Audit and rewrite prose so it stops reading as machine-generated. Use this skill when asked to remove AI-isms, clean up AI writing, edit a draft for AI tells, audit a README, changelog, release note, PR description, or blog post for machine-sounding prose, or make text sound less like AI. Supports a detect-only mode, a rewrite mode, and an edit-in-place mode, with optional voice and context profiles.
humanizer
humanizer is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by blader. Its author describes it as: “Rewrite text that sounds AI-generated while keeping the writer's facts, meaning, and voice. Use when editing or reviewing prose for inflated claims, sales language, vague sources, repetitive structure, stock AI words,…”. The project has 36k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add blader/humanizer`.
What humanizer does
Rewrite text that sounds AI-generated so it reads like the writer, not a chatbot. Keep the writer's facts, meaning, and voice.
Installation
Add humanizer to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add blader/humanizer Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for humanizer is organised into these sections:
- What to do
- Match the writer's voice
- Add personality only when it fits
- Content patterns
- 1. Inflated claims about importance and legacy
- 2. Name-dropping to prove importance
- 3. Shallow analysis with -ing phrases
- 4. Sales language
- 5. Vague sources
- 6. Formulaic challenges and outlook sections
- Language and grammar patterns
- 7. Overused AI words
When to use it
Reach for humanizer when you want docs help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
About blader/humanizer
[](https://skills.sh/blader/humanizer)
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Established project with 36,345 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does humanizer do?
- Rewrite text that sounds AI-generated while keeping the writer's facts, meaning, and voice. Use when editing or reviewing prose for inflated claims, sales language, vague sources, repetitive structure, stock AI words, passive voice, filler, or chatbot artifacts. Based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing."
- How do I install humanizer?
- Run /plugin marketplace add blader/humanizer in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/blader/humanizer before installing.
- Is humanizer free to use?
- Yes. humanizer is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
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Records decisions and documentation. Use when making architectural decisions, changing public APIs, shipping features, or when you need to record context that future engineers and agents will need to understand the codebase.