Declaude

March 25, 2026 · View on GitHub

25-03-2026

Declaude is a system for building personal writing rules and enforcing them on AI-generated content via a /declaude slash command.

The Problem

AI-generated technical documentation has a distinctive voice: overly enthusiastic, littered with filler phrases ("Let's dive in!", "Great question!"), loves passive voice, and defaults to corporate-speak. If you're publishing AI-assisted content under your own name, you want it to sound like you.

How It Works

  1. Rules: Individual markdown files in a rules/ directory, each defining a writing preference (e.g., "no emojis in technical docs", "prefer active voice", "don't use the word 'leverage'")
  2. Vocabulary: Avoidance lists in vocab/ — words and phrases to never use
  3. Consolidation: An LLM-powered Python script (consolidate_rules.py) merges rules and vocab into a versioned prompt (uses OpenRouter API)
  4. Execution: The output becomes a /declaude slash command that rewrites AI-generated content to match your personal style

The Workflow

Write → Generate AI content → Run /declaude → Get content that sounds like you wrote it.

The rules accumulate over time. Every time you spot an AI-ism that annoys you, add a rule file. The consolidated prompt gets better with each addition.

Practical Takeaway

Even without the full tooling, maintaining a personal "AI style guide" is worth doing. A few lines in your project's CLAUDE.md about tone preferences can dramatically improve output quality.

Disclaimer: This is highly personal — my rules reflect my pet peeves. Your writing preferences will be completely different.

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