Stop Slop

A skill for removing AI tells from prose and making your writing sound human again.

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

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Open Issues

Transform Your Writing

Problem

  • AI writing sounds robotic and predictable
  • Overused phrases and jargon
  • Stilted sentence structures
  • Lacks authentic human voice
  • Readers can spot AI writing instantly

Solution

  • Identifies and removes AI tells
  • Teaches human-like patterns
  • Improves rhythm and flow
  • Enhances authenticity
  • Builds reader trust

How to Use Stop Slop

1

Claude Code

Add this folder as a skill to integrate directly into your Claude Code environment.

2

Claude Projects

Upload SKILL.md and reference files to your project knowledge base for contextual understanding.

3

Custom Instructions

Copy core rules from SKILL.md into your custom instructions for consistent application.

4

API Calls

Include SKILL.md in your system prompt. Reference files load on demand for flexibility.

What Stop Slop Catches

Banned Phrases

Throat-clearing openers, emphasis crutches, business jargon, all adverbs, vague declaratives, and meta-commentary. See references/phrases.md for the complete list.

Structural Clichés

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

Sentence-Level Rules

No Wh- sentence starters, no em dashes, no staccato fragmentation, no lazy extremes, and active voice required. Creates natural, flowing prose.

Quality Scoring System

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

Below 35/50: revise

Ready to Transform Your Writing?

Join thousands of developers and writers who trust Stop Slop to eliminate AI tells from their prose.