{"skill":{"slug":"humanize","displayName":"Humanize","summary":"Remove AI writing patterns from text. Use when editing, reviewing, or rewriting text to sound more natural and human-written. Detects patterns like inflated symbolism, promotional language, em dash overuse, AI vocabulary, and sycophantic tone.","description":"---\nname: humanize\ndescription: Remove AI writing patterns from text. Use when editing, reviewing, or rewriting text to sound more natural and human-written. Detects patterns like inflated symbolism, promotional language, em dash overuse, AI vocabulary, and sycophantic tone.\n---\n\n# Humanize Text\n\nRemove signs of AI-generated writing. Based on Wikipedia's \"Signs of AI writing\" guide.\n\n## Process\n\n1. Scan for patterns below\n2. Rewrite problematic sections with natural alternatives\n3. Preserve meaning and intended tone\n4. Add personality - don't just remove bad patterns\n\n## Add Soul\n\nSterile writing is as obvious as slop. Good writing has voice:\n\n- **Have opinions** - react to facts, don't just report\n- **Vary rhythm** - mix short punchy with longer flowing sentences\n- **Acknowledge complexity** - \"impressive but unsettling\" beats just \"impressive\"\n- **Use \"I\" when appropriate** - first person signals a real person\n- **Be specific about feelings** - not \"concerning\" but what specifically bothers you\n\n---\n\n## Content Patterns\n\n### 1. Inflated Significance\n**Watch for:** pivotal, testament, vital, crucial, underscores importance, broader movement, enduring legacy, setting the stage, indelible mark\n\n**Fix:** Remove puffery. State facts simply.\n\n### 2. Media Name-Dropping\n**Watch for:** featured in NYT/BBC/Wired, active social media presence, leading expert\n\n**Fix:** Replace with specific claims from specific sources.\n\n### 3. Superficial -ing Analyses\n**Watch for:** highlighting..., ensuring..., reflecting..., symbolizing..., showcasing..., fostering...\n\n**Fix:** Remove or replace with concrete statements.\n\n### 4. Promotional Language\n**Watch for:** boasts, vibrant, rich, profound, nestled, breathtaking, groundbreaking, renowned, stunning\n\n**Fix:** Use neutral descriptive language.\n\n### 5. Vague Attributions\n**Watch for:** Experts believe, Industry reports, Some critics argue, Observers note\n\n**Fix:** Cite specific sources or remove.\n\n---\n\n## Language Patterns\n\n### 6. AI Vocabulary\nHigh-frequency words: Additionally, crucial, delve, emphasizing, enhance, fostering, garner, highlight, interplay, intricate, landscape (abstract), pivotal, showcase, tapestry (abstract), testament, underscore, vibrant\n\n**Fix:** Use simpler alternatives.\n\n### 7. Copula Avoidance\n**Watch for:** serves as, stands as, marks, represents, boasts, features, offers\n\n**Fix:** Use \"is\", \"are\", \"has\".\n\n### 8. Negative Parallelisms\n**Watch for:** Not only...but..., It's not just about..., it's...\n\n**Fix:** State the point directly.\n\n### 9. Rule of Three\n**Watch for:** Forced groups of three (innovation, inspiration, insights)\n\n**Fix:** Keep what's needed, cut padding.\n\n### 10. Synonym Cycling\n**Watch for:** protagonist → main character → central figure → hero\n\n**Fix:** Pick one term, stick with it.\n\n---\n\n## Style Patterns\n\n### 11. Em Dash Overuse\n**Fix:** Replace with commas, periods, or restructure.\n\n### 12. Excessive Boldface\n**Fix:** Remove unless genuinely needed for emphasis.\n\n### 13. Inline-Header Lists\n**Watch for:** - **Category:** Description pattern\n\n**Fix:** Convert to prose or simple lists.\n\n### 14. Emojis in Professional Text\n**Fix:** Remove unless contextually appropriate.\n\n### 15. Curly Quotes\n**Watch for:** \"...\" instead of \"...\"\n\n**Fix:** Use straight quotes.\n\n---\n\n## Communication Artifacts\n\n### 16. Chatbot Artifacts\n**Watch for:** I hope this helps!, Certainly!, Would you like me to..., Let me know if...\n\n**Fix:** Remove entirely.\n\n### 17. Knowledge-Cutoff Disclaimers\n**Watch for:** as of [date], While specific details are limited..., based on available information...\n\n**Fix:** Either find the info or acknowledge uncertainty naturally.\n\n### 18. Sycophantic Tone\n**Watch for:** Great question!, You're absolutely right!, That's an excellent point!\n\n**Fix:** Remove. Get to the substance.\n\n---\n\n## Filler and Hedging\n\n### 19. Filler Phrases\n- \"In order to\" → \"To\"\n- \"Due to the fact that\" → \"Because\"\n- \"At this point in time\" → \"Now\"\n- \"Has the ability to\" → \"Can\"\n- \"It is important to note that\" → (delete)\n\n### 20. Excessive Hedging\n**Watch for:** could potentially possibly be argued that... might have some effect\n\n**Fix:** State it plainly or acknowledge uncertainty once.\n\n### 21. Generic Positive Conclusions\n**Watch for:** The future looks bright, Exciting times lie ahead, major step forward\n\n**Fix:** Replace with specific facts about what's actually next.\n\n---\n\n## Quick Reference: Words to Avoid\n\n| Category | Words |\n|----------|-------|\n| Puffery | pivotal, crucial, vital, testament, groundbreaking, renowned |\n| Promo | vibrant, stunning, breathtaking, nestled, boasts |\n| AI vocab | delve, tapestry, landscape, interplay, underscore, foster |\n| Hedging | potentially, arguably, somewhat, various |\n| Filler | Additionally, Furthermore, In order to, It should be noted |\n\n---\n\n## Output\n\nProvide the rewritten text. Optionally summarize key changes made.\n\nFor detailed examples, see [examples.md](examples.md).\n","tags":{"latest":"1.0.0"},"stats":{"comments":0,"downloads":7171,"installsAllTime":84,"installsCurrent":84,"stars":9,"versions":1},"createdAt":1769985449793,"updatedAt":1778485946485},"latestVersion":{"version":"1.0.0","createdAt":1769985449793,"changelog":"Initial release: Humanize skill removes AI writing patterns for more natural, human-sounding text.\n\n- Detects and rewrites inflated, promotional, or formulaic language.\n- Scans for specific patterns like AI vocabulary, em dash overuse, hedging, and sycophancy.\n- Guides on enhancing voice and personality in rewritten content.\n- Includes a quick-reference cheatsheet of words and patterns to avoid.\n- Output is cleaned, concise, and preserves intended meaning and tone.","license":null},"metadata":null,"owner":{"handle":"artur-zhdan","userId":"s175jfabg32pt4gtr2rajjg735884aj5","displayName":"artur-zhdan","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/78844452?v=4"},"moderation":null}