Remove AI Writing Tells From Drafts

Strips the patterns that make text read as AI-written, with minimal edits, a change log, and placeholders instead of invented facts.

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Before & after

Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.

Prompt“Edit this paragraph to sound less like AI”
Beforegeneric AI agent
I would be happy to help you revise that text to sound more authentic. It's important to eliminate those generic phrases that make writing feel robotic or impersonal. I could identify common AI-writing patterns and suggest replacements that feel more human. There are several techniques—using contractions, adding specificity, varying sentence structure, and cutting filler words. Would you like me to go through the paragraph and flag the problematic sections?
Afterwith Remove AI Writing Tells From Drafts
ORIGINAL PARAGRAPH
This innovative solution leverages cutting-edge technology to revolutionize the way users interact with data. We are committed to excellence and providing unparalleled value to our stakeholders.

REWRITE WITH NOTES
Our tool makes it easier to work with data. → Concrete action replaces 'leverage' and 'revolutionize' hype
We care about getting this right for you. → Direct commitment beats 'unparalleled value' corporate-speak

FLAG: "This innovative solution leverages" = classic AI opening (cliche startup language)
FLAG: "revolutionize the way" = buzzword pair (10 posts use exact phrase)
FLAG: "unparalleled value" = marketing filler (no specifics)

IMPROVED VERSION
Our tool makes it easier to work with data—no more hunting through spreadsheets or waiting for reports. We've built it to catch your mistakes before they cost you time. That's it. No hype, no promises beyond what we actually deliver.

KEY CHANGES
• Removed: innovative, leverages, cutting-edge, revolutionize
• Added: specific example (spreadsheets), concrete benefit (mistakes caught)
• Trimmed: 2 sentences reduced to 3 with more punch
• Tone shift: From corporate confidence to earned trust

About this skill

You can spot it in one line: "In today's fast-paced world," "It's not just a tool, it's a partner," three adjectives in a row, and a closing line that restates the whole post. Readers stop trusting the text when they see these patterns. A generic "make it sound human" pass usually swaps one stock phrase for another or makes up details to sound concrete. This skill finds each pattern by name, cuts it, and leaves your meaning and facts alone.

What it does

  • Finds and fixes over a dozen named patterns: stock vocabulary, "serves as" phrasing, "it's not X, it's Y" framing, trailing "-ing" clauses that tack on unearned conclusions, stacked hedges, reflexive lists of three, summary endings, and formatting habits
  • Cuts before it rewrites, so the fix doesn't bring in a new cliché
  • Never makes up numbers or examples to sound specific. It marks gaps as [FILL] placeholders for you to complete
  • Leaves legitimate uses alone, such as domain terms and a single deliberate hedge, and tells you what it kept on purpose
  • Audit-only mode explains why a draft reads as AI without rewriting it
  • Writes new copy without these patterns and checks its own output before delivering

What you get

The cleaned text, plus a short change log grouped by pattern that shows each original fragment and what replaced it. It also lists any placeholders you need to fill in.

Best for

Marketers, founders, and writers who draft with AI and publish under their own name: LinkedIn posts, emails, landing pages, docs, and newsletters.

SKILL.md preview

SKILL.md
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name: remove-ai-writing-tells
description: Finds and removes the patterns that make text read as AI-generated, such as stock vocabulary, "it's not X, it's Y" framing, reflexive triplets, participle tails, hedge stacks, summary endings, and formatting tics. Uses minimal edits that keep the author's meaning and facts, and writes new copy that avoids the patterns from the start. Use when the user says "this sounds like ChatGPT", "de-AI this", "make this sound human", "remove the slop", "why does this read as AI", "my drafts all sound the same", "edit out the AI tells before I post this", or "Claude keeps writing 'delve' and 'it's not just X'".
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