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Noslop

by marin-community in marin-community/marin

Deslop, simplify, or review low-value tests and prose only when explicitly requested for a branch or diff.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Noslop

skills CLI
$ npx skills add marin-community/marin --skill noslop -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install marin-community/marin noslop --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/marin-community/marin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/noslop .claude/skills/noslop && 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
noslop
GitHub stars
3.9k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
556 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
41
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Deslop, simplify, or review low-value tests and prose only when explicitly requested for a branch or diff.

  • Works in 6 steps: Name its current consumer. → Remove it when its consumer disappeared. → Reuse an existing repository concept… → …
  • Tasks that involve Humanizing AI text
  • SKILL.md covers Load The Policies, Establish The Review Surface, Gate Tests By Behavioral Value and Delete Prose Slop, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls git and uv

What it does

Noslop is an agent skill from marin-community/marin. Deslop, simplify, or review low-value tests and prose only when explicitly requested for a branch or diff.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/examples.md` and `scripts/scan_diff.py`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Humanizing AI text. The repository describes itself as: Open-source framework for the research and development of foundation models. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Humanizing AI text

Example prompts

  • “/noslop”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Name its current consumer.
  2. Remove it when its consumer disappeared.
  3. Reuse an existing repository concept when it fits.
  4. Complete migrations; do not leave old and new paths active.
  5. Keep one-shot migration and debugging machinery outside reusable libraries.
  6. Remove stale comments, aliases, re-exports, shims, and defensive branches.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2ea1c1d. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • uv

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Noslop loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 556 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~28
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.7k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from marin-community/marin at commit 2ea1c1d, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© marin-community). 556 words, ~1,092 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/noslop/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
noslop
description
Deslop, simplify, or review low-value tests and prose only when explicitly requested for a branch or diff.

No-Slop Review

Load The Policies

Read these before reviewing:

  • root AGENTS.md
  • root TESTING.md
  • .agents/skills/writing-style/ai-writing-donts.md
  • the nearest module AGENTS.md and testing guide for each changed test

Read references/examples.md when the diff changes tests or prose.

Establish The Review Surface

Review the merge-base diff. Do not substitute commit history or the latest commit.

bash
UPSTREAM=$(git rev-parse --verify origin/main 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse --verify main)
BASE=$(git merge-base HEAD "$UPSTREAM")
git status --short
git diff --stat "$BASE"
git diff --check "$BASE"
git diff "$BASE"
uv run python .agents/skills/noslop/scripts/scan_diff.py "$BASE"

List every changed test, comment, docstring, Markdown file, commit message, and draft PR title/body. Read the surrounding production code and existing tests. The scanner includes untracked files and returns candidates; inspect each one in context.

Gate Tests By Behavioral Value

For every changed test, finish this sentence:

This test fails when ___ user-visible or system behavior is wrong.

Delete or rewrite the test when the blank names an implementation detail, wording choice, supplied fixture value, or language guarantee.

Reject these patterns aggressively:

  • config in, same config out: a constructed or lowered field equals the fixture
  • constructor assignment, enum value, type, attribute, registration, or import exists
  • exact log, help, error, command, or status prose that no machine consumes
  • private state, helper call count, or assert_called_once_with
  • production logic copied into the expected value
  • is not None, does not raise, empty smoke tests, or permanent skips
  • a large matrix whose rows exercise the same branch
  • golden output produced by the implementation under test

Keep a test only when it protects a real boundary, regression, invariant, round-trip, state transition, persisted effect, wire contract, or numerical result against an independent reference.

Prefer one strong test over several weak tests. Use scratch probes for wiring and construction checks. Do not check them in.

Delete Prose Slop

Review every added or edited sentence in comments, docstrings, docs, reports, commit text, and PR text.

Delete sentences that add no fact, result, decision, constraint, or caveat. Apply the full checklist in ai-writing-donts.md. Search explicitly for:

  • X, not Y, not X, but Y, not just X, more than X
  • rather than used as rhetorical contrast
  • the main change, what this means, the real story, what matters
  • importantly, notably, it is worth noting, stepping back
  • effort narration, section narration, recap paragraphs, and generic conclusions
  • unsupported adjectives and claims that outrun measurements
  • comments that describe an earlier version of the patch

Rewrite retained prose as the concrete claim. Split a real comparison into two measured statements. Keep necessary negation such as the test has not run.

Check prose against code and artifacts. A concise false claim is still slop.

Show full SKILL.md (159 more words)Show less

Review The Diff As A Design

After the test and prose passes, inspect each new file, helper, type, flag, dependency, compatibility path, and public API:

  1. Name its current consumer.
  2. Remove it when its consumer disappeared.
  3. Reuse an existing repository concept when it fits.
  4. Complete migrations; do not leave old and new paths active.
  5. Keep one-shot migration and debugging machinery outside reusable libraries.
  6. Remove stale comments, aliases, re-exports, shims, and defensive branches.

Fix And Verify

When edits are authorized, make the cleanup. Do not stop at a findings table while safe fixes remain.

Run the narrow affected tests, then:

bash
./infra/pre-commit.py --changed-files --fix

Run ./infra/pre-commit.py --review only at the point required by the commit workflow. Do not claim a clean pass while known findings remain.

Report

Lead with what was removed or simplified. Report retained exceptions with their behavioral contract or evidence. If no edits were authorized, report findings as path:line, the maintenance cost, and the smallest fix.

© marin-community, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references) in .agents/skills/noslop of marin-community/marin.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/examples.md
  • scripts/scan_diff.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2ea1c1d

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Chinese Technical Writingleter/zh-tech-writing352—~656Automated safety check: PassMIT
DeslopMrZoyo/deslop-GPT138—~4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Noslop

What does Noslop do?

Deslop, simplify, or review low-value tests and prose only when explicitly requested for a branch or diff. Noslop is an agent skill from marin-community/marin. Deslop, simplify, or review low-value tests and prose only when explicitly requested for a branch or diff.

When should I use Noslop?

Noslop fits situations like: tasks that involve Humanizing AI text.

How do I install Noslop in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add marin-community/marin --skill noslop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/noslop in marin-community/marin) into .claude/skills/noslop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Noslop in Codex?

Run `npx skills add marin-community/marin --skill noslop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/noslop in marin-community/marin) into .agents/skills/noslop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Noslop 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 marin-community/marin --skill noslop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/noslop, .gemini/skills/noslop, .github/skills/noslop and .opencode/skills/noslop in your project.

What does Noslop need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Noslop needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (git and uv). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Noslop access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Noslop 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Noslop use?

Noslop is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Noslop use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 579 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Noslop?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Noslop: Sepia (Nanako0129/sepia, 3.1k stars), Unslop Review (MohamedAbdallah-14/unslop, 155 stars), Korean Commit Message Polisher (epoko77-ai/im-not-ai, 5.9k stars) and Chinese Technical Writing (leter/zh-tech-writing, 352 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Noslop?

marin-community (a GitHub organization) maintains it in marin-community/marin, which has 3,925 GitHub stars. The repository holds 41 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.

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