# AI Writing Cleanup Skill

> AI writing cleanup skill that detects and removes common AI patterns like throat-clearing openers and business jargon, resulting in natural human prose.

- Canonical: https://nanoskill.ai/skills/ai-writing-cleanup-skill
- Markdown: https://nanoskill.ai/skills/ai-writing-cleanup-skill.md
- Author: hardikpandya
- Published: 2026-08-18T06:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-19T08:02:03.538Z
- Language: en
- Source type: github
- Popularity signal: 12027

## Sources

- https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop

## Install

```shell
npx skills add https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop
```

## About

AI writing often suffers from predictable rhythms and telltale phrases that make it feel robotic. Stop Slop is a free skill for Claude that identifies and removes these AI tells, transforming stiff prose into natural, human-sounding text. Whether you're editing blog posts, emails, or marketing copy, it helps your content connect authentically with readers.

Unlike generic grammar tools, Stop Slop targets the specific patterns that mar AI-generated content: throat-clearing openers, business jargon, binary contrasts, dramatic fragmentation, and passive voice. It enforces active voice, varied sentence structure, and directness, then scores your text on five dimensions—directness, rhythm, trust, authenticity, and density—so you can objectively measure improvement.

Integration is simple: add the folder as a skill in Claude Code, upload files to a Claude Project, or drop the rules into any LLM's system prompt. The MIT license means you can use it freely in any workflow. Start cleaning your AI writing in seconds—no installation, no cost.

## Key features

- **AI writing pattern removal**: Detects and strips banned phrases like throat-clearing openers, emphasis crutches, and business jargon.
- **Structural decluttering**: Eliminates clichéd structures such as binary contrasts, dramatic fragmentation, and passive voice.
- **Sentence-level enforcement**: Applies rules: no Wh- starters, no em dashes, no staccato fragmentation, active voice required.
- **Built-in quality scoring**: Rates text 1-10 on directness, rhythm, trust, authenticity, and density—aim for 35+.
- **Easy LLM integration**: Works with Claude Code, Projects, API, or custom instructions for seamless setup.

## Use cases

- **Clean AI-generated blog posts**: Bloggers humanize AI-written drafts by removing repetitive patterns and improving engagement.
- **Edit AI-drafted business communications**: Professionals refine AI emails, reports, and proposals to sound authentic and professional.
- **Improve marketing copy**: Marketers scrub AI tics from ad copy and landing pages to boost credibility.
- **Refine creative writing**: Authors using AI assistance can apply the skill to eliminate predictable rhythms and make stories more original.

## Result preview

See AI-generated writing transformed into clear, direct, and authentic content, with before-and-after scores for Directness, Rhythm, Trust, Authenticity, and Density.

![the demo of AI Writing Cleanup Skill](https://file.nanoskill.ai/ai-writing-cleanup-skill-demo-1.png)

![the demo of AI Writing Cleanup Skill](https://file.nanoskill.ai/ai-writing-cleanup-skill-demo-2.png)

![the demo of AI Writing Cleanup Skill](https://file.nanoskill.ai/ai-writing-cleanup-skill-demo-3.png)

![the demo of AI Writing Cleanup Skill](https://file.nanoskill.ai/ai-writing-cleanup-skill-demo-4.png)

## Result walkthrough

### Step 1: Install

Add the skill to your agent.

![a simple demonstration of the first step in using AI Writing Cleanup Skill](https://file.nanoskill.ai/ai-writing-cleanup-skill-step-1.png)

### Step 2: Describe Your Writing

Provide AI-generated text for cleanup and humanization.

![a simple demonstration of the second step in using AI Writing Cleanup Skill](https://file.nanoskill.ai/ai-writing-cleanup-skill-step-2.png)

### Step 3: Review Result

Get AI writing patterns identified and a natural, human-sounding revision.

![a simple demonstration of the third step in using AI Writing Cleanup Skill](https://file.nanoskill.ai/ai-writing-cleanup-skill-step-3.png)

## Skill definition

# Stop Slop

A skill for removing AI tells from prose.

## What this is

AI writing has patterns. Predictable phrases, structures, rhythms. This skill teaches Claude (or any LLM) to catch and remove them.

## Skill Structure

```
stop-slop/
├── SKILL.md              # Core instructions
├── references/
│   ├── phrases.md        # Phrases to remove
│   ├── structures.md     # Structural patterns to avoid
│   └── examples.md       # Before/after transformations
├── README.md
└── LICENSE
```

## Quick start

**Claude Code:** Add this folder as a skill.

**Claude Projects:** Upload `SKILL.md` and reference files to project knowledge.

**Custom instructions:** Copy core rules from `SKILL.md`.

**API calls:** Include `SKILL.md` in your system prompt. Reference files load on demand.

## What it catches

**Banned phrases** - Throat-clearing openers, emphasis crutches, business jargon, all adverbs, vague declaratives, meta-commentary. See `references/phrases.md`.

**Structural clichés** - Binary contrasts, negative listings, dramatic fragmentation, rhetorical setups, false agency, narrator-from-a-distance voice, passive voice. See `references/structures.md`.

**Sentence-level rules** - No Wh- sentence starters, no em dashes, no staccato fragmentation, no lazy extremes, active voice required.

## 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.

## Author

[Hardik Pandya](https://hvpandya.com)

## License

MIT. Use freely, share widely.

## FAQ

### What is Stop Slop?

Stop Slop is a free, open-source skill for Claude and other LLMs that removes common AI tells from writing—like repetitive phrases, structural clichés, and formulaic patterns—to make text sound more human.

### How does it clean AI writing?

It provides a set of rules and reference files that flag banned phrases (e.g., throat-clearing openers, business jargon), structural clichés, and sentence-level patterns. You apply these to any AI-generated text to manually or automatically revise it.

### Which LLMs does it work with?

The skill is designed for Claude (via Claude Code or Projects) but the rules and references can be adapted for any LLM by including them in system prompts or custom instructions.

### Is Stop Slop free to use?

Yes, it is open-source under the MIT license, so you can use it freely in personal and commercial projects.

### What are the most common AI tells it catches?

It catches throat-clearing openers (e.g., 'In today's digital landscape'), business jargon (e.g., 'leverage', 'synergy'), all adverbs, vague declaratives, meta-commentary, binary contrasts, dramatic fragmentation, and passive voice.

### How do I integrate it into my workflow?

For Claude Code, add the repo as a skill. For Claude Projects, upload SKILL.md and reference files. For APIs, include SKILL.md in the system prompt. You can also copy rules directly from the files.