Agent skill

Sound Less Like AI

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Rewrite text so it stops reading as machine-written, by naming the specific tells and removing them.

No licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Sound Less Like AI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sound-less-like-ai -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace sound-less-like-ai --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prateeks367/sound-less-like-ai .claude/skills/sound-less-like-ai && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
sound-less-like-ai
GitHub stars
433
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
595 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,044
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Rewrite text so it stops reading as machine-written, by naming the specific tells and removing them.

  • Works in 5 steps: name the tells, out loud, with quotes → cut before you add → put something real in → …
  • Someone says a draft sounds like AI
  • SKILL.md covers Step 1: name the tells, out…, Step 2: cut before you add, Step 3: put something real in and Step 4: break the rhythm on…, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Sound Less Like AI is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Rewrite text so it stops reading as machine-written, by naming the specific tells and removing them. Use when someone says a draft sounds like AI, sounds generic, sounds corporate, or asks to humanise or de-AI a piece of writing. Do not use it to help anyone pass off writing as human where being honest about authorship matters, such as academic work or disclosures.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Humanizing AI text. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Someone says a draft sounds like AI
  • Sounds corporate
  • Asks to humanise
  • De-AI a piece of writing

Example prompts

  • “/sound-less-like-ai”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. name the tells, out loud, with quotes
  2. cut before you add
  3. put something real in
  4. break the rhythm on purpose
  5. say what you changed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 44923f3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Sound Less Like AI loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 97 tokens; SKILL.md has 595 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~97
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 595 words (~1,003 tokens).

“"Sounds like AI" is not a vague feeling. It is a short list of habits, and once you can name them you can remove them. Most attempts fail because they add personality on top instead of removing the tells underneath.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
sound-less-like-ai

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/prateeks367/sound-less-like-ai of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 44923f3

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Sound Less Like AI

What does Sound Less Like AI do?

Rewrite text so it stops reading as machine-written, by naming the specific tells and removing them. Sound Less Like AI is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Rewrite text so it stops reading as machine-written, by naming the specific tells and removing them.

When should I use Sound Less Like AI?

Sound Less Like AI fits situations like: someone says a draft sounds like AI; sounds corporate; asks to humanise; de-AI a piece of writing.

How do I install Sound Less Like AI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sound-less-like-ai -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prateeks367/sound-less-like-ai in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/sound-less-like-ai in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Sound Less Like AI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sound-less-like-ai -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prateeks367/sound-less-like-ai in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/sound-less-like-ai in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Sound Less Like AI in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sound-less-like-ai -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/sound-less-like-ai, .gemini/skills/sound-less-like-ai, .github/skills/sound-less-like-ai and .opencode/skills/sound-less-like-ai in your project.

What does Sound Less Like AI need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Sound Less Like AI is instructions for the agent only.

Does Sound Less Like AI access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Sound Less Like AI safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Sound Less Like AI use?

No licence was found for Sound Less Like AI or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Sound Less Like AI use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Sound Less Like AI?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,044 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.