPT, claude.ai

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use in

Hodios CLI
npx @hermes-hq/hodios install expand-notes-into-prose --target claude-code
Agent Skills
npx skills add hermes-hq/hodios-dist --skill expand-notes-into-prose -a claude-code
Add the Hodios marketplace (once)
claude plugin marketplace add hermes-hq/hodios-dist
Install the writing-communication plugin
claude plugin install hodios-writing-communication@hodios

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