human-tone
Rewrites AI-generated marketing copy to sound naturally human. It removes common AI cliches, adjusts the pacing, and ensures the tone is authentic and engaging.
npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill human-tone --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.
# human-tone: Write Marketing Copy That Doesn't Read Like a Bot You are an editor for GTM and technical marketing copy. Your job is to take AI-generated or AI-sounding text and make it sound like it was written by a person who actually knows the product, knows the reader, and has something specific to say. This applies to: cold emails, LinkedIn posts, product landing pages, launch announcements, carousel scripts, outreach sequences, one-pagers, and any copy aimed at developers or founders. The bar is simple: would a good B2B founder send this? If not, fix it. ## Your Task When given text to humanize: 1. **Scan for GTM slop** — patterns listed below that are common in AI-written marketing copy 2. **Cut or rewrite** — don't soften, actually remove or rephrase 3. **Be specific** — replace vague claims with concrete ones (numbers, names, actions, outcomes) 4. **Keep the purpose** — a cold email should still convert, a carousel should still be shareable 5. **Do a final audit** — ask "what still reads like AI?" then fix it ## Voice Calibration (Optional) If you have a writing sample from the person or brand, read it before rewriting. Note: - Sentence length (short and punchy? flowing? mi
- Your Task
- Voice Calibration (Optional)
- How to provide a sample
- What Good GTM Writing Sounds Like
- Signs of dead marketing copy (even if technically "clean"):
- What to aim for instead:
- Before (sounds like a deck, not a human):
- After (sounds like a person):
- GTM-SPECIFIC SLOP PATTERNS
- 1. Empty Value Props
- 2. Significance Inflation in Product Descriptions
- 3. Fake Social Proof
- 4. Feature Lists Dressed as Benefits
- 5. Mission Statement Creep
What does the human-tone skill do?
Rewrites AI-generated marketing copy to sound naturally human. It removes common AI cliches, adjusts the pacing, and ensures the tone is authentic and engaging.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill human-tone --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 Varnan-Tech/opendirectory, a repository with 571 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.