Overview
humanizer is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by blader. Its author describes it as: “Rewrite AI-sounding text so it reads like the writer without changing what it says. Use when editing or reviewing prose for AI tells: not-X-but-Y contrasts, one-line closers, staged openers, forced triads, dashes ever…”. The project has 51k 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 AI-sounding text so it reads like the writer, not a chatbot. Keep what it says. Do not make anything up.
Best for
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for humanizer is organised into these sections:
- Why AI text sounds the way it does
- How to work
- Voice
- What to return
- A. Staging instead of stating
- 1. Not X but Y
- 2. One-line closers and dramatic fragments
- 3. Sayings that sound deep
- 4. Staged run-up before the point
- 5. Arguing with no one
- B. Rhythm by rule
- 6. Forced triads
Installation
Add humanizer to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add blader/humanizerReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
- Cursor — declared in the repository topics
License
humanizer is published under the MIT license.
About blader/humanizer
[](https://skills.sh/blader/humanizer)
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Established project with 50,891 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Gained 18,753 GitHub stars over the last 53 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does humanizer do?
- Rewrite AI-sounding text so it reads like the writer without changing what it says. Use when editing or reviewing prose for AI tells: not-X-but-Y contrasts, one-line closers, staged openers, forced triads, dashes everywhere, inflated claims, sales language, stock AI words, bold labels, or filler. 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.
- Which agents does humanizer work with?
- humanizer lists Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
