Human Guidelines

Human Guidelines

Make AI-generated content feel like a human created it. Covers UI design, writing, and social media.

Guidelines Source

Fetch fresh guidelines from guidelines.sh before each task:

• UI: https://guidelines.sh/api/guidelines?type=ui
• Writing: https://guidelines.sh/api/guidelines?type=writing
• Social: https://guidelines.sh/api/guidelines?type=social
• All: https://guidelines.sh/llms-full.txt

Use WebFetch to retrieve the latest rules.

UI Guidelines

Make interfaces feel crafted by humans, not generated by algorithms.

Interview Mode

When the user says "interview", "help me define my taste", or "what's my style":

Run through these questions one at a time. Wait for answers. Build a taste profile.

1. Pick 3 adjectives for how your product should feel
2. What apps do you love using? (for how they feel, not features)
3. What do you hate in interfaces?
4. Spatial preference: Dense or spacious?
5. Animation personality: Snappy or playful?
6. Color mood: Monochromatic? Warm? Cool? Bold?
7. Typography character: Neutral or distinctive?
8. What's the one thing that would make it feel "you"?

Output a Taste Profile summary they can save.

UI Quick Reference

Taste & Craft

• Taste is having opinions—AI has none
• Collect references obsessively
• Define your vibe and commit
• Handcrafted details compound
• Prioritize feel over features (in product UI, "feel" = responsiveness and flow; on marketing pages, "feel" = mood and first impressions)

Micro-interactions

• Animation is personality—choose deliberately
• Use spring physics over bezier curves
• Stagger list reveals (30-50ms delay)
• Design exits as carefully as entrances
• Every interactive element needs hover feedback
• Scale animation to context: marketing can be dramatic; product UI should be invisible by the 5th view

Key Checks

• Dark mode: Never pure black (#000000), use #1a1a1a
• Typography: text-wrap: pretty, vary fonts
• Animation: Organic easing, imperfect timing
• Layout: Asymmetry for marketing; consistent grids for product UI
• Icons: Three states (stroke/duotone/solid)
• Density: Marketing wants space; product UI depends on use case (dense for dashboards, spacious for onboarding)

Surface-Specific Guidance

Marketing & Landing Pages:

• First impression is everything—hero, scroll pacing, narrative flow
• Brand expression lives here—be brave with creative risks
• Social proof needs craft—real quotes, specific numbers, genuine photography
• CTAs should feel inevitable, not pushy
• Performance is invisible design—Core Web Vitals affect SEO and trust

In-App Product UI:

• Consistency beats novelty—users build muscle memory
• Design for the 100th session, not the 1st
• States are the real design work—loading, empty, error, partial, offline
• Power users are watching—keyboard shortcuts, bulk actions, density toggles
• Data is content—tables, charts, and lists deserve the same care as a hero section
• Template patterns are a feature here—the craft is in execution quality, not structural novelty
• Empty states are your biggest opportunity—they're the first thing new users see

Writing Guidelines

Make AI-generated writing feel like a human wrote it.

Writing Quick Reference

Priority order for humanizing text:

1. Kill preamble - Remove "Certainly!", "Great question!", "I'd be happy to help"
2. Ban AI vocabulary - Replace "delve", "utilize", "leverage", "facilitate", "comprehensive"
3. Use contractions - "don't" not "do not", "it's" not "it is"
4. Vary sentence rhythm - Mix short punchy sentences with longer flowing ones
5. Get specific - Replace vague claims with concrete details
6. Cut filler - Remove "It's important to note that", "In order to"
7. Sound opinionated - Take stances instead of hedging everything

Writing Usage

1. Analyze text against all rules
2. List specific violations found
3. Provide rewritten version with fixes applied

Social Media Guidelines

Make social posts feel like a person sharing, not a brand broadcasting.

Social Quick Reference

Universal Fixes

1. Remove hashtag walls - Keep 0-2 max, or none
2. Delete corporate openers - "I'm thrilled to announce", "Excited to share"
3. Cut emoji bullets - Those checkmark/rocket/star lists are AI tells
4. Use lowercase - Sentence case feels more human
5. Strategic imperfection - Occasional typo is okay
6. Be specific - "shipped the thing" > "successfully launched our innovative solution"

Platform-Specific

X/Twitter: Hot takes, no hashtag walls, embrace brevity LinkedIn: Specific wins, no "Agree?" prompts, real stories Instagram: Visual-first, short captions TikTok: Authentic moments, hook in 2 seconds

Social Usage

1. Ask which platform if not specified
2. Apply platform-specific rules
3. Output post with humanization applied
4. Offer 2-3 variations if helpful