Review a draft before you send it
Give a draft one pass for writing and one pass for substance, then hand back a short ranked list of fixes, so you know what must change before it goes out.
- Who it is for: Anyone who sends written work to a manager, client or partner and wants it checked first.
- Time: 10 minutes
Download it, in the format you use
- Prompt chain
Copy each step into ChatGPT or Claude, one after another.
- Checklist
Follow the steps and tick off the checks by hand.
- Claude skill
A folder Claude loads, so it follows the steps by itself.
- n8n file
Import into n8n and connect your own AI account.
The steps, and the check on each
Step 1: Writing pass
Check the draft for clarity, order, length and tone for its reader.
Hands back: A table of writing problems, each with the exact words and a suggested fix.
No separate check on this step.
Step 2: Substance pass
List each claim in the draft and mark whether it is backed by a source.
Hands back: A table of claims marked sourced or unsourced, and a list of gaps in the reasoning.
Check:Each claim is marked sourced or unsourcedCounted automatically. If it fails, the step runs again.
Step 3: Ranked fix list
Combine both passes into one short list of fixes, most important first.
Hands back: One ranked table of fixes rated must, should or nice, and a yes or no on whether it is ready to send.
Check:Each fix is rated must, should or niceCounted automatically. If it fails, the step runs again.
After the last step
- Check:Every quoted place is really in the draft
Counted automatically. If it fails, it is flagged for you.
- Check:The must fixes are truly must
A second look by the AI. If it fails, the step runs again.
- Check:You agree with the top fixes
You check this one. If it fails, it is flagged for you.
What you need first
The draft(needed)
Paste the full draft as it stands now.
Who will read it and what it is for(needed)
For example "Department head, deciding whether to approve a budget change".
Sources or notes the draft relies on(optional)
Paste any data, notes or documents the claims come from. Leave empty if you have none; claims will then be checked only against what the draft itself cites.
Ways to adapt it
- For a document with a required format (a proposal section, a policy brief), add the format's rules to the Writing pass under "Look for".
- If your organization has a style guide, paste its main rules into the Writing pass and add "Follow this style guide" to its rules.
- For high-stakes drafts, add a third pass between Substance and the fix list that reads as the most skeptical person likely to see it.
- To use different ratings, change must, should and nice in the fix list prompt and in its check, both.
Change any step or check in the Editor, then download it again.
- Last tested
- October 5, 2026
- Works with
- ChatGPT, Claude, n8n 2.20
- Version
- 1.0
- What changed
- First release.