Our review
Cleans up code by removing AI-generated artifacts such as superfluous comments, excessive defensive checks, and unnecessary try/catch blocks.
Strengths
- Removes redundant comments while preserving useful ones
- Eliminates `any` casts and over-engineered patterns
- Preserves actual bug fixes and intended functionality
Limitations
- May remove comments that some developers consider important
- Does not replace a thorough manual review
- Only operates on the diff against the main branch
Use this skill after generating code with an AI to make it more natural and consistent with project conventions.
Avoid using it on manually written code or when reviewing human-authored code.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill uses standard development tools (Bash, Read, Edit, Grep) to analyze and edit code within a local repository. It does not instruct any destructive actions, data exfiltration, or execution of external payloads. The operations are confined to code cleanup, posing no meaningful security risk.
No concerns found
Examples
Remove AI slop from my current branchDeslop the changes in this PRRemove unnecessary try/catch blocks and redundant null checks from the new codename: deslop description: Use when removing AI-generated slop, cleaning up verbose code, or removing unnecessary defensive checks. Triggers on "remove slop", "clean up AI code", "deslop". allowed-tools:
- Bash
- Read
- Edit
- Grep
Remove AI Code Slop
Check the diff against main and remove all AI-generated slop introduced in this branch.
Usage
/deslop
What It Removes
- Extra comments that a human wouldn't add or are inconsistent with the rest of the file
- Extra defensive checks or try/catch blocks that are abnormal for that area of the codebase (especially if called by trusted/validated codepaths)
- Casts to
anyto get around type issues - Over-engineered patterns that don't match the file's existing style
- Unnecessary type annotations on obvious types
- Verbose error handling where simpler patterns exist
- Redundant null checks in already-validated paths
- Excessive logging beyond what's normal for the codebase
What It Preserves
- Actual bug fixes and intended functionality
- Comments that provide genuine value
- Defensive code at trust boundaries (user input, external APIs)
- Type annotations that improve clarity
Process
- Gets diff between current branch and main
- Reviews each changed file for AI slop patterns
- Removes slop while preserving intended changes
- Reports a 1-3 sentence summary of what was changed
Output
A brief summary like:
"Removed 3 unnecessary try/catch blocks in
query.py, deleted 5 redundant comments inhandler.ts, and removed 2anycasts that were hiding type issues."
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