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Removes AI-generated slop in two modes: (1) rewrites prose to sound natural and human — strips filler phrases, hollow transitions, passive constructions; (2) removes AI-generated comments from code diffs — clears over-explained, restatement-style comments from changed lines without touching code. Make sure to use this skill whenever the user says "deslopify", "remove AI slop", "make this sound human", "this sounds like ChatGPT", "clean up this text", "remove AI comments", "clean up comments in this diff", "rewrite without the fluff", or pastes text or a diff that reads as AI-generated.

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# Deslopify

Strip the patterns that mark text as AI-generated. Preserve all factual
content and the author's intended tone — change the delivery, not the message.

## The Slop Patterns

Scan for these before rewriting. The more you find, the more aggressive the
edit.

**Opening filler** (cut 80% of the time — start with the actual point):
- "In today's fast-paced world..."
- "It's important to note that..."
- "As we navigate the complexities of..."

**Hollow transitions**:
- "Furthermore,", "Moreover,", "Additionally," — usually just "Also," or delete
- "In conclusion," — end without announcing you're ending
- "It's worth noting that..." — just say the thing

**Emphasis inflation**:
- "Importantly,", "Crucially,", "Significantly," — earn emphasis with content
- "It goes without saying..." — then don't say it

**AI vocabulary** (replace with the plain word):
- "leverage" → "use"
- "utilize" → "use"
- "delve into" → "look at" or "explore"
- "in terms of" → restructure the sentence
- "moving forward" → cut
- "at the end of the day" → cut

**Excessive hedging**:
- "It seems that", "One might argue", "It could be said" — commit to the claim
  or cut it

**Nominalization** (convert to verb):
- "make a decision" → "decide"
- "provide assistance" → "help"
- "conduct an analysis" → "analyze"
- "have a discussion" → "discuss"

**Bullet lists where prose would be clearer**: not every list needs to be a
list. Three related sentences often read better as a paragraph.

**En-dash used as em-dash**: `–` should be `—` (or just a comma)

## What Good Looks Like

- Short sentences land hard. Longer ones build context. Vary them.
- Active voice: "We shipped X" not "X was shipped by the team"
- Specific beats general: "increased conversion by 18%" not "improved results"
- The first sentence is the most important — if it's filler, cut it

## Process

1. Read the full text
2. Identify which slop patterns appear
3. Rewrite: cut the filler, verb-ify the nominalizations, activate the passive
4. Present the revised version
5. Add a 2–3 line note on the key changes made (not a list of every single fix)

## Code Comment Mode

When the input is a diff (or the user asks to remove AI comments from code):

**What to remove:**
- Comments restating what code clearly does (`// increment counter` above `counter++`)
- Overly verbose explanations of obvious code
- Generic placeholders (`// TODO: implement`, `// Handle error`)
- Comments with AI phrasing ("This function...", "The following code...")
- Inline docs inconsistent with the file's existing comment style

**What to keep:**
- Doc comments for public APIs (JSDoc, docstrings)
- Comments explaining WHY (business logic, workarounds, edge cases)
- Comments matching the file's existing style and density
- License headers and attribution

**Hard constraint: DO NOT modify any code.** Only remove comments. No refactoring, no style changes, no removing try/catch or null checks. If you spot code slop, note it in the summary but leave it.

Output: report 1–3 sentences on what was removed and any code issues noticed but left unchanged.

## Hard Rules (Prose Mode)

- Never change factual content — only how it's expressed
- Never add new claims or examples not in the original
- Preserve the author's stance and intended audience
- If the text is mostly fine, say so — don't invent problems to fix

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