/save-lines

Save lines

Scripts running long need to lose pages before submission. Save lines finds the lowest-impact cuts first — redundant words, over-described action, phrasings that convey the same thing in fewer words — each proposed as an inline change, with a running page-count delta so you can hit a target.

Scope: One scene, an act, or the full script
Output: Changes in the draft + a page-count delta

Try Save lines in Plot All skills

The pass, in miniature

What it reads

The action and description you want to tighten
Your target page reduction, if you have one

What it produces

A proposed cut or tightening on each line, as inline changes
An estimated page savings from the proposed cuts

When to reach for it

A draft runs 125+ pages and needs to lose 10–15 before submission
Action lines over-describe what the director and actor already own
You want the lowest-impact cuts surfaced first

What it won't do

Honest scope, so nothing surprises you.

Auto-cut intentional rhythm or repetition — it flags those, you decide
Touch dialogue when you ask it to protect dialogue
Remove anything without your accept

Tune the pass

Parameters you can set when you run /save-lines.

target_pages: Desired page reduction — the pass optimises its cuts to hit it.
protect_dialogue: Leave dialogue alone; cut only action and description.
aggression: How aggressively to cut, on a 1–100% scale.

About Save lines

Will Save lines cut lines I meant to repeat?

No. It respects intentional rhythm and repetition — it flags them for your attention but never auto-cuts them. You accept every change.

How does the page count work?

As you accept cuts, the pass estimates the pages saved so you can watch a 124-page draft move toward your target, cut by cut.

/save-lines

Save lines

Scope: One scene, an act, or the full script
Output: Changes in the draft + a page-count delta

Try Save lines in Plot All skills

The pass, in miniature

What it reads

The action and description you want to tighten
Your target page reduction, if you have one

What it produces

A proposed cut or tightening on each line, as inline changes
An estimated page savings from the proposed cuts

When to reach for it

A draft runs 125+ pages and needs to lose 10–15 before submission
Action lines over-describe what the director and actor already own
You want the lowest-impact cuts surfaced first

What it won't do

Honest scope, so nothing surprises you.

Auto-cut intentional rhythm or repetition — it flags those, you decide
Touch dialogue when you ask it to protect dialogue
Remove anything without your accept

Tune the pass

Parameters you can set when you run /save-lines.

target_pages: Desired page reduction — the pass optimises its cuts to hit it.
protect_dialogue: Leave dialogue alone; cut only action and description.
aggression: How aggressively to cut, on a 1–100% scale.

About Save lines

Will Save lines cut lines I meant to repeat?

No. It respects intentional rhythm and repetition — it flags them for your attention but never auto-cuts them. You accept every change.

How does the page count work?

As you accept cuts, the pass estimates the pages saved so you can watch a 124-page draft move toward your target, cut by cut.

Save lines

What it reads

What it produces

When to reach for it

What it won't do

Tune the pass

About Save lines

Will Save lines cut lines I meant to repeat?

How does the page count work?

Related skills

Save lines

What it reads

What it produces

When to reach for it

What it won't do

Tune the pass

About Save lines

Will Save lines cut lines I meant to repeat?

How does the page count work?

Related skills