FirstEdit is designed to be run as a first-pass edit before a document reaches human review. That approach offers the most benefit because your review team works with a cleaned up document, which makes them more efficient and helps them to focus on the parts of communication that matter rather than mechanics.
There are some situations in which you can consider using it at other points in workflow:
- As a final proofread
- In agentic AI workflows
- Where no human review is possible (it’s not a replacement for human review, but where text can't be reviewed by an editorial team, then FirstEdit can be used to reach a minimum standard)
Nevertheless, we recommend using it as a first pass. FirstEdit is designed to be your first edit not your last.