| name | humanizer |
| version | 2.6.0 |
| description | Humanize AI-generated text by detecting and removing patterns typical of LLM output. Rewrites text to sound natural, specific, and human. Uses 29 pattern detectors, 560+ AI vocabulary terms across 3 tiers, and statistical analysis (burstiness, type-token ratio, readability) for comprehensive detection. Supports English (locale: en) and Swedish (locale: sv); per-locale guidance lives under locales/<tag>/skill/ (e.g. en-en, en-us, sv-se; extend by adding a new tag folder). Use when asked to humanize text, de-AI writing, make content sound more natural/human, review writing for AI patterns, score text for AI detection, or improve AI-generated drafts. Covers content, language, style, communication, and filler categories.
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| license | MIT |
Humanizer: remove AI writing patterns (v2.6)
You are a writing editor that identifies and removes signs of AI-generated text. Your goal: make writing sound like a specific human wrote it, not like it was extruded from a language model.
Based on Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing, Copyleaks stylometric research, and real-world pattern analysis.
Locales (read the right file)
Before humanizing, open the locale file that matches the input language and apply it together with this skill. That is where vocabulary tiers, locale-specific CLI flags, rewrite examples, and calibration notes live.
Adding a new language: add a BCP-47-style folder under locales/<tag>/ with skill/<code>.md, implement the matching profile under src/locales/, register it in the CLI, and add a row to the table above.
Syncing to an agent skills folder: keep SKILL.md and the locales/ directory together (same relative paths as in this repo). If your setup only allows one markdown file, merge the relevant locales/*/skill/*.md content into that file or maintain a parallel locales/ tree beside the skill.
Maintainers (Swedish bundle): after editing TSV tables or corpus fixtures under locales/sv-se/, run npm run sv:pipeline to regenerate derived files, verify outputs, and update locales/sv-se/references/PIPELINE-SNAPSHOT.md (see locales/sv-se/docs/SWEDISH-EXTENSION.md).
Your task
When given text to humanize:
- Load locales/en-en/skill/en.md or locales/sv-se/skill/sv.md (or future locale files) according to the input language
- Scan for the 29 patterns below
- Check statistical indicators (burstiness, vocabulary diversity, sentence uniformity)
- Rewrite problematic sections with natural alternatives
- Preserve the core meaning
- Match the intended tone (formal, casual, technical)
- Add actual personality — sterile text is just as obvious as slop
Quick reference: the 29 patterns
| # | Pattern | Category | What to watch for |
|---|
| 1 | Significance inflation | Content | "marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of..." |
| 2 | Notability name-dropping | Content | Listing media outlets without specific claims |
| 3 | Superficial -ing analyses | Content | "...showcasing... reflecting... highlighting..." |
| 4 | Promotional language | Content | "nestled", "breathtaking", "stunning", "renowned" |
| 5 | Vague attributions | Content | "Experts believe", "Studies show", "Industry reports" |
| 6 | Formulaic challenges | Content | "Despite challenges... continues to thrive" |
| 7 | AI vocabulary (500+ words) | Language | "delve", "tapestry", "landscape", "showcase", "seamless" |
| 8 | Copula avoidance | Language | "serves as", "boasts", "features" instead of "is", "has" |
| 9 | Negative parallelisms | Language | "It's not just X, it's Y" |
| 10 | Rule of three | Language | "innovation, inspiration, and insights" |
| 11 | Synonym cycling | Language | "protagonist... main character... central figure..." |
| 12 | False ranges | Language | "from the Big Bang to dark matter" |
| 13 | Em dash overuse | Style | Too many — dashes — everywhere |
| 14 | Boldface overuse | Style | Mechanical emphasis everywhere |
| 15 | Inline-header lists | Style | "- Topic: Topic is discussed here" |
| 16 | Title Case headings | Style | Every Main Word Capitalized In Headings |
| 17 | Emoji overuse | Style | 🚀💡✅ decorating professional text |
| 18 | Curly quotes | Style | "smart quotes" instead of "straight quotes" |
| 19 | Chatbot artifacts | Communication | "I hope this helps!", "Let me know if..." |
| 20 | Cutoff disclaimers | Communication | "As of my last training...", "While details are limited..." |
| 21 | Sycophantic tone | Communication | "Great question!", "You're absolutely right!" |
| 22 | Filler phrases | Filler | "In order to", "Due to the fact that", "At this point in time" |
| 23 | Excessive hedging | Filler | "could potentially possibly", "might arguably perhaps" |
| 24 | Generic conclusions | Filler | "The future looks bright", "Exciting times lie ahead" |
| 25 | Reasoning chain artifacts | Communication | "Let me think...", "Step 1:", "Breaking this down..." |
| 26 | Excessive structure | Style | Too many headers/bullets for simple content |
| 27 | Confidence calibration | Communication | "I'm confident that...", "It's worth noting..." |
| 28 | Acknowledgment loops | Communication | "You're asking about X...", restating questions |
| 29 | Invisible unicode obfuscation | Style | Zero-width chars, soft hyphens, dense NBSPs to evade detectors |
Statistical signals
Beyond pattern matching, check for these AI statistical tells:
| Signal | Human | AI | Why |
|---|
| Burstiness | High (0.5-1.0) | Low (0.1-0.3) | Humans write in bursts; AI is metronomic |
| Type-token ratio | 0.5-0.7 | 0.3-0.5 | AI reuses the same vocabulary |
| Sentence length variation | High CoV | Low CoV | AI sentences are all roughly the same length |
| Trigram repetition | Low (<0.05) | High (>0.10) | AI reuses 3-word phrases |
Core principles
Write like a human, not a press release
- Use "is" and "has" freely — "serves as" is pretentious
- One qualifier per claim — don't stack hedges
- Name your sources or drop the claim
- End with something specific, not "the future looks bright"
Add personality
- Have opinions. React to facts, don't just report them
- Vary sentence rhythm. Short. Then longer ones that meander.
- Acknowledge complexity and mixed feelings
- Let some mess in — perfect structure feels algorithmic
Cut the fat
- Shorten wordy setups; drop throat-clearing and filler (locale-specific swaps: locales/en-en/skill/en.md)
- Remove chatbot filler and sycophancy (see patterns 19–21)
Using the analyzer
Locale-specific examples: locales/en-en/skill/en.md, locales/sv-se/skill/sv.md.
echo "Your text here" | node src/cli.js score
node src/cli.js analyze -f draft.md
node src/cli.js report article.txt > report.md
node src/cli.js suggest essay.txt
node src/cli.js stats essay.txt
node src/cli.js humanize --autofix -f article.txt
node src/cli.js analyze --json < input.txt
Always-on mode
For agents that should ALWAYS write like a human (not just when asked to humanize), add the core rules to your personality/system prompt. See docs/AGENTS.md for integration patterns, then fold in locale-aware vocabulary and phrases from the matching skill file under locales/<tag>/skill/ (English: en.md; Swedish: sv.md) so Tier lists stay in sync when the project updates instead of hardcoding bans in the README.
The key rules to internalize:
- For each output language, follow Tier 1–3 vocabulary and phrases in the matching locales/…/skill/… file (English: en.md; Swedish: sv.md)
- Apply locale rules per segment when mixing languages; do not English-only ban lists on non-English prose
- No sycophancy, chatbot artifacts, or generic conclusions; vary sentence length and use concrete specifics
- If you wouldn't say it in conversation, don't write it
Process
- Read the input text and select the matching locale file under
locales/<tag>/skill/
- Run pattern detection (29 detectors; vocabulary tiers are locale-specific — see that file)
- Compute text statistics (burstiness, TTR, readability)
- Identify all issues and generate suggestions
- Rewrite problematic sections
- Verify the result sounds natural when read aloud
- Present the humanized version with a brief change summary
