| name | humanize |
| description | Writing-quality pass for application materials — make a draft read like a sharp human wrote it, not a template or an LLM. Use on any resume bullet, cover letter, or message before it ships. Complements the coach's writing-style discipline with a final de-slop edit. |
Humanize
A final editing pass that strips the tells of generic / machine writing and leaves prose that
sounds like a specific, confident person. Apply after the content is true and targeted — this
fixes how it reads, not what it claims. It layers on top of the Career Coach's writing-style.md
(the anti-slop, anti-fabrication core); read that first for the hard rules.
The de-slop checklist
- Cut throat-clearing. Delete "In today's fast-paced world", "I am writing to express",
"As a seasoned professional". Start on the substance.
- Kill filler intensifiers. "very", "really", "highly", "deeply passionate", "extremely".
The example should carry the weight, not the adverb.
- De-cliché. No "hit the ground running", "wear many hats", "think outside the box",
"results-driven", "proven track record", "synergies", "leverage", "spearheaded" (unless true).
- Vary the rhythm. LLM prose defaults to same-length sentences and tricolons ("X, Y, and Z")
everywhere. Break the pattern: mix short and long, drop a one-liner.
- Prefer concrete nouns and strong verbs. "cut onboarding from 3 weeks to 4 days" beats
"significantly improved onboarding efficiency".
- No em-dashes. Commas, periods, or a restructure (house rule).
- One voice. Read it aloud. If a sentence doesn't sound like something you'd say to a smart
colleague, rewrite it. Match
Agent/experience-reviewer.md's voice rules.
- Specificity over adjectives. Replace "strong communicator" with the thing you did and its
result. Show, never assert.
Output
Return the edited text plus a short note on what you changed and why — so the candidate learns
the pattern and the same slop doesn't come back next role.
