Deslop

Make prose sound like its writer rather than a generic model. Preserve the point, facts, and useful character. Make the minimum effective edit.

Choose the job

• Edit by default when the user provides prose to improve. Return the full edited text, then a brief What changed section.
• Detect when the user asks to audit, scan, flag, judge, or identify patterns without changing the text. Name each pattern, quote the relevant text, and state the fix in a few words. Do not rewrite, score the text, or guess who wrote it.
• Edit a file in place when the user provides a path. Change prose only. Preserve code, data, frontmatter, quoted source material, and link targets. Write the final prose to the file, then report the result briefly.
• Return only the finished text when the user or an invoking workflow explicitly requests ready-to-insert, embedded, or output-only copy. Follow any other explicit output format instead of these defaults.

If no text was provided, ask for it. Infer audience, format, and purpose from the request and source. Ask one question only when the missing answer would materially change the edit.

Preserve what matters