One Open Source Project a Day (No. 78): stop-slop - A Skill File That Teaches AI to Eliminate Its Own Writing Tells

Introduction

"If it sounds like a pull-quote, rewrite it."

This is the 78th article in the "One Open Source Project a Day" series. Today's project is stop-slop.

You know the writing. It opens with "In today's fast-paced world..." The second paragraph has "it's worth noting that." The middle is full of "undeniably," "transformative impact," "revolutionary breakthrough." It ends with a profound one-liner. You recognize it instantly — this was written by an AI.

These patterns have become the signature tells of AI-generated content. stop-slop is a Claude Code Skill file with a simple mission: teach AI to recognize and actively eliminate its own writing tells. 5.8k Stars, pure Markdown, no code, works in any AI tool that supports custom system prompts.