Humanizer
Azure-Samples/interview-coach-agent-framework
Remove signs of AI-generated writing from text. An agent skill from Azure-Samples/interview-coach-agent-framework.
Detect and eliminate common AI writing tropes from prose. An agent skill from Xe/site.
Install AI Writing Tropes
$ npx skills add Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Xe/site ai-writing-tropes --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/Xe/site.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes .claude/skills/ai-writing-tropes && 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 "ai-writing-tropes" agent skill from https://github.com/Xe/site/tree/main/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes into .claude/skills/ai-writing-tropes/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ai-writing-tropes", 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/Xe/site/tree/main/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropesType 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 Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Xe/site ai-writing-tropes --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Xe/site.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes .agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ai-writing-tropes" agent skill from https://github.com/Xe/site/tree/main/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes into .agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ai-writing-tropes", 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 Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Xe/site ai-writing-tropes --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Xe/site.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes .cursor/skills/ai-writing-tropes && 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 "ai-writing-tropes" agent skill from https://github.com/Xe/site/tree/main/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes into .cursor/skills/ai-writing-tropes/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ai-writing-tropes", 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/Xe/site.git --path .agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes--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 Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Xe/site ai-writing-tropes --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Xe/site.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes .gemini/skills/ai-writing-tropes && 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 "ai-writing-tropes" agent skill from https://github.com/Xe/site/tree/main/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes into .gemini/skills/ai-writing-tropes/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ai-writing-tropes", 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 Xe/site ai-writing-tropesInstalls 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 Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Xe/site.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes .github/skills/ai-writing-tropes && 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 "ai-writing-tropes" agent skill from https://github.com/Xe/site/tree/main/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes into .github/skills/ai-writing-tropes/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ai-writing-tropes", 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 Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Xe/site ai-writing-tropes --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Xe/site.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes .opencode/skills/ai-writing-tropes && 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 "ai-writing-tropes" agent skill from https://github.com/Xe/site/tree/main/.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes into .opencode/skills/ai-writing-tropes/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ai-writing-tropes", 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
ai-writing-tropes- GitHub stars
- 732
- Token cost
- ~761 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 324 words
- Files
- 7 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Zlib
At a glance
Detect and eliminate common AI writing tropes from prose. An agent skill from Xe/site.
- Works in 4 steps: Draft the content. → Check against the trope categories below. → If you spot a pattern, rewrite that… → …
- Reviewing text to avoid the predictable patterns that mark AI-generated writing
- SKILL.md covers How to Use, Trope Categories, Quick Self-Check and The One Rule
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
AI Writing Tropes is an agent skill from Xe/site. Detect and eliminate common AI writing tropes from prose. Use when drafting, editing, or reviewing text to avoid the predictable patterns that mark AI-generated writing. Source: tropes.fyi
Its SKILL.md is about 760 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `references/composition.md`, `references/formatting.md` and `references/paragraph-structure.md`).
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Humanizing AI text. The repository describes itself as: The new frontend/backend code for https://xeiaso.net. The licence is Zlib.
When your agent uses it
- Reviewing text to avoid the predictable patterns that mark AI-generated writing
- Tasks that involve Humanizing AI text
Example prompts
- “/ai-writing-tropes”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Draft the content.
- Check against the trope categories below.
- If you spot a pattern, rewrite that passage.
- Re-read the whole piece for pattern density — a few is tolerable, a cluster is
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 36becf3. 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
AI Writing Tropes loads about 761 tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 324 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 Xe/site at commit 36becf3, republished under its Zlib licence (© Xe). 324 words, ~761 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ai-writing-tropes/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- ai-writing-tropes
- description
- Detect and eliminate common AI writing tropes from prose. Use when drafting, editing, or reviewing text to avoid the predictable patterns that mark AI-generated writing. Source: tropes.fyi
- metadata
- trigger: Writing prose, editing drafts, reviewing content for AI tells, or when user mentions "tropes", "AI patterns", "slop", or "tropes.fyi" author…
AI Writing Tropes to Avoid
Comprehensive catalog of AI writing patterns that make text feel machine-generated. Any single pattern used once might be fine. The problem is when multiple tropes appear together or when one trope repeats throughout a piece.
How to Use
When writing or editing prose:
- Draft the content.
- Check against the trope categories below.
- If you spot a pattern, rewrite that passage.
- Re-read the whole piece for pattern density — a few is tolerable, a cluster is not.
Trope Categories
Word Choice
Overused vocabulary and phrasing that AI defaults to. See references/word-choice.md.
Key offenders: "quietly", "delve", "tapestry", "landscape", "serves as", "leverage", "robust", "harness", "streamline".
Sentence Structure
Formulaic sentence patterns that no human writes at scale. See references/sentence-structure.md.
Key offenders: negative parallelism ("not X — it's Y"), dramatic countdowns ("Not X. Not Y. Just Z."), self-posed rhetorical questions, anaphora abuse, tricolon abuse, gerund fragment litanies.
Paragraph Structure
Layout and organization patterns that betray AI generation. See references/paragraph-structure.md.
Key offenders: short punchy fragments as standalone paragraphs, listicles disguised as prose.
Tone
Voice and framing habits that sound performative. See references/tone.md.
Key offenders: false suspense ("Here's the kicker"), patronizing analogies ("Think of it as..."), false vulnerability, stakes inflation, vague attributions, invented concept labels.
Formatting
Visual and typographic tells. See references/formatting.md.
Key offenders: em-dash addiction, bold-first bullets, unicode decoration.
Composition
Document-level structural problems. See references/composition.md.
Key offenders: fractal summaries, dead metaphors beaten into the ground, historical analogy stacking, one-point dilution, signposted conclusions.
Quick Self-Check
Before delivering prose, ask:
- Did I use the same sentence structure more than twice in a row?
- Did I use "not X — it's Y" or "Here's the thing" anywhere?
- Did I stack three or more historical examples back-to-back?
- Did I inflate the stakes beyond what the content warrants?
- Would a human actually write a first draft this way?
- Does any passage sound like it belongs on a motivational poster?
The One Rule
Write like a human: varied, imperfect, specific.
© Xe, Zlib. 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 6 other files (references) in .agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes of Xe/site.
- SKILL.md
- references/composition.md
- references/formatting.md
- references/paragraph-structure.md
- references/sentence-structure.md
- references/tone.md
- references/word-choice.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 36becf3
Compare with similar skills
AI Writing Tropes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Writing Tropes this skillXe/site | 732 | — | ~761 | Automated safety check: Pass | Zlib | |
| HumanizerAzure-Samples/interview-coach-agent-framework | 173 | 38 repos | ~5.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Avoid AI Writingconorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing | 4.9k | 3 repos | ~8.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| User-Facing Text Cleanupguillaumemeyer/watermarks-remover | 24k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Install Anti Sloptrycompai/crm | 11k | 1 repos | ~881 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Chinese Text Humanizerop7418/Humanizer-zh | 19k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about AI Writing Tropes
What does AI Writing Tropes do?
Detect and eliminate common AI writing tropes from prose. An agent skill from Xe/site. AI Writing Tropes is an agent skill from Xe/site. Detect and eliminate common AI writing tropes from prose.
When should I use AI Writing Tropes?
AI Writing Tropes fits situations like: reviewing text to avoid the predictable patterns that mark AI-generated writing; tasks that involve Humanizing AI text.
How do I install AI Writing Tropes in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes in Xe/site) into .claude/skills/ai-writing-tropes in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install AI Writing Tropes in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes in Xe/site) into .agents/skills/ai-writing-tropes in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use AI Writing Tropes 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 Xe/site --skill ai-writing-tropes -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ai-writing-tropes, .gemini/skills/ai-writing-tropes, .github/skills/ai-writing-tropes and .opencode/skills/ai-writing-tropes in your project.
What does AI Writing Tropes need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: AI Writing Tropes is instructions for the agent only.
Does AI Writing Tropes 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 AI Writing Tropes 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 AI Writing Tropes use?
AI Writing Tropes is published under the Zlib licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does AI Writing Tropes use?
About 761 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 4.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to AI Writing Tropes?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with AI Writing Tropes: 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 AI Writing Tropes?
Xe (a GitHub user) maintains it in Xe/site, which has 732 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: Xe/site on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.