# Dev AI Slop Cleaner

> Post-AI-generation cleanup — remove single-use helpers, over-abstractions, generic naming, and unnecessary configurability. Use after dev-autopilot or any LLM-generated code burst.

- Skill: `evolution-foundation/dev-ai-slop-cleaner` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add evolution-foundation/dev-ai-slop-cleaner`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/evolution-foundation/dev-ai-slop-cleaner/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: evolution-foundation (https://skillmd.com/u/evolution-foundation)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/evolution-foundation/dev-ai-slop-cleaner

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# Dev AI-Slop Cleaner

Derived from oh-my-claudecode (MIT, Yeachan Heo). Adapted for the EvoNexus Engineering Layer.

Cleanup pass for code generated by AI. Removes the typical bloat: single-use helpers, over-abstractions, generic names like `processData()`, unnecessary configurability that wasn't asked for.

## Use When
- After `dev-autopilot` finishes a feature
- After `@bolt-executor` produces a multi-file change
- Post-burst generation that wasn't carefully scoped
- User says "deslop", "clean up the AI slop", "remove the bloat"

## Do Not Use When
- Hand-written code (no slop signature)
- Code that's intentionally extensible (talk to `@apex-architect` first)

## What to Look For

### Signature 1: Single-use helpers
```typescript
// SLOP
function calculateSum(a: number, b: number): number { return a + b; }
const total = calculateSum(price, tax);

// CLEANED
const total = price + tax;
```

### Signature 2: Over-abstractions
```typescript
// SLOP
class TimeoutConfigManager {
  private static instance: TimeoutConfigManager;
  static getInstance() { ... }
  setTimeout(ms: number) { ... }
  getTimeout() { ... }
}

// CLEANED
const TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
```

### Signature 3: Generic naming
```typescript
// SLOP
function processData(data: any): any { ... }

// CLEANED
function parseCSVRow(row: string): User { ... }
```

### Signature 4: Unrequested configurability
```typescript
// SLOP
function fetchUser(id: string, options?: { retries?: number, backoff?: number, timeout?: number, cache?: boolean }) { ... }

// CLEANED (if retries/etc. weren't asked for)
function fetchUser(id: string) { ... }
```

### Signature 5: TODO/HACK comments without context
Remove or convert to actual issues.

## Workflow

1. Scan the recent diff for the 5 signatures above
2. For each match, propose the cleaned version
3. Hand off to `@bolt-executor` to apply (or `@zen-simplifier` for batch cleanup)
4. Run `dev-verify` to confirm behavior is unchanged
5. Save report to `workspace/development/research/[C]slop-cleanup-{component}-{date}.md`

## Pairs With
- `@zen-simplifier` (the agent that does the actual cleanup)
- `@bolt-executor` (when fixes are simple)
- `dev-verify` (to confirm zero behavior change)

## Anti-patterns
- Removing abstractions that earn their keep (used in 3+ places, complex logic)
- Removing comments that explain non-obvious decisions
- "Improving" code that wasn't slop in the first place