dev-ai-slop-cleaner

Cleaning up AI-generated code bloat involves removing single-use helpers, over-abstractions, and generic naming from TypeScript diffs while preserving the original behavior through a targeted simplification pass.

Common AI slop patterns include single-use helper functions, unrequested configurability knobs, heavy over-abstractions that add complexity without value, and vague generic naming that obscures the code's actual purpose.

Refactoring AI-generated code without changing behavior requires scanning diffs for slop signatures, proposing cleaned replacements, applying changes through a designated executor, and verifying behavior with dev-verify to ensure logic remains intact.

A code cleanup pass is needed after a multi-file AI generation burst completes and the resulting diff contains trivial functions, unrequested configuration, or heavy abstractions that reduce overall maintainability.

Yes, code cleanup removes unrequested configurability from AI diffs by identifying and stripping configuration knobs that were added without request, simplifying the implementation down to purpose-built logic.