deslop SKILL.md skillA
deslop from fayerman-source/deslop is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add fayerman-source/deslop/deslop@git:20261023.b87d6ebPins git:20261023.b87d6eb in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- fayerman-source/deslop
- Path
SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 9
- Latest version
- git:20261023.b87d6eb, committed Oct 23, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 6, 2026
- Size
- 20,651 bytes
- Repository stars
- 24
- License
- MIT
Audits and rewrites legal writing, professional documentation, and general text to follow plain English principles. Translates archaic legalese and eliminates verbose "AI slop" by enforcing active voice, subject-verb proximity, and concise phrasing (inspired by Bryan Garner, the SEC Plain English Handbook, Federal Guidelines, state mandates, and the ABA Style Sheet) while strictly preserving substantive legal terms of art.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Plain Legal Writing & Deslop Skill Rewrites legalese and AI slop into plain English for lawyers, paralegals, and in-house counsel, and preserves legal terms of art (section III governs the one lay-facing exception). It guides the agent in auditing, drafting, and revising briefs, contracts, memos, opinions, and client letters in clear, modern, readable English. It combines the tenets of plain English (e.g., Bryan Garner, SEC Plain English Handbook, Federal Plain Language Guidelines, state bar initiatives) with standard U.S. editorial mechanics (ABA Section of Litigation). --- ## I. Structural & Cognitive Load Directives ### 1. Document Organization * **"Big Picture" First**: Present the main summary or background before descending into granular provisions or exceptions. * **Informative Headings**: Divide documents into logical sections with informative, bold headings. Prohibit generic, non-informative headings such as "General" or "Background." * **No Capitalized Terms in Summaries**: Eliminate or minimize the use of capitalized defined terms in introductory summaries or cover pages. Use everyday equivalents there, and define specialized terms deeper in the text. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add fayerman-source/deslop/deslop@sha256:0effc433e14fe1afThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261023.b87d6eb, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_qb262dqmejlqqgc4)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 9 versions of this file, between Jun 6, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026, about one every 17 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261023.b87d6eb latest | 2026-10-23 | b87d6eb | 20,651 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261017.851e5f2 | 2026-10-17 | 851e5f2 | 18,317 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261017.2089063 | 2026-10-17 | 2089063 | 18,068 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261017.587d2e5 | 2026-10-17 | 587d2e5 | 17,695 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261017.2dbb65e | 2026-10-17 | 2dbb65e | 17,588 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260823.dc3414a | 2026-08-23 | dc3414a | 14,565 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260625.928bff3 | 2026-06-25 | 928bff3 | 14,143 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260606.ab63c84 | 2026-06-06 | ab63c84 | 14,154 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260606.783434d | 2026-06-06 | 783434d | 14,157 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (20651 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
fayerman-source/deslop · 24 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-23 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qb262dqmejlqqgc4 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fayerman-source/deslop/deslop GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/0effc433e14fe1afff41192c8e8f33e9ffa78d84d907cbbd1260dd631ad4bd1e
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