Stop Slop

A Claude Code plugin for removing AI tells from prose.

What this is

AI writing has patterns. Predictable phrases, structures, rhythms. This skill teaches Claude (or any LLM) to catch and remove them.

Plugin Structure

stop-slop/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   ├── plugin.json       # Plugin manifest
│   └── marketplace.json  # Makes the repo its own marketplace
├── skills/
│   └── stop-slop/
│       ├── SKILL.md          # Core instructions
│       └── references/
│           ├── phrases.md    # Phrases to remove
│           ├── structures.md # Structural patterns to avoid
│           └── examples.md   # Before/after transformations
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

Quick start

Claude Code: Install from this repo.

/plugin marketplace add OutlineDriven/stop-slop
/plugin install stop-slop@stop-slop

The skill fires on its own when you draft or edit prose. Invoke it directly with /stop-slop:stop-slop.

Claude Projects: Upload skills/stop-slop/SKILL.md and its reference files to project knowledge.

Custom instructions: Copy core rules from skills/stop-slop/SKILL.md.

API calls: Include skills/stop-slop/SKILL.md in your system prompt. Reference files load on demand.

What it catches

Banned phrases - Throat-clearing openers, emphasis crutches, business jargon, all adverbs, vague declaratives, meta-commentary. See skills/stop-slop/references/phrases.md.

Structural clichés - Binary contrasts, negative listings, dramatic fragmentation, rhetorical setups, false agency, narrator-from-a-distance voice, passive voice. See skills/stop-slop/references/structures.md.

Sentence-level rules - No Wh- sentence starters, no em dashes, no staccato fragmentation, no lazy extremes, active voice required.

Scoring

Rate 1-10 on each dimension:

Dimension	Question
Directness	Statements or announcements?
Rhythm	Varied or metronomic?
Trust	Respects reader intelligence?
Authenticity	Sounds human?
Density	Anything cuttable?

Below 35/50: revise.

Author

Hardik Pandya

License

MIT. Use freely, share widely.