patterns.json

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "created": "2026-07-24",
  "notes": "Canonical RegisterBench pattern IDs mapped to each tool's own rule identifiers. 'map' values are the exact identifiers the tool emits (code track) or the rule, section or table headings in its ruleset files (prompt track). An empty list means the tool does not claim the pattern. v0.2.0 was produced by blind double-coding: for each of the 6 tool faces, two independent coders read only that tool's source (never this file), one working pattern-first and one rule-first, under a single written claim standard applied identically to every tool. Coders agreed on 172 of 174 cells (98.9%); the remaining cells were adjudicated against source. A later consistency review put three cells to a 3-adjudicator vote: two original decisions were upheld and one agreed cell (the-antislop, phr-novelty-inflation) was overturned to unclaimed, 0 votes to 3, so the same claim standard applies to the-antislop and stop-slop. Full per-cell evidence is in coding_record.json. v0.1.0 of this file was hand-authored by the same person who wrote the drafts and the scorer, and 15 of its 174 claim decisions differ in this version. Full-taxonomy recall counts unclaimed plants as misses; the claimed-only cut restricts to claimed plants. Crosswalk attribution grants span-level recall credit nowhere; it is used for claimed-only recall and for document-level rule credit.",
  "tools": {
    "stop-slop": {
      "track": "prompt",
      "repo": "https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop",
      "sha": "8da1f030185bdfe8471220585162991eaeb970e9",
      "ruleset_files": [
        "SKILL.md",
        "references/phrases.md",
        "references/structures.md",
        "references/examples.md"
      ]
    },
    "no-ai-slop": {
      "track": "prompt",
      "repo": "https://github.com/petergyang/no-ai-slop",
      "sha": "61c21c351da4dcb40946a11fead978f2078a2c65",
      "ruleset_files": [
        "SKILL.md",
        "eval.md"
      ]
    },
    "the-antislop": {
      "track": "prompt",
      "repo": "https://github.com/aplaceforallmystuff/the-antislop",
      "sha": "5edbf8562041fc99070e1bd51e0862afbb535fff",
      "ruleset_files": [
        "SKILL.md"
      ]
    },
    "avoid-ai-writing-skill": {
      "track": "prompt",
      "repo": "https://github.com/conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing",
      "sha": "27156c7ae69fade80f2a3410e6899b780248709d",
      "ruleset_files": [
        "SKILL.md"
      ]
    },
    "avoid-ai-writing-detector": {
      "track": "code",
      "repo": "https://github.com/conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing",
      "sha": "27156c7ae69fade80f2a3410e6899b780248709d",
      "entrypoint": "detector/patterns.js analyzeText()"
    },
    "unslop-deterministic": {
      "track": "code",
      "repo": "https://github.com/MohamedAbdallah-14/unslop",
      "sha": "5af59d9fcdbd0df7b1a0762be958f78c7805fc09",
      "entrypoint": "scripts.humanize.humanize_deterministic_with_report()"
    }
  },
  "patterns": [
    {
      "id": "lex-t1-vocab",
      "tier": "lex-1",
      "description": "Always-flag stock vocabulary: delve, tapestry, robust, seamless, leverage, pivotal, comprehensive, testament to, underscores, meticulous, game-changer, utilize, cutting-edge, intricate, ever-evolving, holistic",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Business Jargon"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Banned outright"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Tier 1: Almost Always AI",
          "Tier 3: Watch for Clusters"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Tier 1 — Always replace"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "tier1"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "stock_vocab"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "lex-t2-cluster",
      "tier": "lex-2",
      "description": "Cluster-gated vocabulary: crucial, facilitate, foster, paramount, cornerstone, transformative, harness, navigate, elevate, empower, streamline, nuanced, myriad, plethora",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Adverbs",
          "Business Jargon"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Banned outright"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Tier 2 — Flag when 2+ appear in the same paragraph"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "tier2"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "stock_vocab"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "lex-t3-density",
      "tier": "lex-3",
      "description": "Density-gated common words: significant(ly), innovative, effective(ly), dynamic, scalable, compelling, unprecedented, remarkable, sophisticated",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Tier 3: Watch for Clusters"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Tier 3 — Flag only at high density"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "tier3"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "stock_vocab"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "lex-hollow-intensifier",
      "tier": "lex-1",
      "description": "Empty intensifying adverbs: genuinely, truly, really, literally, honestly, actually, fundamentally, deeply",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Adverbs",
          "Word Patterns"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Often-empty adverbs"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Confidence calibration phrases (persuasive-authority tropes)",
          "Hollow intensifiers",
          "Tier 2 — deeply"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "hollow-intensifier"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "authority_trope",
          "significance_inflation"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-transition",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Essay-glue transitions at sentence start: Moreover, Furthermore, Additionally, Firstly/Secondly, In conclusion, To summarize",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Tier 1: Almost Always AI",
          "Tier 3: Watch for Clusters"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Transition phrases to remove or rewrite"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "transition"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "transition_tic"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-filler-wordy",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Wordy filler: in order to, due to the fact that, it is important to note that, it's worth noting, at the end of the day, when it comes to, in terms of",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Adverbs"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Often-empty phrases"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Filler and Hedging 22: Filler phrases",
          "Tier 1: Almost Always AI",
          "Tier 2: Suspicious When Repeated"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Filler phrases",
          "Tier 1 — Always replace",
          "Transition phrases to remove or rewrite"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "filler",
          "tier1",
          "transition"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "filler_phrase",
          "hedging_opener"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-throat-clearing",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Announcement openers: Here's the thing, Let me be clear, The uncomfortable truth is, Make no mistake",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Emphasis Crutches",
          "Throat-Clearing Openers"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Throat-clearing openers"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Tier 2: Suspicious When Repeated"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Confidence calibration phrases (persuasive-authority tropes)",
          "Hollow intensifiers",
          "Infomercial engagement hooks"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "filler",
          "hollow-intensifier"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "authority_trope"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-signposting-meta",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Meta-announcements: Let's dive in, In this article we'll, Let me walk you through, Without further ado",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Meta-Commentary"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Often-empty phrases"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Tier 2: Suspicious When Repeated"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "\"Let's\" constructions",
          "Chatbot artifacts"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "chatbot",
          "lets-construction"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "signposting"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-significance-inflation",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Unearned importance framing: marks a pivotal moment, watershed moment, underscores its importance, stands as a testament, plays a vital role",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Telling Instead of Showing",
          "Vague Declaratives"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Importance puffery"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Content 1: Significance inflation",
          "Tier 1: Almost Always AI"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Significance inflation"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "significance-inflation",
          "tier1"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "significance_inflation",
          "stock_vocab"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-vague-attribution",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Weasel attribution: experts believe, studies show, research suggests, widely regarded as, observers note",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Passive Voice"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Weasel attribution"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Content 5: Vague attributions"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Vague attributions",
          "Vague third-party validation"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "vague-attribution"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "vague_attribution"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-superficial-ing",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Trailing filler participle clause: ', highlighting/underscoring/reflecting the importance of X'",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Superficial analysis"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Content 3: Superficial -ing analyses"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Superficial -ing analyses"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "significance_inflation",
          "superficial_ing"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-generic-conclusion",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Generic closers: the future looks bright, only time will tell, In conclusion + recap",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Fake-profound kickers",
          "Summary-recap endings"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Content 7: Outline-like conclusions",
          "Filler and Hedging 24: Generic conclusions"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Generic conclusions",
          "Generic future-narrative closers"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "future-narrative",
          "generic-conclusion",
          "tier1"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-hedge-stack",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Stacked hedges on predictions: could potentially, may eventually, might possibly",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Adverbs"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Filler and Hedging 23: Excessive hedging"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Hedge-stacked predictions"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "hedge-stack"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-false-range",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "False ranges implying breadth: from X to Y (where X and Y are not endpoints of a scale)",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Language 11: False ranges"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "False ranges"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "phr-novelty-inflation",
      "tier": "phrasal",
      "description": "Faux-insight setups: what nobody tells you, the part most people skip, the insight everyone's missing",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Faux-insight setups"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Novelty inflation"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "novelty-inflation"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-negative-parallelism",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Binary contrast frames: It's not X, it's Y; not just X but Y; The question isn't X, it's Y",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Binary Contrasts"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Binary contrasts"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Language 8: Negative parallelisms",
          "Structural Patterns: Comparator Sentences"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "\"It's not X — it's Y\" / \"This isn't about X, it's about Y\""
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "negative_parallelism"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-negative-listing",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Rhetorical striptease: Not a X. Not a Y. A Z.",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Negative Listing"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Negative listing"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "\"It's not X — it's Y\" / \"This isn't about X, it's about Y\" (multi-negation countdown)"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "negative_parallelism"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-rule-of-three",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Triadic lists and three-part parallel constructions used as default rhythm",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Core Rules 6 (Vary rhythm)",
          "Rhythm Patterns"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Language 9: Rule of three"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Compulsive rule of three"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-staccato-fragments",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Dramatic fragmentation: short punchy fragments stacked for effect. That's it. That's the pattern.",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Dramatic Fragmentation",
          "Rhythm Patterns"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Dramatic fragmentation",
          "Robotic rhythm"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Advanced Structural Tells: Manufactured Personality",
          "Structural Patterns: Sentence Uniformity",
          "Structural Patterns: Staccato Fragment Spam"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Manufactured punchlines and staccato drama"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-em-dash",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Em dash overuse as default rhythm punctuation",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Core Rules 6 (Vary rhythm)",
          "Rhythm Patterns"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Em dashes"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Style 13: Em dash overuse"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Em dashes (— and --)"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "em-dash"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "em_dash_cap"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-copula-avoidance",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Latinate copula avoidance: serves as, boasts, features (verb), stands as, being a",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Fake-strong verbs"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Language 7: Copula avoidance"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Copula avoidance"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "tier1"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "copula_avoidance"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-false-agency",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Inanimate things given human verbs: the decision emerged, the data tells us, culture shifts, the market rewards",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Core Rules 3 (Use active voice)",
          "False Agency"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Use active voice."
        ],
        "the-antislop": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-rhetorical-setup",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Rhetorical setups and self-answered questions: What if I told you, Think about it, But what does this mean for X?",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Rhetorical Setups",
          "Rhythm Patterns"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Rhetorical setups"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Rhetorical question openers",
          "Speculative scenario openers"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "rhetorical-question"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-colon-reveal",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Noun phrase + colon + dramatic reveal: 'The result: chaos.'",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [
          "Meta-Commentary"
        ],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Colon reveals"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Infomercial engagement hooks"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-synonym-cycling",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Rotating synonyms for the same referent to avoid repetition",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Synonym cycling"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Language 10: Synonym cycling"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Synonym cycling"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "str-formatting-slop",
      "tier": "structural",
      "description": "Formatting tells: bold overuse, emoji headers, Title Case Headings, over-bulleting",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [
          "Formatting slop"
        ],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Style 14: Boldface overuse",
          "Style 15: Emoji headers",
          "Style 16: Title Case Headings",
          "Style 17: List addiction"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Bold overuse",
          "Emoji in headers",
          "Excessive bullet lists",
          "Excessive structure",
          "Title case headings"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "bullet-np-list",
          "formatting",
          "title-case-header"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "con-chatbot-artifact",
      "tier": "conversational",
      "description": "Chat-response residue: I hope this helps, Certainly!, Of course! Here's...",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Communication 18: Chatbot artifacts"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Chatbot artifacts"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "chatbot"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "sycophancy"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "con-sycophancy",
      "tier": "conversational",
      "description": "Sycophantic tone: Great question, You're absolutely right",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Communication 20: Sycophantic tone"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Sycophantic tone"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "chatbot",
          "sycophantic"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "sycophancy"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "con-cutoff-disclaimer",
      "tier": "conversational",
      "description": "Model-limitation residue: as of my last update, as an AI language model",
      "map": {
        "stop-slop": [],
        "no-ai-slop": [],
        "the-antislop": [
          "Communication 19: Cutoff disclaimers"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-skill": [
          "Cutoff disclaimers"
        ],
        "avoid-ai-writing-detector": [
          "cutoff-disclaimer"
        ],
        "unslop-deterministic": [
          "knowledge_cutoff"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "coded": "2026-10-11"
}