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by [Hardik Pandya](https://skilld.dev/gh/hardikpandya)· [hardikpandya](https://skilld.dev/gh/hardikpandya)/ [stop-slop](https://skilld.dev/gh/hardikpandya/stop-slop)·18k stars

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Remove AI writing patterns from prose. Use when drafting, editing, or reviewing text to eliminate predictable AI tells.

- 1 file
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- Updated 7 months ago
- [GitHub](https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/blob/8da1f030185bdfe8471220585162991eaeb970e9/SKILL.md "View SKILL.md on GitHub")
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## SKILL.md

2.6 KB

**≈33** tokens always: the name and description. **≈585** when used: this file.

## Stop Slop

Eliminate predictable AI writing patterns from prose.

### Core Rules

1. **Cut filler phrases.** Remove throat-clearing openers, emphasis crutches, and all adverbs. See [references/phrases.md](https://skilld.dev/gh/hardikpandya/stop-slop/stop-slop/-/references/phrases.md).
2. **Break formulaic structures.** Avoid binary contrasts, negative listings, dramatic fragmentation, rhetorical setups, false agency. See [references/structures.md](https://skilld.dev/gh/hardikpandya/stop-slop/stop-slop/-/references/structures.md).
3. **Use active voice.** Every sentence needs a human subject doing something. No passive constructions. No inanimate objects performing human actions ("the complaint becomes a fix").
4. **Be specific.** No vague declaratives ("The reasons are structural"). Name the specific thing. No lazy extremes ("every," "always," "never") doing vague work.
5. **Put the reader in the room.** No narrator-from-a-distance voice. "You" beats "People." Specifics beat abstractions.
6. **Vary rhythm.** Mix sentence lengths. Two items beat three. End paragraphs differently. No em dashes.
7. **Trust readers.** State facts directly. Skip softening, justification, hand-holding.
8. **Cut quotables.** If it sounds like a pull-quote, rewrite it.

### Quick Checks

Before delivering prose:

- Any adverbs? Kill them.
- Any passive voice? Find the actor, make them the subject.
- Inanimate thing doing a human verb ("the decision emerges")? Name the person.
- Sentence starts with a Wh- word? Restructure it.
- Any "here's what/this/that" throat-clearing? Cut to the point.
- Any "not X, it's Y" contrasts? State Y directly.
- Three consecutive sentences match length? Break one.
- Paragraph ends with punchy one-liner? Vary it.
- Em-dash anywhere? Remove it.
- Vague declarative ("The implications are significant")? Name the specific implication.
- Narrator-from-a-distance ("Nobody designed this")? Put the reader in the scene.
- Meta-joiners ("The rest of this essay...")? Delete. Let the essay move.

### Scoring

Rate 1-10 on each dimension:

| Dimension | Question |
| --- | --- |
| Directness | Statements or announcements? |
| Rhythm | Varied or metronomic? |
| Trust | Respects reader intelligence? |
| Authenticity | Sounds human? |
| Density | Anything cuttable? |

Below 35/50: revise.

### Examples

See [references/examples.md](https://skilld.dev/gh/hardikpandya/stop-slop/stop-slop/-/references/examples.md) for before/after transformations.

### License

MIT

Source: [SKILL.md on GitHub](https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/blob/8da1f030185bdfe8471220585162991eaeb970e9/SKILL.md)

## Third-party checks

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<summary>1 warning5mo5 checks · Risk SAFE</summary>



- Gen Agent Trust Hub6mo

  This skill provides a set of stylistic guidelines and reference materials to help AI agents generate more natural, human-like prose by avoiding common 'AI-isms'. It contains no code, network requests, or sensitive data access.
- Socket6mo

  No alerts
- Snyk6mo

  Risk: LOW · No issues
- Runlayer7mo

  4/7 files flagged
- ZeroLeaks5mo

  Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed

</details>

## Provenance

[Signed by skilld at 8da1f03.](https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/commit/8da1f030185bdfe8471220585162991eaeb970e9 "8da1f030185bdfe8471220585162991eaeb970e9") This ties the file your Agent reads to that commit on GitHub. It does not review the instructions.

Last checked against GitHub 2 months ago.

Dormantupdated 7 months ago

## Capability

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<summary>Other metadata</summary>



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<dt>metadata</dt>
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```
{
  "trigger": "Writing prose, editing drafts, reviewing content for AI patterns",
  "author": "Hardik Pandya (https://hvpandya.com)"
}
```

</dd>

</dl></details>



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