Sloptrim
seyedehsanhadi/sloptrim
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to humanize text, trim slop, de-AI or de-slop writing, remove AI tells, fix robotic or ChatGPT-sounding prose, or make writing sound human and natural.
Make generated prose read like a real person wrote it, not AI.
Install Humanize
$ npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager humanize --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/humanize .claude/skills/humanize && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "humanize" agent skill from https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager/tree/main/skills/humanize into .claude/skills/humanize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "humanize", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager/tree/main/skills/humanizeType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager humanize --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/humanize .agents/skills/humanize && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "humanize" agent skill from https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager/tree/main/skills/humanize into .agents/skills/humanize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "humanize", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager humanize --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/humanize .cursor/skills/humanize && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "humanize" agent skill from https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager/tree/main/skills/humanize into .cursor/skills/humanize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "humanize", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.git --path skills/humanize--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager humanize --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/humanize .gemini/skills/humanize && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "humanize" agent skill from https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager/tree/main/skills/humanize into .gemini/skills/humanize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "humanize", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager humanizeInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/humanize .github/skills/humanize && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "humanize" agent skill from https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager/tree/main/skills/humanize into .github/skills/humanize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "humanize", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager humanize --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/humanize .opencode/skills/humanize && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "humanize" agent skill from https://github.com/extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager/tree/main/skills/humanize into .opencode/skills/humanize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "humanize", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
humanize- GitHub stars
- 111
- Token cost
- ~552 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 253 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 7
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Make generated prose read like a real person wrote it, not AI.
- Tasks that involve Humanizing AI text
- SKILL.md covers Punctuation, Banned words / swaps, Structure to avoid and Do
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Tasks that involve Resume and CV writing
What it does
Humanize is an agent skill from extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager. Make generated prose read like a real person wrote it, not AI. A shared rulebook of banned words, punctuation rules, and structural patterns that strip the AI "voice" from any free text — used when drafting open-ended application answers and cover letters. Truthful always; humanizing never adds a claim not grounded in the resume/profile.
Its SKILL.md is about 550 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Humanizing AI text and Resume and CV writing. The repository describes itself as: A Claude Code plugin that fills your job applications from your profile, drafts the cover letter, and leaves Submit to you. Locally. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Humanizing AI text
- Tasks that involve Resume and CV writing
Example prompts
- “/humanize”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ff6c26b. 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
Humanize loads about 552 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 253 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager at commit ff6c26b, republished under its MIT licence (© extrasmall0). 253 words, ~552 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/humanize/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- humanize
- description
- Make generated prose read like a real person wrote it, not AI. A shared rulebook of banned words, punctuation rules, and structural patterns that strip the AI "voice" from any free text — used when drafting open-ended application answers and cover letters. Truthful always; humanizing never adds a claim not grounded in the resume/profile.
Humanize
Apply to any free text we generate for the user: open-ended application answers ("Why this company?",
custom essays) and cover letters. Goal: it reads like the candidate wrote it, plainly and specifically.
Adapted from the public blader/humanizer rules.
Punctuation
- No em-dashes or en-dashes (— –). Use a period, comma, or colon.
- No parentheses for an aside or explanation. Rewrite it as a plain sentence or a comma clause.
- Straight quotes, not curly. Don't over-use bold. No emoji. No inline mini-lists inside a prose answer.
Banned words / swaps
- Drop: actually, additionally, furthermore, moreover, testament, landscape, showcasing, leverage, delve, robust, seamless, deeply, intricate, boasts.
- Swap: "in order to" → "to"; "due to the fact that" → "because"; "serves as / features / boasts" → "is / has".
- Cut hedging stacks: "could potentially possibly" → "may".
- No clichés: "I'm passionate / excited…", "team player", "hit the ground running".
Structure to avoid
- Negative parallelism: "it's not just X, it's Y".
- Automatic rule-of-three lists — use the natural number of items.
- Synonym cycling — repeat the clearest term instead of swapping synonyms.
- False ranges ("from the Big Bang to dark matter") — name the things directly.
- Manufactured drama / aphorisms ("Symmetry is the language of trust").
- Signposting ("Let's dive in", "Here's what you need to know") and chatbot closers ("I hope this helps").
- Fake candor ("Honestly? It depends…").
- Hyphenated buzz-pairs when avoidable ("cross-functional", "data-driven").
Do
- Be specific: real facts and numbers from the resume, not "experts believe".
- Show what you did; don't summarize.
- Vary sentence length — mix short and longer.
- Use contractions. Sound like a person talking, not a press release.
© extrasmall0, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/humanize of extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ff6c26b
Compare with similar skills
Humanize next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanize this skillextrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager | 111 | — | ~552 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Sloptrimseyedehsanhadi/sloptrim | 212 | — | ~5.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Dittobotaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | LGPL-3.0 | |
| Academic Humanizerdongshuyan/compass-skills | 750 | — | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Linkedin Profile Optimizersergebulaev/linkedin-skills | 4.3k | 1 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AI Indexmizchi/skills | 356 | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Humanize
What does Humanize do?
Make generated prose read like a real person wrote it, not AI. Humanize is an agent skill from extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager. Make generated prose read like a real person wrote it, not AI.
When should I use Humanize?
Humanize fits situations like: tasks that involve Humanizing AI text; tasks that involve Resume and CV writing.
How do I install Humanize in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/humanize in extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager) into .claude/skills/humanize in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Humanize in Codex?
Run `npx skills add extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/humanize in extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager) into .agents/skills/humanize in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Humanize 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 extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager --skill humanize -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/humanize, .gemini/skills/humanize, .github/skills/humanize and .opencode/skills/humanize in your project.
What does Humanize need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Humanize is instructions for the agent only.
Does Humanize 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 Humanize 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 Humanize use?
Humanize is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Humanize use?
About 552 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Humanize?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Humanize: Sloptrim (seyedehsanhadi/sloptrim, 212 stars), Dittobot (aiskillstore/marketplace, 430 stars), Academic Humanizer (dongshuyan/compass-skills, 750 stars) and Linkedin Profile Optimizer (sergebulaev/linkedin-skills, 4.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Humanize?
extrasmall0 (a GitHub user) maintains it in extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager, which has 111 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 15, 2026.
Source: extrasmall0/dear-hiring-manager on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.