# De Ai Flavor > Rewrite Markdown / tweets / long-form posts to strip AI tone and produce real-human writing. Use when the user says "remove AI feel", "polish this", "make it sound more human", "this reads too AI", or any variant. Works on Chinese and English text. - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-anneheartrecord-charles-skill-de-ai-flavor` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [anneheartrecord](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/anneheartrecord) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Productivity](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/productivity) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [anneheartrecord](https://github.com/anneheartrecord) - **Source:** https://github.com/anneheartrecord/charles-skill/tree/main/skills/de-ai-flavor - **Website:** https://www.charles-cheng.com/projects ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-anneheartrecord-charles-skill-de-ai-flavor ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # de-ai-flavor Strip AI tone out of a piece of writing and rewrite it so it sounds like the author actually wrote it. This skill **does not invent voice**. It needs a personal style profile to rewrite against. The profile lives in a Markdown file the user maintains. The skill reads the profile, then applies a fixed checklist. ## When to use - User hands over a draft and asks to remove AI tone - User says: "polish this", "less AI please", "make it sound like me", "rewrite this in my voice" - After generating any public-facing post / tweet / blog Markdown — run it automatically before finalizing ## When NOT to use - README files, technical docs, code comments — these can stay formal - Drafts that don't have full logic yet (write first, de-AI later) - Code itself ## Setup: the style profile Before first use, the user must create a personal style profile. Default expected location: ``` ~/.claude/projects//memory/writing_style.md ``` If the file is missing, the skill should ask the user where their style profile lives, or help them bootstrap one from 3–5 of their best existing pieces. A good style profile defines: 1. Narrative structure (does the author open with a scene? a number? a feeling?) 2. Sentence rhythm (long-short alternation? short sentences as standalone paragraphs?) 3. Tone (self-deprecating? hesitant? colloquial words to keep?) 4. Conclusion style (do they end on a quiet beat or a punchline?) 5. AI markers to ban (transition words, symmetric structures, table summaries, etc.) 6. Forced rewrite actions (concrete steps to apply on every pass) An example profile lives in `examples/style-profile-example.md`. ## Process ### Step 0: Load the style profile Open the profile file. Read it fully. Keep it in context for the whole pass. ### Step 1: Diagnose — don't rewrite yet Read the original draft once. Find every instance of these 6 AI-tone problems and **list them for the user**: 1. **Transition glue**: however, therefore, in conclusion, moreover, furthermore, worth noting that, what's more (然而、因此、综上、不仅、更重要的是) 2. **Symmetric triples**: "not A, but B" repeated, three-item parallel structures stacked 3. **Punchline endings**: every paragraph closes with a polished aphorism 4. **Flat abstraction**: the whole piece floats at concept level, never lands on a specific detail 5. **Structuralist itch**: 1/2/3/4 numbered lists, symmetric subheads, summary tables 6. **Over-stuffed paragraphs**: every sentence delivers value — no hesitation, no self-correction, no breathing room Output format: ``` [AI-tone diagnosis] 1. Paragraph X — [problem type] — "" 2. ... N issues found. ``` ### Step 2: Apply the 5 forced rewrite actions These are the core of the skill. Apply each one: - **A. Open with a concrete scene.** Not "I want to talk about X." Start from a moment — a date, a number, a feeling, a thing that happened. - **B. Break symmetry.** Any time three or more items line up in parallel, kill at least one. Let the structure be uneven. - **C. Insert "I"-breaks in every paragraph.** Each paragraph needs hesitation, self-deprecation, contradiction, or revision. If the paragraph reads clean, it reads fake. - **D. Don't end on a punchline.** The best endings settle, they don't peak. Let the last line be quiet. - **E. Delete transition words.** Grep the whole draft for the words listed in problem 1. Replace with paragraph breaks. ### Step 3: Check abstract-concrete alternation The deepest tell of AI writing is **flat abstraction level**. Walk through the rewrite paragraph by paragraph and tag each one "abstract" or "concrete": - All-abstract paragraph → drop in a detail (number, scene, quote, physical action) - All-concrete paragraph → pull one feeling up to an idea (but don't punchline it) Target rhythm: abstract → concrete → abstract → concrete. Never two abstracts in a row. ### Step 4: Output a before/after diff — don't overwrite yet ``` ## What changed (one paragraph: what was done, where the biggest changes are, why) ## Key edits ### Edit 1: Opening Before: ... After: ... Why: ... ### Edit 2: ... ... ## Full rewrite (the complete rewritten draft) ``` ### Step 5: Wait for confirmation before writing Do not overwrite the source file until the user explicitly says "OK" / "apply" / "覆盖" / "confirm". ## Anti-example ``` However, the rise of AI is reshaping content creation. It's not a tool change — it's a paradigm shift. We need to rethink three things: 1. The nature of content 2. The role of creators 3. The position of platforms In conclusion, the future belongs to those who understand both AI and humanity. ``` Hits every problem: however / not A but B / numbered triple / in conclusion / aphorism close / 100% abstract. ## Positive example ``` May 22 was my last day. I had dinner with old colleagues that week. People kept asking why I left. I thought about it for a while and the real answer turned out to be simple: My sense of self got a little too strong. It sounds kind of edgy when I say it out loud. But it's the most honest reason I have. ``` Concrete opening (date, dinner, the question), self-deprecation ("edgy"), short sentences, no symmetry. ## Notes - Emoji-numbered subheads (1️⃣ 2️⃣) **are allowed** if the user's style profile permits them. They're not inherently AI. - Technical writing (code, API tables, model comparisons) can stay slightly more formal — but skeleton, rhythm, tone must still follow the profile. - "Sounding human" does not mean rambling. Real ≠ verbose. Cut first, then check. - Cutting words beats adding words. AI-heavy drafts usually need 20–30% removed to feel right. ## Project layout ``` de-ai-flavor/ ├── SKILL.md ← you are here ├── README.md ← Chinese intro ├── README_EN.md ← English intro ├── LICENSE └── examples/ ├── style-profile-example.md ← what a personal style profile looks like └── before-after-example.md ← a real rewrite, showing the full process ``` ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [anneheartrecord](https://github.com/anneheartrecord) - **Source:** [anneheartrecord/charles-skill](https://github.com/anneheartrecord/charles-skill) - **License:** MIT - **Homepage:** https://www.charles-cheng.com/projects Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-anneheartrecord-charles-skill-de-ai-flavor - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/anneheartrecord - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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