deslop Skill (Cursor) for Claude: Remove AI Code Slop and How to Install It

Makes Claude check your branch against main and remove the clutter AI tools tend to leave in code, for developers cleaning up before a pull request.

Installs: 9.7K; on skills.sh
Stars: 15K; on GitHub
Updated: Nov 2026; last repo commit

deslop has Claude read the diff against main and remove "AI-generated slop" the branch introduced. It looks for five things: extra comments, defensive checks and try/catch blocks that are abnormal for trusted code paths, casts to any used only to dodge type errors, deeply nested code that early returns would flatten, and anything else out of step with the file around it.

The skill sets three guardrails. Behavior stays unchanged unless there is a clear bug, edits stay small and focused, and the final summary is 1 to 3 sentences. It is one short SKILL.md and bundles no scripts. It works on your local git branch, so run it inside the repo.

Good for

Developers about to open a pull request on AI-assisted code
Reviewers who keep flagging needless comments and defensive checks
Teams that want a short, repeatable cleanup pass

Install deslop

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the deslop skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/cursor/plugins --skill deslop

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

The repo's Claude marketplace file lists other plugins and not cursor-team-kit, so there is no plugin route for Claude Code.

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What's in the skill

When it loads

Remove AI-generated code slop and clean up code style

Sections in SKILL.md

Focus Areas
Guardrails

Key facts

Author: Listed as Eric Zakariasson in the Cursor Team Kit plugin manifest; the repo is Cursor's own cursor/plugins
License: MIT (plugin manifest and README)
Installs on skills.sh: 9,738 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 14,989 for the whole repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last commit: Nov 1, 2026
Files: 1 file: SKILL.md; no scripts
Plugin: Part of Cursor Team Kit: 18 skills, 2 agents and 2 rules
skills.sh audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub: pass; Socket: pass; Snyk: pass (Nov 2, 2026)

What it includes

Reads what your branch changed relative to main
The skill's one instruction: check the diff against main and remove slop introduced in the branch.
Files · Diff against main
Removes comments that are unnecessary or off from the local style
First of five focus areas.
Write · Extra comments
Removes try/catch and checks that are abnormal for trusted code paths
Second focus area.
Write · Defensive checks
Removes `any` casts used only to get past type errors
Third focus area.
Write · Casts to any
Flattens deeply nested code with early returns
Fourth focus area.
Write · Deep nesting
Fixes other patterns that do not match the file and its surroundings
Fifth focus area.
Write · Local consistency
Keep behavior, make minimal edits, summarize in 1 to 3 sentences
Behavior changes only to fix a clear bug.
Guardrails

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

The skill edits files on your branch. Commit your work first so you can review or undo its changes.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

It edits your code without a preview step
SKILL.md tells Claude to remove the slop itself. Commit or stash your work first, then review the result with git diff. github.com
The plugin route adds more than this skill
The Cursor Team Kit plugin also installs 17 other skills, 2 agents and 2 rules. The tree shows no hooks or MCP server in that plugin folder. github.com

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No read-only mode. The skill removes code, so review the diff afterwards.
Sign-in and keys	SKILL.md names no key or token.
Scopes	Edits files that changed on your current branch

Questions

What does deslop do?

It makes Claude check your branch against main and remove AI-generated clutter. That means needless comments, odd defensive checks, any casts, deep nesting and other code that does not match the file.

Is deslop made by Cursor?

It sits in Cursor's own cursor/plugins repo, inside the Cursor Team Kit plugin. The plugin manifest lists Eric Zakariasson as author.

How do I install deslop?

Use the install box above. In Cursor, the plugin command adds the whole Cursor Team Kit. For Claude Code, install the skill with the skills CLI.

How do I run it?

Ask Claude to deslop your branch or to remove AI slop from your diff. The skill compares the branch with main, so run it inside the git repo.

Will it change what my code does?

The skill says to keep behavior unchanged unless fixing a clear bug, and to prefer minimal, focused edits over broad rewrites. Review the diff afterwards anyway.

Does it need an API key or Node?

SKILL.md names no key and bundles no scripts. Node is needed only for the skills CLI install.

Is deslop safe?

It edits files on your branch, so commit or stash first and check the result with git diff. SKILL.md has no scripts and names no network use.

Does it work in the Claude app?

There is no Claude app upload tab, because the skill works on a git diff in your local repo. Use it in Claude Code with the repo checked out. The README documents the Cursor plugin install; it does not name Codex.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: cursor/plugins
Folder: cursor-team-kit/skills/deslop

cursor/plugins skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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cursor/plugins README · github.com
cursor/plugins Claude marketplace.json · github.com
Cursor Team Kit README · github.com
cursor marketplace.json · github.com
SKILL.md · github.com
cursor-team-kit plugin.json · github.com
skills.sh listing · skills.sh