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avoid-ai-writing

avoid-ai-writing

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About avoid-ai-writing

avoid-ai-writing is an editorial skill for identifying and revising prose patterns that can make writing sound machine-generated. It supports audits and rewrites of drafts, documentation, and other text while preserving factual claims and scope.

Key features

  1. 01Checks 21 AI-writing pattern categories
  2. 02Suggests plainer wording
  3. 03Provides findings and a rewritten version
  4. 04Includes a second-pass audit
  5. 05Supports audit-only editing

Use cases

  1. 01Edit AI-drafted text before publication
  2. 02Audit documentation or blog posts
  3. 03Revise internal communications that sound formulaic

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill avoid-ai-writing

After installing, type/avoid-ai-writingin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Avoid AI Writing — Audit & Rewrite

Detects and fixes AI writing patterns ("AI-isms") that make text sound machine-generated. Covers 21 pattern categories with examples of plainer alternatives. The full upstream pattern catalog is not bundled in this AAS entrypoint; do not claim a complete 43-entry table is present.

When to Use This Skill

  • When asked to "remove AI-isms," "clean up AI writing," or "make this sound less like AI"
  • After drafting content with AI and before publishing
  • When editing any text that sounds like it was generated rather than written
  • When auditing documentation, blog posts, marketing copy, or internal communications for AI tells

What It Detects

21 pattern categories: formatting issues (em dashes, bold overuse, emoji headers, bullet-heavy sections), sentence structure problems (hedging, hollow intensifiers, rule of three), word/phrase replacements (43 entries like leverage→use, utilize→use, robust→reliable), template phrases, transition phrases, structural issues, significance inflation, copula avoidance, synonym cycling, vague attributions, filler phrases, generic conclusions, chatbot artifacts, notability name-dropping, superficial -ing analyses, promotional language, formulaic challenges, false ranges, inline-header lists, title case headings, and cutoff disclaimers.

Example

Prompt:

Audit this for AI writing patterns:

"In today's rapidly evolving AI landscape, developers are embarking on a pivotal journey to leverage cutting-edge tools that streamline their workflows. Moreover, these robust solutions serve as a testament to the industry's commitment to fostering seamless experiences."

Output: The skill returns four sections:

  1. Issues found — every AI-ism quoted (landscape, embarking, pivotal, leverage, cutting-edge, streamline, robust, serves as, testament to, fostering, seamless, Moreover, In today's rapidly evolving...)
  2. Rewritten version — "Developers are starting to use newer AI tools to simplify their work. These tools are reliable, and they're making development less painful."
  3. What changed — summary of edits
  4. Second-pass audit — re-reads the rewrite to catch any surviving tells

Limitations

  • These are editorial heuristics, not proof of AI authorship. Preserve factual claims, uncertainty, attributed quotations, code, identifiers, and the requested scope.

  • For audit-only requests, report findings without rewriting. Avoid replacing a precise technical term merely because it appears on a word list.

  • Does not detect AI-generated code, only prose

  • Pattern matching is guideline-based, not absolute — some flagged words are fine in context

  • The replacement table suggests alternatives but the best choice depends on context

  • Cannot verify factual claims or find real citations to replace vague attributions

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