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No Slop Copy

The single tell that gives away AI writing is slop: delve, leverage, "it's worth noting," the em-dash rhythm, the fake-profound kicker. This skill installs a sharp editor that catches all of it. It works two ways: a standing rule in your CLAUDE.md so every draft comes out clean, and an on-demand deep scrub you trigger with "de-slop this" on any piece.

Who it's for

Marketers, founders, and anyone who writes with Claude and wants it to stop sounding like a robot.

What you get

  • A CLAUDE.md rule block that keeps every draft slop-free by default, with the full banned-words and banned-phrases list.
  • A reusable no-slop skill with two modes: EDIT rewrites a draft clean, DETECT names the patterns without touching your voice.
  • The 21-pattern checklist behind it: binary contrasts, throat-clearing openers, colon reveals, em-dash abuse, and the rest.
  • One paste sets up both in Claude Code and Claude Cowork. No config, no dependencies.
Draftwhat the AI hands you
launch-email — draft.md

In today's world, we leverage cutting-edge AI to seamlessly empower marketing teams. It's worth noting that our robust, holistic platform doesn't just save time — it fundamentally transforms how you work. Ready to supercharge your workflow? Let's dive in.

Nine tells in three sentences: banned words, throat-clearing, the em-dash swing, the “let's dive in” sign-off.

No slopwhat the skill returns
launch-email — clean.md

We use AI to help marketing teams ship campaigns 2x faster. The platform saves time and changes how you work. Want to see it on your next launch?

Same message, half the words, one concrete number, and it sounds like a person wrote it.

A few of the tells it cuts

leverage / utilize

use

it's worth noting that

cut it, state the point

not X — it's Y

just say Y

in today's world

cut the throat-clearing

the em-dash rhythm

vary the sentence

fake-profound kicker

end on the concrete line

Set up a "No AI Slop" writing system for me. Do both steps:

STEP 1: Add this section to my CLAUDE.md memory file (use ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md if this is Claude Code, or my Cowork folder's CLAUDE.md if this is Cowork; create the file if it doesn't exist):

## No AI Slop (applies to everything you write)

Every piece of writing (emails, docs, posts, Slack, notes, drafts) follows this. Catch yourself doing any of these, stop and rewrite. For a full scrub of a specific draft, use the no-slop skill.

- Never these words: delve, foster, leverage, utilize, facilitate, empower, streamline, robust, seamless, cutting-edge, paradigm shift, game changer, tapestry, realm, beacon, pivotal, multifaceted, meticulous, intricate...

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No Slop Copy · DeleteSlop