Agent skill

Deslop En

Remove AI writing patterns from English prose. An agent skill from ninehills/skills.

No licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Deslop En

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill deslop-en -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ninehills/skills deslop-en --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/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/deslop-en .claude/skills/deslop-en && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "deslop-en" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/deslop-en into .claude/skills/deslop-en/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deslop-en", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/deslop-en

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill deslop-en -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ninehills/skills deslop-en --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/deslop-en .agents/skills/deslop-en && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "deslop-en" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/deslop-en into .agents/skills/deslop-en/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deslop-en", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill deslop-en -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ninehills/skills deslop-en --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/deslop-en .cursor/skills/deslop-en && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "deslop-en" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/deslop-en into .cursor/skills/deslop-en/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deslop-en", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git --path deslop-en

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill deslop-en -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ninehills/skills deslop-en --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/deslop-en .gemini/skills/deslop-en && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "deslop-en" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/deslop-en into .gemini/skills/deslop-en/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deslop-en", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ninehills/skills deslop-en

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill deslop-en -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/deslop-en .github/skills/deslop-en && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "deslop-en" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/deslop-en into .github/skills/deslop-en/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deslop-en", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill deslop-en -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ninehills/skills deslop-en --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/deslop-en .opencode/skills/deslop-en && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "deslop-en" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/deslop-en into .opencode/skills/deslop-en/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deslop-en", 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: deslop-en
GitHub stars: 280
Token cost: ~3.9k tokens
SKILL.md length: 1,990 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 38
Repo updated: Jun 22, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: None found

At a glance

Remove AI writing patterns from English prose. An agent skill from ninehills/skills.

Works in 4 steps: Naturalness first. Don't add slang or… → Subtraction over addition. Delete before… → Preserve meaning. If removing a pattern… → …
Tasks that involve Humanizing AI text
SKILL.md covers Core Principles, Quick Checklist, AI Writing Patterns to Eliminate and Genre-Specific Guidelines
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Deslop En is an agent skill from ninehills/skills. Remove AI writing patterns from English prose. Covers blog posts, technical docs, social copy, release notes, scientific writing. Trigger: deslop, de-AI, make it sound human, remove AI patterns, fix slop, polish, rewrite, sound natural

Its SKILL.md is about 3.9k 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 Writing & Content, covering Humanizing AI text.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Humanizing AI text

Example prompts

“/deslop-en”

Workflow steps

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

Naturalness first. Don't add slang or forced quirkiness to "sound human." If it's already clean, don't touch it.
Subtraction over addition. Delete before you tweak. Kill filler, adverbs, and throat-clearing before adjusting rhythm.
Preserve meaning. If removing a pattern alters the author's intent, keep the original.
Match register to context. A blog post and a grant proposal have different standards.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f3e82a7. 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

Deslop En loads about 3.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,990 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~3.9k

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 1,990 words (~3,917 tokens).

“Remove announcement phrases. State content directly.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ninehills

name: deslop-en
metadata.trigger: deslop, de-AI, make it sound human, remove AI patterns, fix slop, sound natural, polish, rewrite, humanize, de-slop
metadata.sources: https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop, https://github.com/stephenturner/skill-deslop, https://tropes.fyi, https://github.com/coderjatin/anti-slop-writing

Outline of SKILL.md

Deslop: Remove AI Writing Patterns from English Prose
Core Principles
Quick Checklist
AI Writing Patterns to Eliminate
Throat-Clearing Openers
Adverbs
Passive Voice & False Agency
Binary Contrasts (Negative Parallelism)
Negative Listing
Self-Posed Rhetorical Questions
Tricolon Abuse
Anaphora Abuse
Dramatic Fragmentation
Meta-Commentary
The "Serves As" Dodge
Emphasis Crutches
Pedagogical Hand-Holding
Superficial Participle Analyses
False Ranges
Listicle in a Trench Coat
Notability Overemphasis
Vague Attribution
The "Despite Its... Faces Challenges" Formula
False Vulnerability / Performative Emphasis
Elegant Variation
Patronizing Analogies
Bold-First Bullets
Em Dash Overuse
Genre-Specific Guidelines
Blog Posts & Newsletters

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in deslop-en of ninehills/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f3e82a7

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Deslop En 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.

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Questions about Deslop En

What does Deslop En do?

Remove AI writing patterns from English prose. An agent skill from ninehills/skills. Deslop En is an agent skill from ninehills/skills. Remove AI writing patterns from English prose.

When should I use Deslop En?

Deslop En fits situations like: tasks that involve Humanizing AI text.

How do I install Deslop En in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Deslop En in Codex?

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

Can I use Deslop En 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 ninehills/skills --skill deslop-en -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deslop-en, .gemini/skills/deslop-en, .github/skills/deslop-en and .opencode/skills/deslop-en in your project.

What does Deslop En need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Deslop En is instructions for the agent only.

Does Deslop En 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 Deslop En 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 Deslop En use?

No licence was found for Deslop En or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Deslop En use?

About 3.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k 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 Deslop En?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deslop En: Humanizer (Azure-Samples/interview-coach-agent-framework, 173 stars), Avoid AI Writing (conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing, 4.9k stars), User-Facing Text Cleanup (guillaumemeyer/watermarks-remover, 24k stars) and Install Anti Slop (trycompai/crm, 11k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Deslop En?

ninehills (a GitHub user) maintains it in ninehills/skills, which has 280 GitHub stars. The repository holds 38 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 22, 2026.

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

Deslop En

Install Deslop En

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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Install Deslop En

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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