avoid-ai-writing

sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills · plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing/SKILL.md

Audit and rewrite content to remove 21 categories of AI writing patterns with a 43-entry replacement table

Data & AINo license★ 45496⑂ 6664commit 5cf4dfe

What this skill does

Avoid AI Writing — Audit & Rewrite

Detects and fixes AI writing patterns ("AI-isms") that make text sound machine-generated. Covers 21 pattern categories with a 43-entry word/phrase replacement table that maps each flagged term to a specific, plainer alternative.

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:

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...)
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."
What changed — summary of edits
Second-pass audit — re-reads the rewrite to catch any surviving tells

Limitations

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

Installation

Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.

Destination: .claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing · pinned to the source commit

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Review the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.

New here? Step-by-step setup – from installing the agent to using the skill

Operating systemAgentI already use Claude Code

1
Install Git
Install Git with your package manager (Debian/Ubuntu shown; use dnf/pacman on others). Official download.
```
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git
```
2
Install Claude Code
Requires Node.js 18+. Install the CLI globally: Official docs. (command-line tool)
```
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
```

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Open a terminal and run these steps (they clone the source, check out the exact commit, and copy the skill into place):

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Destination: .claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing

4
Use it in Claude Code
Open Claude Code in your project. It reads skills from the folder above, so avoid-ai-writing is now available. Always review the source before using it – static checks cannot prove runtime safety.

Security & Audits

Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit 5cf4dfeb13ea. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.

No static rules matched. This is not a safety guarantee.

avoid-ai-writing

sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills · plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing/SKILL.md

Audit and rewrite content to remove 21 categories of AI writing patterns with a 43-entry replacement table

Data & AINo license★ 45496⑂ 6664commit 5cf4dfe

Install skillView source on GitHub

What this skill does

Avoid AI Writing — Audit & Rewrite

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

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:

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...)
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."
What changed — summary of edits
Second-pass audit — re-reads the rewrite to catch any surviving tells

Limitations

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

Installation

Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.

Destination: .claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing · pinned to the source commit

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Review the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.

New here? Step-by-step setup – from installing the agent to using the skill

Operating systemAgentI already use Claude Code

1
Install Git
Install Git with your package manager (Debian/Ubuntu shown; use dnf/pacman on others). Official download.
```
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git
```
2
Install Claude Code
Requires Node.js 18+. Install the CLI globally: Official docs. (command-line tool)
```
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
```

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Open a terminal and run these steps (they clone the source, check out the exact commit, and copy the skill into place):

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Destination: .claude/skills/avoid-ai-writing

4
Use it in Claude Code
Open Claude Code in your project. It reads skills from the folder above, so avoid-ai-writing is now available. Always review the source before using it – static checks cannot prove runtime safety.

Security & Audits

Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit 5cf4dfeb13ea. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.

No static rules matched. This is not a safety guarantee.

avoid-ai-writing

What this skill does

Avoid AI Writing — Audit & Rewrite

When to Use This Skill

What It Detects

Example

Limitations

Installation

Install Git

Install Claude Code

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Use it in Claude Code

Security & Audits

avoid-ai-writing

What this skill does

Avoid AI Writing — Audit & Rewrite

When to Use This Skill

What It Detects

Example

Limitations

Installation

Install Git

Install Claude Code

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Use it in Claude Code

Security & Audits