About & Methodology

What this tool does

Chicago Style Checker is a lightweight editorial tool designed to assist with technical revisions according to Chicago style conventions. It focuses on formal correctness—such as punctuation, spacing, capitalization, and quotation practices—without altering meaning, argument, or authorial voice.

This project is developed and maintained by an independent developer and currently in beta. It is intended as a supportive editorial aid rather than a replacement for professional copyediting or authoritative style manuals.

How it works

This tool is powered by Groq-hosted LLMs, specifically:

During internal testing, requests are processed using a rate-limited API configuration. The model analyzes the input text and returns:

• a suggested technical revision of the original input
• a list of detected edits with Chicago-style justifications

Output format

Each submission produces:

• Revised text: a suggested technical revision of the original input
• Changes: an itemized list of detected edits (e.g., spelling, punctuation, style)
• Highlights (optional): visual indicators showing where changes occurred

In some cases—especially when text is reordered or restructured—changes may be reflected in the revised text without being fully localized in the change list.

Data & Privacy

Submitted text is processed solely to generate suggestions and is not stored permanently. Please avoid submitting sensitive or confidential material.

Roadmap

Planned improvements include:

• more consistent and transparent change tracking,
• improved handling of structural edits, and
• a Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) option for advanced users.