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ALWAYS invoke this skill when reviewing, editing, or improving prose for quality. NEVER review prose without this skill.
npx claudepluginhub outcomeeng/claude --plugin proseHow this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/prose:reviewing-proseThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
<objective>
Rewrites or audits prose to eliminate AI writing patterns and produce natural human writing. Use proactively when generating documentation, chat messages, postmortems, or any long-form output.
Detects and revises AI writing anti-patterns in text, including ChatGPT artifacts, puffery, and prompt refusals. Use when reviewing AI-assisted writing before finalizing.
Audits and rewrites prose to remove 21 AI writing patterns across formatting, structure, and phrasing using a 43-entry replacement table. Use for docs, blogs, or marketing copy.
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Detect and fix formulaic patterns that signal machine-generated or lazy writing. Flag specific violations and suggest concrete rewrites.
<quick_start>
Core rule: Zero tolerance. Every pattern in the reference catalog is a violation. Do not excuse any instance as "single use" or "it lands here." If a sentence triggers a pattern, flag it. If a sentence triggers two patterns simultaneously, it is the highest priority flag.
Before reviewing, read /standardizing-prose for the complete catalog of 30+ anti-patterns across 6 categories.
</quick_start>
<essential_principles>
Six categories of patterns to detect. Each is detailed with examples in the reference file.
Word choice -- Significance adverbs ("quietly", "deeply"), authenticity adverbs ("genuinely", "truly", "actually"), overused vocabulary ("delve", "leverage", "robust", "genuine"), ornate nouns ("tapestry", "landscape", "paradigm"), pompous verbs ("serves as", "stands as").
Sentence structure -- Negative parallelism ("It's not X -- it's Y"), stacked negations ("Not X. Not Y. Just Z."), rhetorical self-answers ("The result? Devastating."), anaphora abuse, tricolon stacking, filler transitions ("It's worth noting"), tacked-on significance ("highlighting its importance"), false ranges, gerund fragment litanies, tautological definitions ("An irreversible change does not revert"), redundant paired examples.
Paragraph structure -- Strings of punchy fragments as standalone paragraphs, listicles disguised as prose ("The first... The second... The third...").
Tone -- False-suspense transitions ("Here's the kicker"), unnecessary metaphors ("Think of it as..."), hypothetical openers ("Imagine a world where..."), performed vulnerability, asserting clarity ("The truth is simple"), grandiose stakes inflation, teacher-student condescension ("Let's break this down"), vague attributions ("Experts argue"), invented concept labels ("the supervision paradox").
Formatting -- Em-dash overuse, bold-first bullets, unicode decoration.
Composition -- Fractal summaries, dead metaphors, historical analogy stacking, one-point dilution, content duplication, signposted conclusions, dismissive optimism ("Despite its challenges...").
</essential_principles>
/standardizing-prose for the anti-pattern catalog<success_criteria>
Review is complete when:
</success_criteria>
<reference_index>
| Skill | When to Read |
|---|---|
/standardizing-prose | Always -- before reviewing |
</reference_index>