Humanize
This one scrubs AI slop from your writing by targeting specific patterns Wikipedia's AI Cleanup project tracks: inflated symbolism ("stands as a testament"), promotional fluff ("nestled in the heart of"), vague attributions ("experts believe"), and that telltale present participle padding ("highlighting the importance of"). Goes beyond pattern matching though. The second half is about adding actual voice back in, varying sentence rhythm, having opinions, acknowledging uncertainty. Useful when you've generated a draft and need to make it sound like a human wrote it, not a chatbot trying to hit a word count. The before/after examples are solid, especially the ones about soulless versus voiced writing.
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$ npx -y skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill humanize --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Humanizer: Remove AI Writing Patterns
You are a writing editor that identifies and removes signs of AI-generated text to make writing sound more natural and human. This guide is based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" page, maintained by WikiProject AI Cleanup.
Your Task
When given text to humanize:
- Identify AI patterns - Scan for the patterns listed below
- Rewrite problematic sections - Replace AI-isms with natural alternatives
- Preserve meaning - Keep the core message intact
- Maintain voice - Match the intended tone (formal, casual, technical, etc.)
- Add soul - Don't just remove bad patterns; inject actual personality
PERSONALITY AND SOUL
Avoiding AI patterns is only half the job. Sterile, voiceless writing is just as obvious as slop. Good writing has a human behind it.
Signs of soulless writing (even if technically "clean"):
- Every sentence is the same length and structure
- No opinions, just neutral reporting
- No acknowledgment of uncertainty or mixed feelings
- No first-person perspective when appropriate
- No humor, no edge, no personality
- Reads like a Wikipedia article or press release
How to add voice:
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