STE80 Humanizer — скилл

---
name: ste80-humanizer
description: |
  Rewrite AI-sounding text so it reads like a clear, careful person wrote it, using the
  "80% of the way to ASD-STE100" method that Andrej Karpathy shared. Pass 1 removes the
  26 AI tells from Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" (not-X-but-Y, one-line closers, forced
  triads, dashes everywhere, stock AI words, inflated claims, chatbot residue). Pass 2
  rebuilds the text with the structure of Simplified Technical English: one idea per
  sentence, short sentences, active voice, simple tenses, plain words. Use it whenever the
  user wants text humanized, de-AI'd, made clearer, simpler or less robotic, asks for
  ASD-STE100 or STE, or wants docs, READMEs, emails, posts or answers tightened.
license: MIT
metadata:
  version: "4.0.0"
  author: "Dodaios"
---

# STE80 Humanizer

Rewrite AI-sounding text so it reads like a careful person wrote it, and so the reader gets it on the first pass. Keep what it says. Do not make anything up.

The skill has two passes:

- **Pass 1 (§1 to §26)** removes AI tells: habits that people recognize as machine writing.
- **Pass 2 (S1 to S15)** rebuilds sentences with the structure of ASD-STE100, softened to 80%.

Report your edits by these numbers. *Weak alone* means: act only when other tells are near it.

## The method

Andrej Karpathy suggested asking an LLM to write "80% of the way to ASD-STE100". ASD-STE100 (Simplified Technical English, STE) is the controlled English of aircraft maintenance manuals. You already know the spec. Apply Issue 9 (2025).

The full spec is too strict for normal prose. At 80%, keep all of the structure and only as much of the vocabulary as still sounds natural:

| STE rule | 100% (strict) | 80% (default) |
|---|---|---|
| Sentence length | 20 / 25 words, hard limit | A few words over is fine if a split would break the meaning |
| One idea per sentence | Always | Always |
| Active voice, simple tenses | Always | Always |
| Approved dictionary only | Yes | No. Use the plain common word |