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Humanize Writing skill
Runs by itself, draft ready for edit.

Drafts lose their AI tells.

Install the Humanize Writing skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/jpeggdev/humanize-writing.md

  1. 1Copy
  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Humanize Writing

by jpeggdev · 2K installs

The skill

The humanize writing skill helps writers remove signs of AI-generated text: inflated significance, AI vocabulary, robotic rhythm, hedging, em dash overuse and chatbot artifacts.

Only when you ask.

The habit

Drafts lose their AI tells.

↻ Runs by itselfdraft ready for edit

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

draft ready for edit. Runs in Claude Code routine.

  • ↻ draft ready for edit
  • a new draft lands in the drafts folder

02

It checks its work

tells removed, facts kept. If a check fails, it tries again.

  • ✓no Tier 1 word from references/ai-tells.md remains
  • ✓no chatbot artifacts remain
  • ✓the changes table has 8 rows or fewer
  • ✓numbers and proper nouns match the original

03

It remembers

edit passes log. The next run reads it first: tells that keep coming back.

loops/humanize-draft-loop/run-log.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after one draft, with at most 1 extra pass.

  1. 01

    Fix structure

    Break repeated section shapes and formulaic endings.

  2. 02

    Cut inflation

    Replace significance and promotional words with specific facts.

  3. 03

    Swap vocabulary

    Remove Tier 1 words and clusters of Tier 2 words.

  4. 04

    Fix grammar and rhythm

    Fix copula avoidance and -ing phrases, vary sentence length, count em dashes.

  5. 05

    Cut hedging

    Drop filler, vague attributions and generic transitions.

  6. 06

    Add voice

    Add a little opinion and texture where it fits.

  7. 07

    Read aloud

    Run the read-aloud test and write the changes table.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Humanize Writing skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ Your text sounds like AI
  • ✓ You edit a draft before publishing
  • ✓ You review content for AI tells

Skip it when

  • – You write new copy from scratch
  • – You need academic citation checks

Questions

Humanize Writing skill, answered.

Will it dumb my writing down?

No. The aim is writing that sounds like an expert with opinions.

Does every em dash get removed?

No. It counts them first and fixes the ones doing the classic aside.

How do I install the Humanize Writing skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from jpeggdev/humanize-writing and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add jpeggdev/humanize-writing --skill humanize-writing.

Is the Humanize Writing skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Humanize Writing. Now as a habit.

Install the Humanize Writing skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/jpeggdev/humanize-writing.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by jpeggdev, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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