An optional preference for small tightens/continues. It is never a silent full rewrite. You can leave it off.

Updated Aug 30, 2026

You keep the pen

CoAuthor knocks. Accept puts words on the page. Reject throws them out.

Chapter 12

The Harbor

Mira stood under the platform light. The train was late again. She almost texted Jonah — then put the phone away.

The platform smelled like wet iron. She counted the tiles between her boots and the yellow line — something to do with her hands that wasn’t the phone.

She left without looking back.

She almost turned. Rain hit the tracks. She walked.

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No. CoAuthor never silently overwrites your manuscript. Every prose change is a proposal. You Accept or Reject. Optional auto-accept only applies to low-risk tightens/continues on seats that enable it — never forced silent full rewrites. After Reject, revise chips (shorter, more atmosphere…) teach the next pass.

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Read the card
The proposal sits on the page as a draft, not a quiet replace.
2
Accept or Reject
Accept writes it in. Reject discards it. Your previous words stay.
3
Revise after Reject
Chips like shorter or more atmosphere run the next pass from what you refused.

Questions

What is auto-accept?: An optional preference for small tightens/continues. It is never a silent full rewrite. You can leave it off.

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