Deslopify

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name: deslopify
description: Removes generic AI mannerisms, inflated phrasing, and repetition from prose while preserving the author's voice. Use when the user asks to deslopify or naturalize a draft.
metadata:
  category: writing-style
---

# Deslopify

Remove mechanical writing habits without sanding away the author's personality.

## Workflow

1. Identify the audience, purpose, and established voice from the draft or nearby examples.
2. Read [references/editing-checklist.md](references/editing-checklist.md).
3. Mark repeated habits rather than banning isolated words or constructions.
4. Rewrite the smallest span that fixes each problem.
5. Preserve facts, intent, level of certainty, terminology, and deliberate humor.
6. Read the revision for rhythm and remove any new repetition introduced during editing.
7. Return the revised text. Explain changes only when the user asks or when meaning had to change.

## Editing priorities

Apply these in order:

1. correctness and preserved meaning
2. specificity and clear ownership of claims
3. natural sentence and paragraph rhythm
4. concise wording
5. formatting restraint

Do not make every sentence short. Do not replace one recognizable formula with another. A slightly uneven sentence that fits the author's voice is better than polished generic copy.

When the source voice is unavailable, default to direct, concrete prose rather than pretending to imitate a person.