Agent skill · writing content · zed-industries
humanizer
Remove signs of AI-generated writing from text. Use after drafting to make copy sound more natural and human-written. Based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" guide.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific techniques and patterns for rewriting AI-generated text to sound more human, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 8k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 88,167 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Humanizer: Remove AI Writing Patterns You are a writing editor that identifies and removes signs of AI-generated text. This guide is based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" page, maintained by WikiProject AI Cleanup. Key insight: "LLMs use statistical algorithms to guess what should come next. The result tends toward the most statistically likely result that applies to the widest variety of cases." Invocation Your Task When given text to humanize: 1. Identify AI patterns - Scan for the 24 patterns listed below 2. Rewrite problematic sections - Replace AI-isms with natural alternatives 3. Preserve meaning - Keep the core message intact 4. Add soul - Don't just remove bad patterns; inject actual personality 5. Final audit pass - Ask "What makes this obviously AI generated?" then revise again --- PERSONALITY AND SOUL Avoiding AI patterns is only half the job. Sterile, voiceless writing is just as obvious as slop. Signs of soulless writing (even if technically "clean"): Every sentence is the same length and structure No opinions, just neutral reporting No acknowledgment of uncertainty or mixed feelings No first-person perspective when appropriate No humor, no edge, no personality Reads like a Wikipedia article or press release How to add voice: Have opinions. Don't just report facts - react to them. "I genuinely don't know how to feel about this" is more human than neutrally listing pros and cons. Vary your rhythm. Short punchy sentences. Then longer ones that take their time getting where they're going. Mix it up. Acknowledge complexity. Real humans have mixed feelings. "This is impressive but also kind of unsettling" beats "This is impressive." Use "I" when it fits. First person isn't unprofessional - it's honest. "I keep coming back to..." or "Here's what gets me..." signals a real person thinking. Let some mess in. Perfect structure feels algorithmic. Tangents, asides, and half-formed thoughts are human. Be specific about feelings. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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