AI-writing-tells

Edit copy for grammar, style, and clarity with structured feedback reports.

47|11|Updated Nov 26, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/majesticlabs-dev/majestic-marketplace --skill ai-writing-tells
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Skill: AI-writing-tells
Source: https://github.com/majesticlabs-dev/majestic-marketplace/tree/main/plugins/majestic-marketing/skills/copy-editor/references/AI_WRITING_TELLS.md
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/majesticlabs-dev/majestic-marketplace --skill ai-writing-tells

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This reference lists AI writing tells and clusters to help identify AI-generated content and improve human-writing quality.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Pattern Library: Vocabulary, phrases, and structural cues.
  • Detection Guidance: How to evaluate AI involvement and improve authenticity.
  • Practical Examples: Realistic illustrations of AI tells to avoid.

Quick Start

Review the list of tells and check a sample draft for clusters of patterns indicating AI authorship.

Frequently Asked Questions about AI-writing-tells

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I detect AI-writing patterns in text?

AI-writing patterns include repetitive vocabulary, overused phrases, and structural clichés. Review text for clusters of these tells—formal transitions, hedging language, and generic descriptions—which often signal AI involvement or opportunities to improve authenticity and voice.

What are common AI writing tells I should look for?

Common AI tells include excessive qualifiers (e.g., "it is important to note"), passive constructions, formulaic openings, vague abstractions, and consistent filler phrases. Identifying these clusters helps distinguish AI-generated or AI-influenced content from authentic human writing.

How can I improve my writing by avoiding AI-like patterns?

Replace generic transitions and hedging with direct language, use active voice, vary sentence structure, and inject specific examples and voice. Auditing your copy against AI-writing tells eliminates stilted patterns and strengthens clarity, authority, and reader engagement.

Can I use AI-writing detection to audit marketing copy and documentation?

Yes. AI-writing detection applies to marketing copy, blog posts, documentation, emails, and UI text. Check these materials for AI tells and style inconsistencies, then apply fixes to ensure authentic voice and brand alignment across all customer-facing and internal communication.

What's the difference between identifying AI content and improving writing quality?

Detecting AI tells serves dual purposes: flagging likely AI authorship and revealing opportunities to strengthen human writing. The same patterns—overused phrases, passive structures, filler—reduce authenticity and clarity whether content is AI-generated or simply needs editing for impact and style.