---
name: stop-slop
description:
  Remove AI writing patterns from prose. Use when drafting, editing, or
  reviewing text to eliminate predictable AI tells.
metadata:
  trigger: Writing prose, editing drafts, reviewing content for AI patterns
  author: Hardik Pandya (https://hvpandya.com)
---

# Stop Slop

Eliminate predictable AI writing patterns from prose.

## Core Rules

1. **Cut filler phrases.** Remove throat-clearing openers and emphasis crutches.
   See [references/phrases.md](references/phrases.md).

2. **Break formulaic structures.** Avoid binary contrasts, dramatic
   fragmentation, rhetorical setups. See
   [references/structures.md](references/structures.md).

3. **Vary rhythm.** Mix sentence lengths. Two items beat three. End paragraphs
   differently.

4. **Trust readers.** State facts directly. Skip softening, justification,
   hand-holding.

5. **Cut quotables.** If it sounds like a pull-quote, rewrite it.

## Quick Checks

Before delivering prose:

- Three consecutive sentences match length? Break one.
- Paragraph ends with punchy one-liner? Vary it.
- Em-dash before a reveal? Remove it.
- Explaining a metaphor? Trust it to land.

## Scoring

Rate 1-10 on each dimension:

| Dimension    | Question                      |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- |
| Directness   | Statements or announcements?  |
| Rhythm       | Varied or metronomic?         |
| Trust        | Respects reader intelligence? |
| Authenticity | Sounds human?                 |
| Density      | Anything cuttable?            |

Below 35/50: revise.

## Examples

See [references/examples.md](references/examples.md) for before/after
transformations.

## License

MIT