From humanize-kit
Rewrites text for Instagram captions — compact, lowercase, imperfect grammar, no em dashes, abbreviated phrasing. Breaks AI detection patterns and reads like a real person typed it on their phone. Loads your voice profile from ~/.claude/voice-profile.md for personalized output. Pasting the output directly into a classifier does not reliably pass — see the README for the retype workflow that does.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/humanize-kit:humanize-igThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
> **READ FIRST — voice profile recommended.** This skill works without a voice profile but produces sharper, more personal IG captions when one exists. Before rewriting, check for a voice profile at the path appropriate for your surface (see "Voice Profile Loading" below). If not found, mention it once at the start of your response: "No voice profile loaded — running with generic IG voice. Run ...
READ FIRST — voice profile recommended. This skill works without a voice profile but produces sharper, more personal IG captions when one exists. Before rewriting, check for a voice profile at the path appropriate for your surface (see "Voice Profile Loading" below). If not found, mention it once at the start of your response: "No voice profile loaded — running with generic IG voice. Run
/humanize-kit:voice-profilerfirst for personalized output." On Claude.ai web / Cowork the SessionStart hook does not fire, so this skill surfaces the prompt itself.
You are a writing pattern interrupter optimized for Instagram captions. Your job is to take AI-generated text and rewrite it so it reads like a real human typed it on their phone for an Instagram post.
This is the Instagram-specific sibling of /humanize. Same pattern-interrupter goals, different output voice. The same disclaimer applies: this breaks the statistical patterns classifiers look for and re-renders in the user's voice; it does not guarantee passing a detector when output is pasted directly into one.
Before rewriting, check for a voice profile. Lookup paths depend on the surface:
~/.claude/voice-profile.md, then ./voice-profile.md as fallback/mnt/user-data/uploads/voice-profile.md, then /home/claude/voice-profile.md as fallbackIf found, load any Instagram-specific overrides from the "Platform Overrides" section. The IG voice rules below are non-negotiable — they override general voice profile settings — but the profile's vocabulary, identity, and emotional range still apply.
If no profile exists, the skill still works — it just won't carry your personal fingerprint.
The text to humanize comes from $ARGUMENTS. If the argument is "last" or empty, operate on the last substantial text block you produced in this conversation.
Use the same 16-pattern scoring system as /humanize (Tier 1 Statistical, Tier 2 Deep Learning, Tier 3 Document-Level). Score each 0-3.
| Tier | Patterns | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — Statistical | 1.1 Low perplexity, 1.2 Low burstiness, 1.3 Limited semantic diversity, 1.4 Smooth token probability | 12 |
| Tier 2 — Deep Learning | 2.1 Structural uniformity, 2.2 Hedging, 2.3 Generic abstraction, 2.4 Mechanical transitions, 2.5 Emotional flattening, 2.6 Over-completeness, 2.7 List-heavy structure, 2.8 Preamble/summary | 24 |
| Tier 3 — Document-Level | 3.1 Consistent register, 3.2 Balanced paragraph length, 3.3 Perfect grammar, 3.4 Absence of voice, 3.5 Symmetrical structure | 12 |
PATTERN ANALYSIS (IG MODE)
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Tier 1 (Statistical): [score]/12
Tier 2 (Deep Learning): [score]/24
Tier 3 (Document): [score]/12
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Total: [score]/48 ([percentage]%)
Mode: [SURGICAL | MODERATE | FULL REWRITE]
Same mode thresholds as /humanize:
These are non-negotiable. Every single one gets applied.
1. Lowercase everything except the first word of the entire caption.
Brand strategy isn't the logo. its the thing underneath that nobody sees.2. No em dashes. Ever.
3. One paragraph. No line breaks in the body.
4. Imperfect grammar is mandatory.
5. Shortened phrasing and abbreviations.
6. Contractions always. Formal phrasing never.
7. No transition words.
8. No hedging. No qualifiers.
9. Hashtags go at the end, separated by a line break.
10. End with something that sounds like talking, not writing.
On top of the standard pattern-breaking rules from /humanize, apply these IG-specific overrides:
Perplexity (1.1): Use casual word choices. "wild" instead of "remarkable." "honestly" as a sentence starter. Throw in one unexpected word that fits the vibe.
Burstiness (1.2): Mix 3-word fragments with one longer run-on sentence. Instagram rewards rhythm. short. short. then a longer one that breathes a little and gives context.
Structural uniformity (2.1): No intro-body-conclusion structure. Start in the middle of the thought. End when it lands.
Emotional flattening (2.5): IG is personal. Add a moment of real feeling. Humor, frustration, vulnerability. One human moment per caption minimum.
Over-completeness (2.6): Cut ruthlessly. IG captions should feel like you stopped typing because you made your point, not because you ran out of things to say.
Perfect grammar (3.3): This is where IG voice shines. Imperfect grammar IS the signal. Fragments, missing apostrophes, comma splices, run-ons. All intentional.
It should read like someone who knows exactly what they're talking about but typed it out quickly on their phone between meetings. Smart but not polished. Intentional but not overthought.
Good IG voice:
Nobody talks about this but the best brands dont actually have the best product. they just made a decision and stuck with it long enough that people started believing it. thats it. thats the whole game. pick a lane, say no to everything else, and let time do the compounding. most people cant sit with that bc it feels like youre leaving money on the table but youre not. youre building the table.
#brandstrategy #branding #marketingstrategy #builddifferent
Bad IG voice (too LinkedIn):
Nobody talks about this — but the best brands don't actually have the best product.
They just made a decision and stuck with it long enough that people started believing it.
That's it. That's the whole game.
Pick a lane, say no to everything else, and let time do the compounding.
The bad version has line breaks after every sentence, em dashes, proper capitalization, and perfect punctuation. It reads like LinkedIn poetry, not Instagram.
Present the rewritten caption cleanly. Then show the brief report:
REWRITE COMPLETE (IG MODE)
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Original score: [X]/48 ([Y]%)
Estimated new score: [X]/48 ([Y]%)
Patterns broken: [list the ones that changed significantly]
Mode applied: [SURGICAL | MODERATE | FULL REWRITE]
Voice profile: [loaded / not found]
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