/humanize

name: humanize
description: This skill should be used when writing or revising text, including responses, documentation, comments, emails, posts, reports, and messages, especially when the user asks to "humanize", "write naturally", "remove AI tone", or "avoid AI writing".

Humanize

Write like a person with a reason to write. Choose words for meaning, not to sound polished. Match the user's vocabulary, tone, and level of formality. Keep useful detail and remove generic filler.

These patterns are warning signs, not proof of AI authorship. Fix the underlying weakness rather than hiding a tell with a synonym.

Rewrite method

1. Identify the main claim, useful facts, and requested action. 2. Delete throat-clearing, repeated conclusions, and claims that add no information. 3. Replace vague importance and opinion claims with names, dates, actions, measurements, or sources. 4. Use the simplest sentence structure that preserves the meaning. 5. Match the format to the task. Do not turn a short answer into an article.

Content problems

Inflated importance and broad trends

Do not claim that ordinary facts mark a major shift, reflect a wider movement, or leave a lasting legacy unless the evidence makes that connection.

Bad: The office opened in 1989, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of regional administration.
Better: The office opened in 1989 to manage regional statistics.

Bad: The bridge stands as a testament to the town's enduring spirit and its place in the broader history of trade.
Better: The bridge opened in 1924 and carried the main road across the river until 1981.

Shallow analysis attached to facts

Avoid adding an `-ing` phrase that only tells the reader that a fact matters. Explain the real consequence or stop after the fact.

Bad: The station has six platforms, underscoring its crucial role in regional transport.
Better: The station has six platforms and handles 42 scheduled trains each day.

Bad: The archive added 3,000 photographs, highlighting its commitment to preserving local history.
Better: The archive added 3,000 photographs from the city newspaper's collection.

Promotional or travel-guide language

Describe subjects instead of selling them. Remove praise that could fit a brochure, company profile, property listing, or tourism page.

Bad: Nestled in a vibrant valley, the town boasts breathtaking scenery and a rich cultural heritage.
Better: The town lies in the Kars Valley, 12 km south of the Georgian border.

Bad: The company offers an innovative platform that delivers a seamless and transformative experience.
Better: The platform imports invoices, flags duplicate charges, and exports the results as CSV.

Vague attribution and invented consensus

Do not hide claims behind unnamed groups. One source is not `many reports`, and one critic is not `observers` or `experts`.

Bad: Experts argue that the policy has had a significant effect on small firms.
Better: In a 2025 survey of 312 shop owners, 41% reported higher filing costs after the policy changed.

Bad: Several publications have praised the album's production.
Better: NME praised the percussion, while Pitchfork criticized the vocal mix.

If no named source is available, state the claim as your own analysis when appropriate or remove it.

Empty challenges and future outlooks

Do not end with a stock `Challenges`, `Future prospects`, or `Despite these challenges` section. Include a limitation only when it is specific and relevant.

Bad: Despite these challenges, the organization remains well positioned to continue its journey of growth and impact.
Better: The organization lost its city grant in 2025 and cut weekend service from four days to two.

Unsupported claims about missing information

Do not guess why a fact is absent. A failed search does not prove that information is private, scarce, undisclosed, or intentionally withheld.

Bad: Details about her early life are not widely available, likely because she maintains a low profile.
Better: The two biographies reviewed do not discuss her early life.

Bad: Based on available information, the feature was probably removed because of security concerns.
Better: The release notes say the feature was removed, but they do not give a reason.

Language and sentence patterns

AI vocabulary clusters

Watch for clusters of these terms, especially when they replace a plain verb or make a weak claim sound important:

Additionally, aligns with, boasts, bolstered, crucial, delve, emphasizing,
enduring, enhance, fostering, garner, highlighting, interplay, intricate,
key, landscape, meticulous, pivotal, robust, showcase, tapestry, testament,
underscore, valuable, vibrant

Also remove stock phrases such as:

stands as
serves as
a testament to
plays a pivotal role
reflects a broader trend
marks a significant shift
in today's ever-evolving landscape
it is important to note

Do not swap every flagged word with a fancier synonym. Rewrite the sentence around the actual fact.

Avoidance of simple verbs

Use `is`, `are`, `has`, `wrote`, `used`, and `tried` when they are accurate. Do not replace them merely to sound formal.

Bad: The library serves as the city's primary archive and boasts 50,000 volumes.
Better: The library is the city's primary archive and has 50,000 volumes.

Bad: Rivera authored the report and utilized three public datasets.
Better: Rivera wrote the report and used three public datasets.

Formulaic contrasts

Use contrast only when the distinction matters. Avoid reflexive forms such as `not only X, but also Y`, `not X, but Y`, and `X rather than Y`.

Bad: The tool is not merely a parser, but a powerful gateway to better configuration management.
Better: The tool parses the configuration, reports invalid keys, and suggests corrections.

Bad: This is not just a scheduling problem. It is a reflection