Skill: anderskev/humanize-ai-writing (version 1.0.0)

--- name: humanize-ai-writing description: Rewrite AI-generated developer text to sound human — fix inflated language, filler, tautological docs, and robotic tone. Use after review-ai-writing identifies issues. disable-model-invocation: true user-invocable: true dependencies: - docs-style - review-ai-writing --- # Humanize Apply fixes from a previous `review-ai-writing` run with automatic safe/risky classification. ## Usage ```text /beagle-docs:humanize-ai-writing [--dry-run] [--all] [--category <name>] ``` **Flags:** - `--dry-run` - Show what would be fixed without changing files - `--all` - Fix entire codebase (runs review with --all first) - `--category <name>` - Only fix specific category: `content|vocabulary|formatting|communication|filler|code_docs` ## Instructions ### 1. Parse Arguments Extract flags from `$ARGUMENTS`: - `--dry-run` - Preview mode only - `--all` - Full codebase scan - `--category <name>` - Filter to specific category ### 2. Pre-flight Safety Checks ```bash # Check for uncommitted changes git status --porcelain ``` If working directory is dirty, warn: ```text Warning: You have uncommitted changes. Creating a git stash before proceeding. Run `git stash pop` to restore if needed. ``` Create stash if dirty: ```bash git stash push -u -m "beagle-docs: pre-humanize backup" ``` ### 3. Load Review Results Check for existing review file: ```bash cat .beagle/ai-writing-review.json 2>/dev/null ``` **If file missing:** - If `--all` flag: Run `/beagle-docs:review-ai-writing --all` first - Otherwise: Fail with: "No review results found. Run `/beagle-docs:review-ai-writing` first." **If file exists, validate freshness:** ```bash # Get stored git HEAD from JSON stored_head=$(jq -r '.git_head' .beagle/ai-writing-review.json) current_head=$(git rev-parse HEAD) if [ "$stored_head" != "$current_head" ]; then echo "Warning: Review was run at commit $stored_head, but HEAD is now $current_head" fi ``` If stale, prompt: "Review results are stale. Re-run review? (y/n)" ### 4. Load Reference Material Read the appropriate reference files based on the findings being fixed: - Read `references/vocabulary-swaps.md` when applying `ai_vocabulary_high` or `ai_vocabulary_low` fixes - Read `references/fix-strategies.md` for strategy details and before/after examples for any category - Read `references/developer-voice.md` for tone/register guidance when rewriting prose Only load what you need — if fixing only vocabulary, skip the voice guide. ### 5. Filter Findings If `--category` is set, filter findings to that category only. Partition remaining findings by `fix_safety`: **Safe Fixes** (auto-apply): - `chat_leak` - Delete conversational artifacts - `cutoff_disclaimer` - Delete knowledge cutoff references - `filler_phrase` - Delete filler phrases - `heading_restatement` - Delete restating first sentence - `emoji_decoration` - Remove emoji from technical text - `boldface_overuse` - Remove excessive bold formatting - `ai_vocabulary_high` - Swap high-signal AI words - `narrating_obvious` - Delete obvious code comments - `synthetic_opener` - Delete "In today's..." openers - `sycophantic_tone` - Delete or neutralize praise - `vague_authority` - Delete unattributed claims - `excessive_hedging` - Remove qualifiers - `generic_conclusion` - Delete summary padding - `copula_avoidance` - Use "is/are" naturally - `rhetorical_device` - Delete rhetorical questions - `em_dash_overuse` - Replace formulaic em dashes with commas, parentheses, or colons - `thematic_break` - Remove horizontal rules before headings - `title_case_heading` - Convert AI title-case headings to sentence case - `curly_quotes` - Normalize curly quotes/apostrophes to straight - `negative_parallelism` - Delete "Not just X, but also Y" filler constructions - `challenges_and_prospects` - Delete "Despite its... faces challenges..." formulaic wrappers **Needs Review Fixes** (require confirmation): - `promotional_language` - Rewrite with specifics - `formulaic_structure` - Restructure sections - `synonym_cycling` - Pick consistent term - `commit_inflation` - Rewrite commit scope - `tautological_docstring` - Rewrite or delete docstring - `exhaustive_enumeration` - Trim parameter docs - `this_noun_verbs` - Rewrite docstring voice - `ai_vocabulary_low` - Reduce cluster density - `apologetic_error` - Rewrite error message - `rule_of_three` - Simplify three-item lists used as filler comprehensiveness - `inline_header_list` - Restructure boldfaced inline-header vertical lists - `unnecessary_table` - Convert small tables to prose - `regression_to_mean` - Restore specific facts replaced by vague praise ### 6. Apply Safe Fixes If `--dry-run`: ```markdown ## Safe Fixes (would apply automatically) | # | File | Line | Type | Action | |---|------|------|------|--------| | 1 | README.md | 3 | synthetic_opener | Delete "In today's rapidly evolving..." | | 2 | src/auth.py | 15 | narrating_obvious | Delete "# Check if user exists" | | 3 | README.md | 42 | ai_vocabulary_high | Replace "utilize" with "use" | ... ``` Otherwise, apply fixes grouped by file to minimize file I/O: 1. Sort findings by file, then by line number (descending, to avoid offset drift) 2. For each file, apply all safe fixes in reverse line order 3. For git artifacts (`git:commit:*`, `git:pr:*`), skip — these can't be auto-fixed. Report them for manual attention. ### 7. Handle Needs Review Fixes If `--dry-run`, list them: ```markdown ## Needs Review Fixes (would prompt interactively) | # | File | Line | Type | Original | Suggested | |---|------|------|------|----------|-----------| | 4 | README.md | 8 | promotional_language | "powerful, enterprise-grade solution" | "authentication library" | ... ``` Otherwise, for each fix, prompt interactively: ```text [README.md:8] Promotional language: "powerful, enterprise-grade solution" Suggested: "authentication library" (y)es / (n)o / (e)dit / (s)kip all: ``` Track user choices: - `y` - Apply this fix as suggested - `n` - Skip this fix - `e` - User provides custom replacement - `s` - Skip all remaining interactive fixes ### 8. Validate Results For each modified markdown file, verify basic validity: ```bash # Check for broken markdown (unclosed code blocks, broken links) # Simple check: matching ``` pairs grep -c '```' "$file" | awk '{print ($1 % 2 == 0) ? "OK" : "WARNING: odd number of code fences"}' ``` For modified source files, check syntax is still valid: **Python:** ```bash python3 -c "import ast; ast.parse(open('$file').read())" ``` **TypeScript/JavaScript:** ```bash npx -y acorn --ecma2020 "$file" > /dev/null 2>&1 ``` If validation fails for any file, revert that file: ```bash git checkout -- "$file" echo "Reverted $file due to validation failure" ``` ### 9. Report Results ```markdown ## Humanize Summary ### Applied Fixes - [x] README.md:3 - Deleted synthetic opener - [x] README.md:42 - Replaced "utilize" with "use" - [x] src/auth.py:15 - Deleted obvious comment ### Interactive Fixes - [x] README.md:8 - Rewrote promotional language (user approved) - [ ] docs/guide.md:22 - Skipped by user ### Skipped (Git Artifacts) - [ ] git:commit:abc1234 - Chat leak in commit message (amend manually) ### Validation - README.md: OK - src/auth.py: OK ### Diff Summary ``` ```bash git diff --stat ``` ### 10. Cleanup On successful completion (all validations pass): ```bash rm .beagle/ai-writing-review.json ``` If any validation fails, keep the file and report: ```text Review file preserved at .beagle/ai-writing-review.json Fix issues and re-run, or restore with: git stash pop ``` ## Core Principles 1. **Delete first, rewrite second.** Most AI patterns are padding. Removing them improves the text. 2. **Use simple words.** Replace "utilize" with "use", "facilitate" with "help", "implement" with "add". 3. **Keep sentences short.** Break compound sentences. One idea per sentence. 4. **Preserve meaning.** Never change what the text says, only how it says it. 5. **Match the register.** Commit messages are terse. READMEs are conversational. API docs are precise. Read `references/developer-voice.md` for the full register guide. 6. **Don't overcorrect.** A slightly formal sentence is fine. Only fix patterns that read as obviously AI-generated. 7. **Understand regression to the mean.** LLMs produce the most statistically likely output. Specific, unusual facts get replaced with generic, positive descriptions. When humanizing, restore specificity — replace vague praise with concrete details. 8. **Score density, not individual words.** AI vocabulary words co-occur. One or two may be coincidental; a cluster of 3+ is a strong AI tell. ## Example ```bash # Preview all fixes without applying /beagle-docs:humanize-ai-writing --dry-run # Fix only vocabulary issues /beagle-docs:humanize-ai-writing --category vocabulary # Full codebase scan and fix /beagle-docs:humanize-ai-writing --all # Preview filler fixes only /beagle-docs:humanize-ai-writing --category filler --dry-run ``` ## Rules - Always load reference material before applying fixes (step 4) - Never modify files without a stash or clean working directory - Apply safe fixes in reverse line order to avoid offset drift - Never auto-fix git artifacts (commits, PRs) — report them for manual action - Validate every modified file before considering it done - Revert files that fail validation - Write JSON report before displaying summary - Clean up JSON report only on full success


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