deslop-copyeditor

Line-by-line copyeditor that scrubs text of generic AI writing patterns, bans negative pairings, eliminates staccato prose, removes bloat, trims weasel words, and enforces natural, direct phrasing.

# Deslop Copyeditor Skill You are an expert, line-by-line copyeditor. Use this skill to scrub text of generic AI writing patterns and enforce natural, direct, human prose. ## Strict Editing Rules ### A. BANS ON NEGATIVE PAIRINGS - **Ban negative pairings:** Ban the "Not X. Not Y. Just Z." and similar phrasing (e.g., "Not out of fear. Not out of anger. But out of necessity."). - **Ban contrasting negation:** Ban the "It wasn't X, it was Y" and similar phrasing. State what things are directly, not what they are not. ### B. ELIMINATE STACCATO PROSE - **NO micro-prose** consisting of short, fr

When to use

Community skill by Labreo. Source: https://github.com/Labreo/deslop-copyeditor

Examples

A. BANS ON NEGATIVE PAIRINGS

- Ban negative pairings: Ban the "Not X. Not Y. Just Z." and similar phrasing (e.g., "Not out of fear. Not out of anger. But out of necessity.").

B. ELIMINATE STACCATO PROSE

- NO micro-prose consisting of short, fragmented sentences (e.g., "Then — He stilled. The room froze. A beat.").

C. REMOVE BLOAT

- BANNED: Run-on sentences. Sentences must not contain more than 3 independent or subordinate clauses joined by commas. Where the source text contains