Checklist
Pre-publish checklist for AI-written copy
Claims first, then structure, then rhythm. Doing it in the other order means polishing sentences that should not exist.
Residue
- No disclaimer, bracketed instruction or [insert company] left in the text.
- No lorem ipsum, no example domain, no TODO.
- Every placeholder replaced with a real value or removed.
Claims
- Every number has a source a reader can open, or is cut.
- The headline's promise is not qualified away in the body.
- No superlative without something behind it.
- Dates, names and quotes verified against the source material.
Structure
- One level-one heading, no skipped ranks, no duplicate section titles.
- No block past 220 words.
- Every link resolves and has descriptive link text.
- The first sentence of each paragraph, read in sequence, still makes sense.
Sign-off
- A named person has read the final version, not the draft.
- The check report is stored with the published version.
Sign-off
Reviewer
Date
Version reviewed
Record what was reviewed and what was not. An accepted finding is a decision, so write the reason next to it.
Automate the repeatable half
The list stays useful. The console makes it fast.
Run the same checks on the file before you walk the list by hand.