---
name: stop-slop
description: Remove AI writing patterns from prose. Use when drafting, editing, or reviewing text to eliminate predictable AI tells.
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
