slop-detector

name

slop-detector

description

Structural review skill for AI-SLOP Detector. Use when asked to review AI-assisted code, inspect changed-code risk, prioritize structural hotspots, plan cleanup, verify governance, or run MCP/JSON-first workflows. Prefer the canonical CLI surfaces: scan, review, pulse, sweep, explain, verify-governance, and mcp. Treat review/pulse/sweep as the primary agent-facing surfaces; use scan for full baseline analysis.

AI-SLOP Detector Skill

Use AI-SLOP Detector as a structured review loop, not as a last-minute lint step.

The preferred flow is:

1. generate or edit code
2. run a structured review in JSON
3. inspect evidence and action classes
4. apply only bounded fixes
5. re-run review / health / cleanup
6. hand the result to a human with evidence

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Install

Python core:

pip install ai-slop-detector
pip install "ai-slop-detector[js]"   # optional JS/TS support
pip install "ai-slop-detector[go]"   # optional Go support

Optional Node-first wrapper:

npm install --save-dev ai-slop-detector

Verify:

slop-detector --version
npx ai-slop-detector --version

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Command Selection

Use the smallest surface that matches the job.

scan

slop-detector scan . --format json

Use when you need:

• full single-file or project analysis
• baseline structural metrics
• complete pattern output

review

slop-detector review . --format json

Use when you need:

• changed-code review
• introduced vs inherited attribution
• build/pass-fail guidance

Inspect first:

• verdict
• should_fail_build
• attribution
• targets
• actions
• findings

pulse

slop-detector pulse . --format json

Use when you need:

• health summary
• hotspot prioritization
• next repair order

Inspect first:

• summary
• targets
• signals

sweep <family>

slop-detector sweep dead-code . --format json
slop-detector sweep dupes . --format json
slop-detector sweep unused-deps . --format json
slop-detector sweep stale-suppressions . --format json
slop-detector sweep boundary-violations . --format json

Use when you need cleanup planning with:

• issues
• confidence
• action_class
• evidence

explain

slop-detector explain empty_except --format json

Use when you need mitigation guidance for a pattern or finding.

verify-governance

slop-detector verify-governance ./.cr-ep

Use when governance artifacts, not score output, are the enforcement boundary.

mcp

slop-detector mcp

Use when the host tool already speaks MCP and wants the structured tool surface directly.

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Recommended Agent Loop

1. Run changed-code review first

slop-detector review . --format json

If the task is PR-like or patch-like, this is the default entry point.

2. Inspect only bounded evidence

Safe agent targets:

• unused imports
• obvious duplicate functions
• placeholder branches
• stale suppressions

Unsafe without human confirmation:

• deleting needs_review cleanup findings automatically
• changing architecture boundaries
• removing high-churn files solely from cleanup heuristics

3. Use cleanup families intentionally

If review points at a cleanup class, run the narrow family:

slop-detector sweep dupes . --format json
slop-detector sweep dead-code . --format json
slop-detector sweep unused-deps . --format json

Do not treat confidence as permission. It is prioritization guidance.

4. Re-run health after edits

slop-detector pulse . --format json

Confirm that the hotspot moved, the score improved, or the finding count dropped.

5. Escalate with evidence

Human handoff should include:

• what changed
• what command was run
• what verdict / score / issue count changed
• what remains unfixed
• what the agent deliberately did not change

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Programmatic Node Surface

import {
  scanProject,
  reviewChanges,
  computeHealth,
  runCleanupFamily,
} from "ai-slop-detector";

Typed contracts:

import type {
  ScanOutput,
  ReviewOutput,
  HealthOutput,
  CleanupOutput,
} from "ai-slop-detector/types";

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Legacy Note

Older skill revisions used a /slop, /slop-file, /slop-gate, /slop-delta, and /slop-spar framing. Those names are historical. Prefer the canonical product surfaces:

• scan
• review
• pulse
• sweep
• explain
• verify-governance
• mcp

If a host environment adds slash aliases, they should delegate to those canonical commands rather than documenting a separate behavior model.