deslopify

Deslopify is an agent-neutral skill (Agent Skills format) that rewrites AI-sounding prose into natural human copy while preserving Markdown structure and factual content.

What it does

Removes formulaic AI writing patterns using a 24-pattern taxonomy.
Preserves protected spans: code blocks, inline code, URLs, link text, quotes, numbers, citations, and footnotes.
Uses a hybrid pattern source strategy:
- curated local rules (canonical)
- Wikipedia sync cache (update signal)
Defaults to final rewritten text only unless diagnostics are requested.
Ships a real CLI: deslopify lint, deslopify check, and deslopify eval.
Supports explicit rewrite presets: technical, marketing, essay, and team-update.
Excludes protected spans from lint and evaluation scans by default.

Skill layout

skills/deslopify/
├── __init__.py
├── cli.py
├── core.py
├── SKILL.md
├── references/
│   ├── ai_tells.wikitext
│   ├── ai_tells_fallback.txt
│   ├── pattern-catalog.md
│   ├── patterns.json
│   ├── rewrite-protocol.md
│   └── voice-mode.md
├── scripts/
│   ├── check_rewrite.py
│   ├── evaluate_rewrites.py
│   ├── fetch_wikipedia_ai_tells.py
│   └── lint_ai_tells.py
└── tests/
    └── fixtures/
        ├── input/
        └── output/

Install the CLI

python3 -m pip install .

For local development:

python3 -m pip install -e .

This installs the deslopify command.

Install the skill

Codex

mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills
cp -R skills/deslopify ~/.codex/skills/deslopify

Then restart Codex.

Claude / Copilot

Copy skills/deslopify into the configured skills directory for your setup, then restart the agent.

Use the skill

Prompt examples:

deslopify article.md
deslopify this draft and keep headings as-is
deslopify this memo with the technical preset
deslopify this team update and include diagnostics

Use the CLI

Lint a draft:

deslopify lint path/to/draft.md
deslopify lint path/to/draft.md --diagnostics --preset technical
deslopify lint path/to/draft.md --format json --strict

Validate a single rewrite pair:

deslopify check before.md after.md
deslopify check before.md after.md --preset team-update

Evaluate the fixture suite:

deslopify eval skills/deslopify/tests/fixtures
deslopify eval skills/deslopify/tests/fixtures --format json

Script commands

Run from repo root.

Refresh AI-tell cache

python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/fetch_wikipedia_ai_tells.py

Behavior:

live fetch from Wikipedia
fallback to cached skills/deslopify/references/ai_tells.wikitext
fallback to local skills/deslopify/references/ai_tells_fallback.txt

Lint a draft

python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/lint_ai_tells.py path/to/draft.md

Useful options:

python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/lint_ai_tells.py path/to/draft.md --strict
python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/lint_ai_tells.py path/to/draft.md --format json
python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/lint_ai_tells.py path/to/draft.md --min-severity high
python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/lint_ai_tells.py path/to/draft.md --diagnostics --preset technical

Exit behavior:

0: no blocking patterns
2: blocking patterns found
1: runtime/config error

Evaluate fixtures

python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/evaluate_rewrites.py skills/deslopify/tests/fixtures

Check one rewrite pair

python3 skills/deslopify/scripts/check_rewrite.py before.md after.md

Checks:

protected-span invariants unchanged
pattern-hit reduction from input to output
length drift threshold guardrail

Authoring rules enforced by the skill

Keep headings/lists/tables/order intact unless explicitly requested otherwise.
Never invent facts or citations.
Prefer direct, concrete phrasing over inflated or promotional language.
Keep tone aligned with source context (technical, marketing, essay).

References

Wikipedia: Signs of AI writing

Deslopify

Install / Use

README