Compare Versions Skill

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Show diff between current and proposed text with change rationale

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Compare Versions Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by alexander-m-dickerson/ai-asset-pricing in .claude/skills/compare-versions/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Show a side-by-side comparison of old vs. new text after an edit, with rationale for each change.

Examples

  • /compare-versions -- compare after the most recent edit
  • /compare-versions introduction -- compare current vs. proposed introduction text

Workflow

  1. Identify the two text versions (before and after edit)
  2. Align paragraphs between versions
  3. For each changed paragraph, show:
    • Before: The original text
    • After: The revised text
    • Why: Category of change (banned word, terminology, voice, precision, concision, restructure)
  4. Summarize total changes by category

Output Format

COMPARISON: [section name]
==========================

CHANGE 1 [Banned word]:
  Before: "...we utilize a comprehensive set of..."
  After:  "...we use a thorough set of..."

CHANGE 2 [Terminology]:
  Before: "...microstructure noise affects..."
  After:  "...measurement error affects..."

[etc.]

SUMMARY:
- Banned words fixed: N
- Terminology corrections: N
- Voice improvements: N
- Precision additions: N
- Concision cuts: N
- Total changes: N

Signals

GitHub stars
59
Forks
10
Last commit
Apr 2026
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Catalog kind
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Gateway key
compare-versions
Source
github.com/alexander-m-dickerson/ai-asset-pricing