the-boring-answer-detector
Scan a plan, draft, or idea for the generic, textbook, everyone-would-say-that lines — and push each toward something sharper and more specific. Use when asked is this too generic, make this less boring, why does my plan feel bland, or spot the clichés in my thinking. Produces a line-by-line flag of the mediocre and predictable parts, why each is forgettable, and a sharper, more specific, or more surprising alternative for each — so the output stops sounding like the average of the internet.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-boring-answer-detector --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.
# The Boring Answer Detector AI (and tired humans) default to the safe, average, textbook answer — technically correct and utterly forgettable. This audits your plan or draft for exactly those lines: the generic advice, the predictable framing, the thing anyone would say. Then it pushes each toward something specific, surprising, or actually yours. It's a bland-o-meter with a fix attached. ## What This Skill Produces - **The boring-line flags** — the specific parts that are generic, predictable, or textbook - **Why each is forgettable** — what makes it the average answer (it applies to anyone; it's advice everyone's heard; it says nothing false but nothing new) - **A sharper version** — a more specific, concrete, or non-obvious alternative for each - **The keepers** — the parts that are already sharp, so you don't over-edit ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **The content** — the plan, draft, pitch, or idea to scan (paste it) - **The goal** — what it's for and who it's for (specificity depends on audience) - **How bold** — sharpen-but-safe, or make-it-provocative - **Anything fixed** — parts that must stay as-is ## Framework: Flag The Average, Sharpen It 1. **Spot
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: Flag The Average, Sharpen It
- Output Format
- Scanning: [the content] · for [audience]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Example Trigger Phrases
What does the the-boring-answer-detector skill do?
Scan a plan, draft, or idea for the generic, textbook, everyone-would-say-that lines — and push each toward something sharper and more specific. Use when asked is this too generic, make this less boring, why does my plan feel bland, or spot the clichés in my thinking. Produces a line-by-line flag of the mediocre and predictable parts, why each is forgettable, and a sharper, more specific, or more surprising alternative for each — so the output stops sounding like the average of the internet.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-boring-answer-detector --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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,277 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.