de-llm

name	de-llm
description	Post-process prose to strip AI-telltale patterns — puffery, bloat, meta-commentary, false authority, and editorial framing.
user-invocable	true
argument-hint	[file-path]
allowed-tools	["Read","Edit","Glob","Grep"]

Core Rule: Preserve facts. Strip framing, bloat, and editorial noise.

Checklist

• 1. Read the input
• 2. Pre-scan
• 3. Load pattern details (if step 2 found matches)
• 4. Scan and edit
• 5. Write output
• 6. Report changes

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Step 1: Read the Input

Read the input: file path, attached file, or pasted text. Extract text from binary formats (docx, pdf) first.

Step 2: Pre-scan

Without loading references/patterns.md, judge whether any of these patterns are likely present:

#	Pattern	Action
1	Puffery verbs	Rewrite plainly
2	Participle bloat	Rewrite or delete
3	"Not just X, but Y"	Assert Y; drop contrast
4	Evaluative descriptors	Delete adjective or restructure clause
5	Self-referential narration	Delete
6	Vague authority	Delete (unsourced); reattribute (sourced)
7	Over-hedging on verifiable facts	Strip hedge
8	Conclusion signposts	Delete signpost; keep conclusion if supported
9	False-intimacy markers	Delete
10	Mini-conclusion headers + bullets	Delete header; fold bullets to prose
11	Bold-as-emphasis	Strip bold; rewrite if claim needs weight
12	Compressed abstraction; blacklist shape/tension/boundary/unlock/gate/weave/surface/spine/load-bearing/tapestry/interplay/moat/guardrail (zero tolerance)	Expand; blacklist → rewrite or delete
13	Numeric lead-in to bullets, tables, or section headers	Replace count or drop to noun phrase
14	Cleft sentences	Rewrite as direct assertion

• None present → report "No patterns detected." and stop.
• Any present (or uncertain) → continue to step 3.

Step 3: Load Pattern Details

Read references/patterns.md for detection phrases and before/after examples.

Step 4: Scan and Edit

Scan for all 14 patterns. Skip 10 and 11 when input has no inline markdown. Preserve facts; strip framing only.

The pattern 12 blacklist (shape, tension, boundary, unlock, gate, weave, surface, spine, load-bearing, tapestry, interplay, moat, guardrail) is mandatory: always scan for it, and rewrite or delete every metaphorical use — the usual "leave it if unsure" leniency does not apply. Preserve only literal technical uses.

Step 5: Write Output

Write edits back if input is an editable file; otherwise output the full revised text.

Step 6: Report Changes

Report: (line, pattern #, action, before → after).