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Stop Slop

Compact prompt rules that block formulaic filler during initial generation.

What It Does

A lightweight rule set loaded during initial drafting that halts predictable machine tropes before they reach the draft.

Origin and Adaptation Notes

Preventing unnatural phrasing during generation is faster and less expensive than correcting it post hoc.

Attribution: Adapted from Hardik Pandya's open source stop-slop project (hardikpandya/stop-slop). Distributed under the MIT License.

When to Activate

  • •Drafting professional correspondence, documentation, and articles
  • •Enforcing natural, direct sentences without ceremonial filler
  • •Setting strict negative writing constraints in system instructions

When to Avoid

  • •Pure code generation where prose styling is absent

Skill Specification and Runtime Setup

Full Instruction Specification
# Stop Slop Specification

## Overview
A lightweight rule set loaded during initial drafting that halts predictable machine tropes before they reach the draft.

## Rationale
Preventing unnatural phrasing during generation is faster and less expensive than correcting it post hoc.

## Core Principles
* Always verify environment constraints and dependencies before executing.
* Enforce negative constraints and reject speculative abstractions.
* Validate output against stated acceptance rubrics.

## Execution Workflow
1. Discovery: Map requirements and inspect active context.
2. Decomposition: Break down the task into discrete, verifiable phases.
3. Execution: Implement surgical changes preserving existing code architecture.
4. Verification: Test all criteria before declaring completion.

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