techne:deslop¶

Scan comments and docstrings for AI-generated low-value prose and propose tightened rewrites or deletions. Keeps why-comments and non-obvious references; cuts everything else.

When to use¶

• After other AI assistants have touched a repo and left behind verbose, self-narrating commentary.
• Pre-release audit: "Clean up the codebase before we ship."
• Auditing pending changes for temporal markers, marketing padding, or narrative WHAT-comments.
• Anytime a comment or docstring makes you wince.

Usage¶

Invoke by name in Claude Code:

/techne:deslop

Default scope is the whole repo minus vendored/generated paths. Narrow scope by naming a path:

/techne:deslop scripts/

The skill fans out parallel subagents per area, consolidates findings, then asks apply all / apply selected / skip? before editing.

See also¶

• techne:reslop: when the answer is better prose, not less prose.
• techne:docsync: verify factual claims in docs after a deslop pass.
• Conventions: ## scan_scope section in .claude/skill-context.md for repo-specific skip paths.