A Claude Code plugin that removes Claude-isms, the stock phrases, verbal tics, and behavioral reflexes that make prose read as AI-generated.
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Why
I made deslop as the companion to shush, because I noticed that verbosity and voice are two separate problems that need two separate fixes. Shush governs how much a model says, but even a short response can still sound unmistakably like an AI wrote it, full of phrases like "sit with it" and "load-bearing", theatrical concessions the moment you push back, and invented quoted labels for ordinary ideas. Deslop bans the phrasing while keeping the substance, so real corrections, real tradeoffs, and honest uncertainty always survive.
Features
- Hard-banned phrases — a list of dead-on-arrival Claude-isms ("sit with it", "load-bearing", "footgun", "belt-and-suspenders", superlative flattery, coined quoted labels) that never appear in any form.
- Pattern rules — words like "scope", "seam", "shape", "canonical", and "sanity check" stay legal in plain literal use, and only the reflexive metaphorical use is banned.
- Behavioral bans — no capitulation on pushback without new information, no "it's not just X, it's Y" construction, no closing option-tour menus.
- Sentence mechanics — rules adapted from ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English: ~20-word sentences, active voice, short plain words, jargon only when it earns its place, and no fragments.
- A hard quality floor — genuine corrections, real tradeoffs, and honest uncertainty are never suppressed, since deslop bans the phrasing, not the substance.
- Always on via hooks — a SessionStart hook injects the mode into every session and a UserPromptSubmit hook repeats the core rules each turn, with no CLAUDE.md edits needed.
- Three intensity levels —
/deslop lite, full (default), and ultra trade how strictly the pattern rules are enforced.
- A plain off switch —
stop deslop or "normal mode" reverts to normal output until re-enabled.
Quick start
/plugin marketplace add SeanL128/deslop
/plugin install deslop@deslop
Requires Claude Code with plugin support; both commands run inside a Claude Code session.
Configuration
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|
/deslop lite | Hard-banned phrases and the capitulation reflex only | — |
/deslop full | Phrase bans, pattern rules, and behavioral bans all enforced | ✓ |
/deslop ultra | Full, plus zero tolerance on borderline metaphor | — |
stop deslop | Reverts to normal output until re-enabled | — |
Roadmap
License
MIT
Built by Sean Lindsay · seanlindsay.xyz
