AI Pattern Detection Skill
Purpose
Automatically scan content for AI-generated writing patterns and provide authentic alternatives. This skill activates when Claude generates or reviews text content, ensuring outputs maintain human-like authenticity.
When This Skill Applies
- Generating any prose, documentation, or written content
- Reviewing or editing existing documents
- User mentions "AI detection", "writing quality", "authentic voice"
- User asks to "make it sound more natural" or "less robotic"
- Creating marketing copy, documentation, or communications
Detection Categories
Critical Patterns (Always Flag)
These immediately identify content as AI-generated:
- Corporate Buzzwords: "seamlessly integrates", "cutting-edge", "revolutionary", "next-generation", "comprehensive solution"
- Vague Intensifiers: "dramatically improves", "significantly enhances", "vastly superior"
- Formulaic Transitions: "Moreover,", "Furthermore,", "Additionally,", "In conclusion,"
- Performative Language: "aims to provide", "strives to achieve", "designed to enhance"
- Academic Passive: "It has been observed that...", "It can be argued that..."
Structural Patterns (Flag When Overused)
- Three-item lists: "reliable, scalable, and secure"
- Em-dash overuse: Multiple em-dashes in a paragraph
- Identical paragraph structure: Topic → 3 points → conclusion repeated
- Balanced hedging: "While X has challenges, it also offers opportunities"
Contextual Patterns (Check Frequency)
Words acceptable at 1:1000 ratio but problematic at 1:100:
- manifest, revolutionary, next-generation
- robust, scalable, comprehensive
- synergy, leverage, utilize
Replacement Guidelines
| Instead of |
Use |
| "plays a crucial role" |
"handles" / "manages" / "does" |
| "seamlessly integrates" |
"works with" / "connects to" |
| "cutting-edge" |
"new" / "recent" / specific tech name |
| "Moreover," |
[just start the next sentence] |
| "comprehensive solution" |
[specific description of what it does] |
| "dramatically improves" |
[specific metric: "reduces latency by 40%"] |
| "robust" |
"handles X requests/second" / "99.9% uptime" |
Authenticity Markers to Include
Strong authentic content includes:
- Specific opinions: "I prefer X because..." not "X is preferred"
- Acknowledged trade-offs: "This approach sacrifices Y for Z"
- Real-world constraints: "Budget limited us to..."
- Uncertainty where appropriate: "We're not sure yet whether..."
- Varied sentence structure: Mix short and long, different openings
- Domain-specific vocabulary: Use actual technical terms, not generic descriptions
Application Process
When generating or reviewing content:
- Scan for critical banned patterns
- Count contextual pattern frequency
- Check structural variety
- Suggest specific replacements
- Verify authenticity markers present
Examples
Before (AI-Detected)
The platform seamlessly integrates cutting-edge technology to dramatically improve workflow efficiency. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in enabling next-generation solutions. In conclusion, this comprehensive approach transforms how teams collaborate.
After (Authentic)
The platform connects to existing tools through standard APIs. Initial tests show 40% faster task completion. Teams report fewer context switches between applications.
Script Reference
For automated scanning, use scripts/pattern_scanner.py which:
- Counts pattern frequencies
- Flags critical violations
- Generates replacement suggestions
- Produces authenticity score (0-100)
Integration
This skill works with:
/writing-validator command for explicit validationwriting-validator agent for deep analysis- Any content generation task automatically
1---2name: ai-pattern-detection3description: Detects AI-generated writing patterns and suggests authentic alternatives. Auto-applies when reviewing content, editing documents, generating text, or when user mentions writing quality, AI detection, authenticity, or natural voice. Use when relevant to the task.4---5
6
7# AI Pattern Detection Skill
8
9## Purpose
10
11Automatically scan content for AI-generated writing patterns and provide authentic alternatives. This skill activates when Claude generates or reviews text content, ensuring outputs maintain human-like authenticity.
12
13## When This Skill Applies
14
15- Generating any prose, documentation, or written content
16- Reviewing or editing existing documents
17- User mentions "AI detection", "writing quality", "authentic voice"
18- User asks to "make it sound more natural" or "less robotic"
19- Creating marketing copy, documentation, or communications
20
21## Detection Categories
22
23### Critical Patterns (Always Flag)
24
25These immediately identify content as AI-generated:
26
271. **Corporate Buzzwords**: "seamlessly integrates", "cutting-edge", "revolutionary", "next-generation", "comprehensive solution"
282. **Vague Intensifiers**: "dramatically improves", "significantly enhances", "vastly superior"
293. **Formulaic Transitions**: "Moreover,", "Furthermore,", "Additionally,", "In conclusion,"
304. **Performative Language**: "aims to provide", "strives to achieve", "designed to enhance"
315. **Academic Passive**: "It has been observed that...", "It can be argued that..."
32
33### Structural Patterns (Flag When Overused)
34
351. **Three-item lists**: "reliable, scalable, and secure"
362. **Em-dash overuse**: Multiple em-dashes in a paragraph
373. **Identical paragraph structure**: Topic → 3 points → conclusion repeated
384. **Balanced hedging**: "While X has challenges, it also offers opportunities"
39
40### Contextual Patterns (Check Frequency)
41
42Words acceptable at 1:1000 ratio but problematic at 1:100:
43- manifest, revolutionary, next-generation
44- robust, scalable, comprehensive
45- synergy, leverage, utilize
46
47## Replacement Guidelines
48
49| Instead of | Use |
50|-----------|-----|
51| "plays a crucial role" | "handles" / "manages" / "does" |
52| "seamlessly integrates" | "works with" / "connects to" |
53| "cutting-edge" | "new" / "recent" / specific tech name |
54| "Moreover," | [just start the next sentence] |
55| "comprehensive solution" | [specific description of what it does] |
56| "dramatically improves" | [specific metric: "reduces latency by 40%"] |
57| "robust" | "handles X requests/second" / "99.9% uptime" |
58
59## Authenticity Markers to Include
60
61Strong authentic content includes:
62
631. **Specific opinions**: "I prefer X because..." not "X is preferred"
642. **Acknowledged trade-offs**: "This approach sacrifices Y for Z"
653. **Real-world constraints**: "Budget limited us to..."
664. **Uncertainty where appropriate**: "We're not sure yet whether..."
675. **Varied sentence structure**: Mix short and long, different openings
686. **Domain-specific vocabulary**: Use actual technical terms, not generic descriptions
69
70## Application Process
71
72When generating or reviewing content:
73
741. **Scan** for critical banned patterns
752. **Count** contextual pattern frequency
763. **Check** structural variety
774. **Suggest** specific replacements
785. **Verify** authenticity markers present
79
80## Examples
81
82### Before (AI-Detected)
83> The platform seamlessly integrates cutting-edge technology to dramatically improve workflow efficiency. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in enabling next-generation solutions. In conclusion, this comprehensive approach transforms how teams collaborate.
84
85### After (Authentic)
86> The platform connects to existing tools through standard APIs. Initial tests show 40% faster task completion. Teams report fewer context switches between applications.
87
88## Script Reference
89
90For automated scanning, use `scripts/pattern_scanner.py` which:
91- Counts pattern frequencies
92- Flags critical violations
93- Generates replacement suggestions
94- Produces authenticity score (0-100)
95
96## Integration
97
98This skill works with:
99- `/writing-validator` command for explicit validation
100- `writing-validator` agent for deep analysis
101- Any content generation task automatically
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