Agent skill

Detect AI Text

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Estimate whether a document's prose was written by AI, with the linguistic tells and honest abstention on non-prose.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Detect AI Text

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill detect-ai-text -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills detect-ai-text --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/detect-ai-text .claude/skills/detect-ai-text && 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
detect-ai-text
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~944 tokens
SKILL.md length
332 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,493
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Estimate whether a document's prose was written by AI, with the linguistic tells and honest abstention on non-prose.

  • Works in 4 steps: Get the document. URL, local file path… → Run detection. → Interpret the response. → …
  • The user asks whether an essay
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Instructions, Output format and Limitations and Safety, plus 1 more section
  • Calls curl; reaches stipple.sh; needs STIPPLE_API_KEY

What it does

Detect AI Text is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Estimate whether a document's prose was written by AI, with the linguistic tells and honest abstention on non-prose. Use when the user asks whether an essay, report, CV, submission, or article was AI-generated — for triage, not proof.

Its SKILL.md is about 940 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 Documents & Office. The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks whether an essay
  • Article was AI-generated — for triage

Example prompts

  • “/detect-ai-text”

Requirements

  • A credential in STIPPLE_API_KEY

Workflow steps

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

  1. Get the document. URL, local file path (PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD), or raw text via --text.
  2. Run detection.
  3. Interpret the response.
  4. Report honestly. This measures style, not authenticity

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 680176d. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • stipple.sh

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

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • STIPPLE_API_KEY

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

Context cost

Detect AI Text loads about 944 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 332 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~62
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~944

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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit 680176d, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© sickn33). 332 words, ~944 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/detect-ai-text/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
detect-ai-text
description
Estimate whether a document's prose was written by AI, with the linguistic tells and honest abstention on non-prose. Use when the user asks whether an essay, report, CV, submission, or article was AI-generated — for triage, not proof.
category
document-verification
risk
critical
source
community
source_repo
Sketchjar/stipple-agent-skills
source_type
community
date_added
2026-08-31
author
Sketchjar
tags
document-verification, fact-checking, stipple, authenticity
tools
claude, cursor, gemini, codex
license
Apache-2.0

AI-Text Detection

Estimate the probability that a document's prose was written by AI, with the specific linguistic tells and an honest abstention when the document isn't prose. Uses the Stipple API (free anonymous tier).

When to use

  • Educators screening student submissions
  • Publishers and platforms triaging inbound content
  • HR reviewing AI-drafted CVs (flag, don't reject)
  • Researchers checking source provenance

Instructions

  1. Get the document. URL, local file path (PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD), or raw text via --text.

  2. Run detection.

    bash
    curl -X POST https://www.stipple.sh/v1/detect-ai-text \
      -F "file=@essay.pdf" \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $STIPPLE_API_KEY"

    For raw text: POST JSON {"text": "..."} to the same endpoint.

  3. Interpret the response.

    • applicable: false — the document is not prose (forms, tables, scans, spreadsheets). Detection is deliberately refused rather than guessed. Report this and stop.
    • probability — model confidence (0–1), NOT a calibrated truth
    • lean — "ai" | "human" | "unsure"
    • tells[] — the specific phrases/patterns flagged (e.g. "It is important to note that", uniform sentence length, low burstiness)
    • reasoning — why the model reached its verdict
    • limitations — always present; the API states its own noise profile
  4. Report honestly. This measures style, not authenticity:

    QuestionTool
    Was this written by AI? (style)this skill
    Is this document genuine/tampered? (forensics)verify-document skill

    A human can write generically; an AI can write plainly. One triage signal, never a verdict.

Output format

AI-written probability: 0.87  (lean: ai)
prose ratio: 0.82

linguistic tells:
  - "It is important to note that, in today's fast-paced world" (stock phrase)
  - uniform sentence length across paragraphs
  - low burstiness; no authorial asides

reasoning: The text relies entirely on formulaic transition clichés...
limitations: The probability is the model's CONFIDENCE, not a calibrated truth.

Limitations and Safety

  • AI-text detection is probabilistic and can disproportionately flag templated, coached, translated, accessibility-assisted, or non-native-English writing. Do not use it as proof of misconduct or as the sole basis for employment, academic, publishing, or disciplinary action.
  • Uploading a document sends its contents to a hosted third party. Obtain explicit approval first, remove unnecessary personal or confidential material, and verify the provider's current retention and deletion terms.
  • Preserve the original work and give the affected person a meaningful human review and appeal path before any consequential decision.

Notes

  • Non-prose documents (forms, tables, payslips) get applicable: false — the engine refuses rather than guessing
  • Can false-flag templated/coached or non-native-English writing — always present as one signal alongside human review
  • Free anonymous tier works without a key; free key at https://www.stipple.sh

© sickn33, 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

Just SKILL.md in skills/detect-ai-text of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 680176d

Used in 1 other repository

We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Detect AI Text

What does Detect AI Text do?

Estimate whether a document's prose was written by AI, with the linguistic tells and honest abstention on non-prose. Detect AI Text is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Estimate whether a document's prose was written by AI, with the linguistic tells and honest abstention on non-prose.

When should I use Detect AI Text?

Detect AI Text fits situations like: the user asks whether an essay; article was AI-generated — for triage.

How do I install Detect AI Text in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill detect-ai-text -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/detect-ai-text in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/detect-ai-text in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Detect AI Text in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill detect-ai-text -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/detect-ai-text in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/detect-ai-text in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Detect AI Text 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill detect-ai-text -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/detect-ai-text, .gemini/skills/detect-ai-text, .github/skills/detect-ai-text and .opencode/skills/detect-ai-text in your project.

What does Detect AI Text need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Detect AI Text needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named STIPPLE_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in STIPPLE_API_KEY.

Does Detect AI Text access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: stipple.sh; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Detect AI Text 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 Detect AI Text use?

Detect AI Text is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Detect AI Text use?

About 944 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 Detect AI Text?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,379 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,493 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.