deslop

name	deslop
description	Remove AI-generated code slop from a branch or diff. Use after writing or generating code to strip unnecessary comments, defensive checks, `any` casts, and style that does not match the surrounding file. For prose and markdown, use the humanizer skill instead.

Deslop

Remove AI-generated code slop introduced in a branch so the diff reads like a human wrote it and matches the surrounding file and this repo's conventions.

When to use

• After writing or generating a batch of code, before opening a PR.
• When a diff shows the tells of AI generation: over-commenting, defensive scaffolding, or style that fights the existing file.
• Prose and user-facing markdown are out of scope. Run the humanizer skill over those instead.

What to remove

• Comments a human would not add: restating what the code already says, or inconsistent with the comment density of the rest of the file.
• Defensive checks and try/catch blocks abnormal for the area, especially on trusted or already-validated code paths. The security rule puts validation at trust boundaries, not in internal code.
• Casts to any used only to bypass a type error. Fix the type instead.
• Deep nesting that early returns would flatten.
• Naming, import, or export style inconsistent with the file and the code-style rule.

Guardrails

• Keep behavior unchanged unless you are fixing a clear bug.
• Prefer minimal, surgical edits over broad rewrites.
• Never remove a check that guards a real trust boundary or real error handling. When unsure whether a check is slop or load-bearing, leave it.
• Do not weaken types, lint rules, or tests to make the edit pass. Fix the root cause.
• After editing, run pnpm format && pnpm lint:fix and let the tests pass.
• Report a 1-3 sentence summary of what changed.

Related skills

Skill	Use for
humanizer	Removing AI tells from prose and user-facing markdown