file-edit-in-place agent skill by conorbronsdon
Cleans, rewrites, or humanizes a named local file in place to remove AI-writing patterns, using minimal targeted edits and post-edit verification.
At a glance
| Publisher | conorbronsdon |
|---|---|
| Repository | conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing (7 listed skills) |
| Category | Writing and Editing |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | October 18, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 100 lines, 770 words |
| Bundled files | 2 files |
| Quality score | 80/100 · B Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install file-edit-in-place
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing/tree/main/skills/file-edit-in-placetmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/file-edit-in-place .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing \
--path skills/file-edit-in-placeconorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Use when the user names a local file and explicitly asks to clean, rewrite, humanize, or remove AI-writing patterns in that file itself, with minimal targeted edits and post-edit verification.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Sections in SKILL.md
- Connection contract
- Incoming
- Required handoff state
- Outgoing
- Senior-developer implementation lens
- Conditional representation guard
- Preconditions
- Editing policy
- Repair path
- Stop conditions
- Output
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.mdagents/openai.yaml
Suede Skill Check: 80/100 · B
Report snapshot · · graded-v2
The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
Source revision: 013d1db6b432. Report version 68d4bd63b173. Badge URLs follow the latest listing; save the report to keep this version.
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What to review next
- Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).
- Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
- Reference files: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the skill folder ships a references/, reference/ or docs/ folder.
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
file-edit-in-place passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 0 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 3 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing appears in 2 curated lists: BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills, hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code.