Agent skill · kmaida
deslop-ui
Context-aware catalog of the visual "tells" that make a UI read as AI-generated,
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
UI Slop Review A focused catalog of the specific visual "tells" that make an interface read instantly as AI-generated, plus how to fix them. Use it both when generating UI and when reviewing UI (code or screenshots). Core principle: intentionality, not prohibition The slop is never the element. It is the reflexive, meaningless use of the element. The single test for anything on screen is: "Does this convey real information or serve the context here?" If yes, it is craft. Keep it. A nav icon that encodes a real category, a chevron that signals "expandable," a status pill that maps to a distinct state, a relative-time feed in an activity log, a dark-mode toggle: all good. If it is there because it "looks like a dashboard" or "looks technical," it is slop. Cut it or replace it with something that earns its place. Do not strip meaningful affordances in the name of avoiding tells. Over-correction (a flat banned-list applied blindly) is its own failure mode. The catalog reflects this: Tier 1 items are almost always reflex; Tier 2 items are good when meaningful and slop only when decorative. When generating, your own house style is the highest-risk slop source. Counter your defaults by making context-driven decisions, not by imitating a different generator's defaults; slop points both loud (gradient maximalism) and quiet (unmade decisions). The catalog covers both directions. Working with other design skills (all optional) This skill stands alone; no other skill is required. If a broader design-direction skill is installed (for example frontend-design), it owns aesthetic direction: font choice, palette strategy, layout philosophy. Where its guidance overlaps a tell in this catalog (purple gradients, nested cards, centered heroes, glassmorphism, bento sameness), follow the design-direction skill's fuller treatment and use this catalog as the review checklist. Invoke both on UI work when both exist. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills kmaida/deslop-ui