# humanizer

Flags 55 patterns that make writing read like a chatbot and rewrites it in one of five voices. Useful before you publish a post, README or email.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 290
- Author: Aboudjem
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Aboudjem/humanizer-skill/tree/HEAD/skills/humanizer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-06
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/aboudjem-humanizer

## What it does

The skill scans your text and marks the habits that give a model away: even sentence length, vague wording, no specifics. Then it either reports back or rewrites the passage in one of five voices — `casual`, `professional`, `technical`, `warm`, `blunt`. An edit mode changes a file in place with the Edit tool instead of printing to chat.

Everything ships as Markdown. No dependencies, no network calls. The pattern catalog splits into six groups: content, language and style, communication, filler and hedging, emerging, craft. Full write-ups sit in `references/patterns.md` and load on demand. If a `humanizer-context.md` file exists at the project root, the skill picks it up — that is where brand samples and banned phrases go.

Restraint is baked into the rules. One em dash or a single word like "crucial" is not enough; only clusters get flagged. Quotes, headings and code stay untouched. Samples under roughly 40 words get no score at all, because there is not enough signal. Worth knowing if you plan to run it over short product blurbs — expect little output there.

## Requirements
- Works with: LinkedIn

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aboudjem/humanizer-skill --skill humanizer -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/humanizer/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/humanizer/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aboudjem/humanizer-skill --skill humanizer -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/humanizer/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aboudjem/humanizer-skill --skill humanizer -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/humanizer/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Aboudjem/humanizer-skill humanizer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/humanizer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aboudjem/humanizer-skill --skill humanizer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Aboudjem/humanizer-skill --path skills/humanizer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/humanizer/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aboudjem/humanizer-skill --skill humanizer -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Aboudjem/humanizer-skill/tree/HEAD/skills/humanizer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- clean chatbot phrasing out of a blog draft before publishing
- score an existing README for AI tells
- rewrite a paragraph in a dry technical voice for docs
- edit a Markdown file in place without pasting it into chat
- audit a LinkedIn note or email before sending

## Example prompts
- humanize this: rewrite my draft in a casual voice
- audit my README for AI tells and show the score
- rewrite `docs/intro.md` in place with the technical voice

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: humanizer
description: Detects 55 AI writing patterns and rewrites text in five voice profiles so it reads like a specific human wrote it, with an optional 0-100 AI-tell score. Use when text sounds AI-generated or like a chatbot, when preparing a blog post, README, or LinkedIn post for publication, when auditing prose for AI tells, or when editing a Markdown file in place. Triggers on phrases like "humanize this", "make this sound less AI", "make this sound human", "remove AI tells", "does this read like ChatGPT", and "rewrite so it does not sound AI-generated". Pure Markdown, zero dependencies, no network calls.
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: '"your text" [--mode detect|rewrite|edit] [--voice casual|professional|technical|warm|blunt] [--file path/to/file.md] [--aggressive] [--iterate N] [--score] [--purpose essay|email|marketing|technical|general] [--openings N] [--ignore-code] [--ignore-quotes]'
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Edit
  - Grep
  - Glob
  - AskUserQuestion
---

# Humanizer: Make Text Sound Like a Human Wrote It

Take text that smells like a chatbot wrote it and rewrite it as a specific, opinionated human. Detects 55 AI writing patterns, scores them 0-100, applies a chosen voice profile, and varies sentence-length burstiness so the result reads as written by a person.

## Quick reference

**Modes**

| Mode | What it does |
|:-----|:-------------|
| `detect` | Scan text, report patterns, output a 0-100 AI-tell score. No rewrite. |
| `rewrite` | Full transform with voice injection. Default mode. |
| `edit` | In-place file editing using the Edit tool. Minimal targeted changes. |

**Voices**

| Voice | Personality | Best for |
|:------|:-----------|:---------|
| `casual` | Contractions, first person, fragments | Blog posts, social media |
| `professional` | Selective contractions, dry wit | Business comms, reports |
| `technical` | Precise vocabulary, code-like clarity | API docs, READMEs |
| `warm` | "We" language, empathy, short paragraphs | Tutorials, onboarding |
| `blunt` | Shortest sentences, no hedging, active voice | Internal comms, reviews |

**Pattern catalog (55 total)**

| Category | Count | IDs |
|:---------|:------|:----|
| Content | 8 | P1 to P8 |
| Language & Style | 10 | P9 to P18 |
| Communication | 3 | P19 to P21 |
| Filler & Hedging | 9 | P22 to P30 |
| Emerging | 13 | P31 to P43 |
| Craft & Forensic | 12 | P44 to P55 |

**Flags**

| Flag | Effect |
|:-----|:-------|
| `--score` | Prepend a `[Score: NN/100]` AI-tell density header |
| `--iterate N` | Loop detect, rewrite, detect until convergence (max N=3) |
| `--aggressive` | Heavier rewrite, shorter sentences, more personality |
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