austencloud/.claude/skills/ai-bust

AI Writing Buster

Args: $ARGUMENTS (file path, glob pattern, or paste text directly)

Scans user-facing text for AI writing patterns and flags violations.

Usage

/ai-bust content/drafts/Poi.wiki
/ai-bust content/**/*.wiki
/ai-bust "Your text to check here"

Detection Patterns

Category 1: Structural Tells

| Pattern | Example | Fix | |---------|---------|-----| | Em dashes | "for spinners -- whether" | Use comma or period | | Negative-to-positive flip | "Not to constrain, but to free" | State directly what it does | | Redundant emphasis | "Share globally -- communicates across distances" | Delete the repetition | | Perfect threes | "efficient, reliable, and scalable" | Break rhythm or reduce to two | | "Whether you're..." endings | "Whether you're beginner or expert..." | Cut entirely |

Category 2: Banned Openers

Flag any paragraph starting with:

• "In today's fast-paced world..."
• "In an era where..."
• "In the ever-evolving landscape of..."
• "In the realm of..."

Category 3: Blacklisted Words

Nouns: tapestry, landscape, realm, journey, nuances

Adjectives: robust, comprehensive, crucial, pivotal, seamless, cutting-edge, game-changing, next-level

Verbs: delve, leverage, harness, unlock, foster, navigate, streamline, empower

Marketing: revolutionary, effortlessly, seamlessly

Category 4: Hedging Phrases

• "It's worth noting that..."
• "It's important to remember..."
• "Furthermore", "Moreover", "Additionally"
• "In conclusion"

Category 5: Sycophantic Openers

• "Absolutely!"
• "Certainly!"
• "Great question!"
• "You're absolutely right"

Category 6: Extended Metaphor Verbs

• "weaving together"
• "painting a picture"
• "crafting your..."

Output Format

For each violation found:

FILE:LINE | PATTERN | QUOTED TEXT
  -> Suggestion: [fix or "delete this"]

Workflow

1. If given a file/glob: Read the file(s) and scan for patterns
2. If given quoted text: Scan the text directly
3. Report violations grouped by category
4. Provide suggestions for each violation
5. Give overall assessment: Clean / Minor issues / Needs rewrite

Severity Levels

• CRITICAL: Banned openers, em dashes (dead giveaways)
• HIGH: Blacklisted words, hedging phrases
• MEDIUM: Perfect threes, sycophantic openers
• LOW: Extended metaphor verbs (context-dependent)

What to Scan

Focus on user-facing text:

• Wiki articles and drafts
• Templates (user-visible text in infoboxes, navboxes)
• Main Page content
• Category descriptions
• Release notes, changelogs

Skip:

• Code comments (unless they're user-visible)
• Variable names
• Config files
• MediaWiki system messages (unless customized)

Final Question

After reporting, ask:

"Want me to fix these issues, or just use this as a reference?"