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Identify and improve unclear, confusing, or poorly written interface text to make the product easier to understand and use. ## MANDATORY PREPARATION Use the frontend-design skill — it contains design principles, anti-patterns, and the **Context Gathering Protocol**. Follow the protocol before proceeding — if no design context exists yet, you MUST run teach-impeccable first. Additionally gather: audience technical level and users' mental state in context. --- ## Assess Current Copy Identify what makes the text unclear or ineffective: 1. **Find clarity problems**: - **Jargon**: Technical terms users won't understand - **Ambiguity**: Multiple interpretations possible - **Passive voice**: "Your file has been uploaded" vs "We uploaded your file" - **Length**: Too wordy or too terse - **Assumptions**: Assuming user knowledge they don't have - **Missing context**: Users don't know what to do or why - **Tone mismatch**: Too formal, too casual, or inappropriate for situation 2. **Understand the context**: - Who's the audience? (Technical? General? First-time users?) - What's the user's mental state? (Stressed during error? Confident during success?) - What's the action? (What do we want users to do?) - What's the constraint? (Character limits? Space limitations?) **CRITICAL**: Clear copy helps users succeed. Unclear copy creates frustration, errors, and support tickets. ## Plan Copy Improvements Create a strategy for clearer communication: -