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How to use No AI Slop: remove AI writing patterns from your drafts
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
No AI Slop is a skill for AI coding agents and chat assistants that removes 20+ stock patterns that make AI-written text sound generic, such as "It's not X. It's Y." and "experts agree." This guide is for writers, creators and marketers who edit drafts with AI. After it, you will know how to install the skill, run it in three ways, and check what it changed.
No AI Sloppetergyang/no-ai-slop · ★ 13k · MIT Install options & downloads Quick start
- 1Choose your tool. Pick an AI agent or chat tool that supports skills, such as Claude Code, Codex or ChatGPT with plugin support.
- 2Install the skill. Paste the install prompt into your tool, or run the npx command in a terminal with Node.js installed.
- 3Paste your draft. Add your writing after the /no-ai-slop command.
- 4Review the changes. Read the list of what the skill changed and check that your voice is still there.
- 5Run detection if needed. Use the detect command to list slop patterns without a rewrite.
Install the No AI Slop skill
The easiest way to install the skill is to paste a single prompt into ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex or another coding agent that supports skills.
You can also install it from the command line with npx. The README lists Node.js as a prerequisite for this command and does not state a required version.
npx skills add petergyang/no-ai-slop --skill no-ai-slop --global --yesEdit your writing with the skill
Send the skill your draft. It removes the AI slop patterns, preserves your personal voice, and lists what it changed. The README says the goal is to keep your vocabulary, cadence and humor rather than smoothing everything into one bland style.
/no-ai-slop (your writing)Detect slop patterns in a draft
Use the detect command when you want to check a draft without a full rewrite. The skill quotes every slop pattern it finds. It does not guess whether AI wrote the text, so treat its output as a list of phrases to review, not a verdict on authorship.
/no-ai-slop is this slop? (your writing)Know which patterns the skill catches
The skill checks for 20+ patterns. The README gives these examples, which are useful to learn so you can spot them yourself.
It also checks the fundamentals: leading with the point when that helps, using active voice, untangling hard-to-follow sentences, and preferring concrete details over abstractions.
- Binary contrasts, such as "It's not X. It's Y."
- Throat-clearing openers, such as "Here's the thing" or "Let me be clear"
- Faux-insight setups, such as "What nobody tells you"
- Colon reveals, such as "The best part: it learns."
- Dramatic fragments, such as "That's it. That's the whole thing."
- Superficial analysis, such as "highlighting the team's commitment to innovation"
- Importance puffery, such as "marks a pivotal moment" or "a testament to"
- Weasel attribution, such as "experts agree" or "studies show"
- Synonym cycling, such as calling one thing three different names in a row
- Fake-profound endings, such as "The future isn't coming. It's already here."
Find the skill files in the repository
The repository is organised so you can read the rules yourself. SKILL.md holds the editing rules and workflow, and eval.md holds the checks the skill runs on its own work. The plugin metadata for ChatGPT and Codex is in .codex-plugin/plugin.json, and build_plugin.py builds and validates the plugin package.
- skills/no-ai-slop/SKILL.md: editing rules and workflow
- skills/no-ai-slop/eval.md: checks run on the skill's work
- scripts/build_plugin.py: builds and validates the plugin package
What people use it for
- Tightening a blog post draft that was produced with AI help so it reads less generic
- Removing stock phrases like "experts agree" from a marketing post before publishing
- Checking a newsletter draft for throat-clearing openers and dramatic fragments
- Generating deliberately bad AI slop as satire, using the README's draft prompt
Frequently asked questions
Is No AI Slop free and what is its licence?
The project is released under the MIT licence, as stated in the README. The source does not mention pricing for the ChatGPT plugin or any other paid tier, so check the plugin listing for current terms.
What do I need to run No AI Slop?
You need an AI agent that supports skills, such as Claude Code or Codex, or ChatGPT with plugin support. The npx install command also requires Node.js; the README does not state a version.
Can No AI Slop tell me if a text was written by AI?
No. The README says the skill does not guess whether AI wrote the text. It quotes the slop patterns it finds so you can review them.
How do I install No AI Slop in ChatGPT or Claude Code?
Paste the install prompt from the README into the tool, which asks it to install the /no-ai-slop skill globally from the project repository. You can also use the npx command shown in the README.
Does No AI Slop have a desktop or web editor?
The README does not describe a standalone desktop or web editor. The skill is invoked through an AI agent or chat tool that supports skills.
What are alternatives to No AI Slop?
The source does not list comparable projects, so it cannot recommend specific alternatives. You can still edit drafts by hand using the pattern list above as a checklist.
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Our verdict
No AI Slop suits writers, creators and marketers who already work with an AI agent and want to strip stock phrasing from their drafts while keeping their own voice. It is not a tool for proving whether text was written by AI, and it is not a fit if you do not use a chat tool or agent that supports skills, or if you need a standalone editor.
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