ai-slop
Operational rubric that turns "don't make AI slop" into observable properties, severity levels, evidence requirements, and repair actions for interface design. Use as the reference rubric when building or reviewing marketing sites, product interfaces, dashboards, portfolios, or e-commerce pages, especially alongside frontend-design.
Profile →npx skills add waybarrios/opencode-power-pack --skill ai-slop --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
Scope: marketing sites, product interfaces, dashboards, portfolios, editorial pages, and e-commerce. Complements `frontend-design`: that skill builds the interface, this one is the detailed rubric for judging whether the result is generic ("AI slop") or genuinely fit for the product. This is not a universal style guide. It does not ban a visual style merely because AI systems use it often — a gradient, card grid, serif headline, glass surface, or dark theme may be appropriate. It becomes a slop signal when used by reflex rather than because the product, audience, content, interaction, or brand requires it. MUST/MUST NOT are required for acceptance; SHOULD/SHOULD NOT are default rules whose deviations need a written rationale; MAY is optional and context-dependent. ## 1. Core definition **AI slop is superficially competent output that lacks sufficient intention, grounding, specificity, coherence, truthfulness, or product fit.** It usually shows up as one or more of: 1. **Default-driven** — recognizable model/template reflexes replace deliberate decisions. 2. **Interchangeable** — could be relabeled for another product with minimal change. 3. **Ungrounded** — content, claims, visuals
- 1. Core definition
- 2. Two quick tests
- 4. Cross-signal rule and severity
- 5. Required project artifacts
- 6. Review pipeline
- 7. Scoring
- 8. Repair protocol
- 9. Anti-overcorrection
- 10. Stable principles vs. temporal trends
- 11. Definition of done
- 12. Compact instruction (use under tight context)
What does the ai-slop skill do?
Operational rubric that turns "don't make AI slop" into observable properties, severity levels, evidence requirements, and repair actions for interface design. Use as the reference rubric when building or reviewing marketing sites, product interfaces, dashboards, portfolios, or e-commerce pages, especially alongside frontend-design.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add waybarrios/opencode-power-pack --skill ai-slop --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From waybarrios/opencode-power-pack, a repository with 443 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.