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 validation

• writing-validator agent for deep analysis

• Any content generation task automatically