AI Writing Tropes Detection

Scan generated text for common AI writing patterns that make content sound artificial or formulaic. This skill provides a systematic workflow for identifying and eliminating tropes.

Source: tropes.fyi by ossama.is Original gist: ossa-ma/f3baa9d2 — the raw 33-trope list this skill's references/ are structured from and extended.

Core Principle

Write like a human expert: varied, precise, and professional.

The goal is to find the "middle ground" between overly colloquial or casual writing and the obscure, formulaic style typical of AI generation. A single pattern used once is usually fine; the problem occurs when multiple tropes cluster together or when the same trope repeats throughout the text.

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