ai-text-check 1.0.0

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/ContrastiveFormulas.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI contrast: '%s'. State the positive claim directly without the 'not X, but Y' formula."
+level: error
+tokens:
+  # "It's not just X; it's Y" patterns
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not just [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t isn'?t just [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not merely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not simply [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not only [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not purely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not solely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not entirely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "It's not about X; it's about Y" patterns
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t isn'?t about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not really about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not just about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not merely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not simply about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not only about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not purely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not solely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not entirely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  # Period-separated versions (two sentences)
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t isn'?t about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not really about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not just about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not merely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not purely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not solely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not entirely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "This isn't X; it's Y" patterns
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t just [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t merely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t simply [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t only [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t purely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t solely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t entirely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not just [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not merely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not simply [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not only [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not purely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not solely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not entirely [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t merely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t just about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t simply about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t only about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t purely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t solely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t entirely about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t about [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  # Period-separated versions (two sentences)
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t merely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t just about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t simply about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t only about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t purely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t solely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t entirely about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is not about [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s about [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "It's more than X; it's Y" patterns
+  - "[Ii]t'?s more than [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s more than just [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is more than [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is more than just [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "It's less about X and more about Y" patterns
+  - "[Ii]t'?s less about [^;,—:]+ and more about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s less about [^;,—:]+, more about [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his is less about [^;,—:]+ and more about [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "X isn't the point; Y is" patterns
+  - "[^.!?]+ isn'?t the point[;,—:] [^.!?]+ is"
+  - "[^.!?]+ is not the point[;,—:] [^.!?]+ is"
+
+  # "The real X isn't Y; it's Z" patterns
+  - "[Tt]he real [^;,—:]+ isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]he true [^;,—:]+ isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "What matters isn't X; it's Y" patterns
+  - "[Ww]hat matters isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ww]hat matters is not [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ww]hat'?s important isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "The question isn't X; it's Y" patterns
+  - "[Tt]he question isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]he question is not [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]he issue isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]he problem isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]he challenge isn'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "Yes, X, but Y" dismissive acknowledgment
+  - "[Yy]es, [^,]+, but the real [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ss]ure, [^,]+, but what really [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "It's not whether X; it's how/why/when Y"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not whether [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s (?:how|why|when|what) [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not if [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it'?s (?:how|why|when|what) [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "[Noun] isn't X. It's Y." pattern (any subject)
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ isn'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ is not [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "X is a Y, not a Z" categorical assertion with preemptive correction
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ is an? [^,]+, not an? [^.]+"
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ are [^,]+, not [^.]+"
+
+  # "Not only X but also Y" patterns
+  - "[Nn]ot only [^,;—:]+,? but (?:also )?[^.!?]+"
+
+  # "Not because X, but because Y" causal variant
+  - "[Nn]ot because [^,;—:]+,? but because [^.!?]+"
+
+  # === Plural subject negation-correction ===
+
+  # "These aren't X. They're Y." — period-separated
+  - "[Tt]hese aren'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hose aren'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hese are not [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hose are not [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hese are not [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey are [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hose are not [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey are [^.!?]+"
+
+  # With modifiers
+  - "[Tt]hese aren'?t just [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hese aren'?t merely [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hese aren'?t simply [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+
+  # Semicolon/em-dash-joined
+  - "[Tt]hese aren'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] they'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hose aren'?t [^;,—:]+[;,—:] they'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hese are not [^;,—:]+[;,—:] they'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hose are not [^;,—:]+[;,—:] they'?re [^.!?]+"
+
+  # Generic "[Noun] aren't X. They're Y." catch-all
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ aren'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ are not [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey'?re [^.!?]+"
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ are not [^.!?]+\\. [Tt]hey are [^.!?]+"
+
+  # === "Doesn't mean X. It means Y." ===
+
+  # Period-separated
+  - "[Tt]his doesn'?t mean [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t means [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hat doesn'?t mean [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t means [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his does not mean [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t means [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hat does not mean [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t means [^.!?]+"
+
+  # Semicolon/em-dash-joined
+  - "[Tt]his doesn'?t mean [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it means [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hat doesn'?t mean [^;,—:]+[;,—:] it means [^.!?]+"
+
+  # Generic "[Noun] doesn't mean X. It means Y."
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ doesn'?t mean [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t means [^.!?]+"
+  - "[A-Z][a-z]+ does not mean [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t means [^.!?]+"
+
+  # === Multi-word subject "isn't X. It's Y." ===
+  # Catches "The colophon isn't a disclaimer. It's a feature."
+  # The single-word "[Noun] isn't X. It's Y." patterns above only match
+  # single capitalized-word subjects.
+
+  # "The [noun] isn't X. It's Y."
+  - "[Tt]he [a-z]+ isn'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]he [a-z]+ is not [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]he [a-z]+ isn'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t is [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "A/An [noun] isn't X. It's Y."
+  - "[Aa]n? [a-z]+ isn'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Aa]n? [a-z]+ is not [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "Our/Your/Their [noun] isn't X. It's Y."
+  - "(?:Our|Your|Their|Its) [a-z]+ isn'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "(?:Our|Your|Their|Its) [a-z]+ is not [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+
+  # Multi-word/acronym subjects — catch-all with "isn't...It's" anchor
+  # "WCAG 2.1 AA isn't a checkbox. It's a constraint."
+  - "[^.!?]+ isn'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[^.!?]+ is not [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t'?s [^.!?]+"
+  - "[^.!?]+ isn'?t [^.!?]+\\. [Ii]t is [^.!?]+"

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/ContrastiveNegation.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI contrast by negation: '%s'. State the positive directly without the trailing negation."
+level: error
+nonword: true
+ignorecase: true
+# Telegraphic negation cadence, often the agent's workaround once the
+# "not X; it's Y" formula gets flagged: a positive spec paired with a negated
+# one. Two shapes. Stacked anaphora ("no setup, no config, no hassle") catches
+# the marketing cadence and its idioms ("no pain, no gain"), which read as tells
+# here. The single clause-final fragment ("cleartext repo names, no k-anonymity
+# gate") is aggressive by design and will also catch a literal "coffee, no
+# sugar," so disable this rule for terse spec lists where that is intended.
+# "No longer" and "no sooner" are temporal adverbs, a different construction.
+exceptions:
+  - "no longer"
+  - "no sooner"
+tokens:
+  # Stacked: "no X, no Y[, no Z]"
+  - "\\bno [^,.;:!?]{2,}, no [^.!?]+"
+  # Single clause-final fragment: "..., no <noun phrase>."
+  - ", no [a-z][^.!?,;:]*[.!?]"

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/DefensiveHedges.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI defensive hedge: '%s'. State your point directly without pre-defending it."
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  # "This is more of X than Y, but..." pattern
+  - "[Tt]his is more of [^,]+ than [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s more of [^,]+ than [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "Not the most X, but..." pattern
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not the most [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t the most [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "May seem/might seem X, but..." pattern
+  - "[Tt]his may seem [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]his might seem [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t may seem [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t might seem [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "Might sound X, but..." pattern
+  - "[Tt]his might sound [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t might sound [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Tt]hat might sound [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "Admittedly/Granted" openers
+  - "Admittedly, [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "Granted, [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "To be fair" pattern
+  - "To be fair, [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "To be honest, [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "While this might/may appear" pattern
+  - "While this might appear [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+  - "While this may appear [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+  - "While it might appear [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+  - "While it may appear [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "Not meant to be X, but..." pattern
+  - "[Tt]his isn'?t meant to be [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "[Ii]t'?s not meant to be [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "On the surface X, but..." pattern
+  - "On the surface, [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "On the surface this [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "At first glance" pattern
+  - "At first glance, [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "At first glance this [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "I know this seems/sounds" pattern
+  - "I know this seems [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "I know this sounds [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "I know it seems [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+  - "I know it sounds [^,]+, but [^.!?]+"
+
+  # "While X, Y" hedged openers (preemptive concession)
+  - "While [^,]+ can [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+  - "While [^,]+ is [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+  - "While [^,]+ are [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+  - "While [^,]+ may [^,]+, [^.!?]+"
+  - "Although [^,]+, [^.!?]+"

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/DespiteChallenges.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI despite-formula: '%s'. Engage with the challenges substantively or remove the hedge."
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - despite its challenges
+  - despite these challenges
+  - despite the challenges
+  - despite this challenge
+  - despite these limitations
+  - despite its limitations
+  - despite the limitations
+  - despite these drawbacks
+  - despite its drawbacks
+  - despite these obstacles
+  - despite its obstacles
+  - despite these hurdles
+  - despite its hurdles
+  - despite these setbacks
+  - despite its setbacks
+  - despite these concerns
+  - despite its concerns
+  - despite facing challenges
+  - despite facing numerous
+  - despite facing significant
+  - while challenges remain
+  - while these challenges
+  - while significant challenges
+  - challenges notwithstanding
+  - obstacles notwithstanding
+  - limitations notwithstanding

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/EmDashUsage.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI punctuation: em-dash detected. Use a comma, period, or parentheses instead."
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '—'
+  - '–'
+  - '--'

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/EmphaticCopula.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI emphasis: '%s'. Remove the italics. Emphasizing a copula rarely adds meaning."
+level: error
+nonword: true
+scope: raw
+tokens:
+  # Markdown italicized copula verbs - the "manufactured profundity" pattern
+  # Note: underscore patterns require space prefix to avoid matching __dunder__ methods
+  - "\\*is\\*"
+  - " _is_"
+  - "\\*are\\*"
+  - " _are_"
+  - "\\*was\\*"
+  - " _was_"
+  - "\\*were\\*"
+  - " _were_"
+
+  # Italicized "the" for false emphasis
+  - "\\*the\\*"
+  - " _the_"
+
+  # Italicized single conjunctions/prepositions for false drama
+  # Note: underscore patterns require space prefix to avoid matching __dunder__ methods
+  - "\\*and\\*"
+  - " _and_"
+  - "\\*not\\*"
+  - " _not_"
+  - "\\*or\\*"
+  - " _or_"

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/EmptyPadding.yml

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+---
+extends: sequence
+message: "AI empty modifier: '%s %s'. Delete the modifier and keep the noun."
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - pattern: named|various|certain|respective|given|particular
+    tag: JJ|VBN|DT
+  - tag: NN|NNS
+---

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/EmptyPaddingStacked.yml

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+---
+extends: sequence
+message: "AI empty modifier: '%s %s %s'. Delete the modifier and keep the noun."
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - pattern: named|various|certain|respective|given|particular
+    tag: JJ|VBN|DT
+  - tag: JJ|JJR|JJS
+  - tag: NN|NNS
+---

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/ExplainerHeadings.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI explainer heading: '%s'. Name what you're explaining instead."
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+scope: heading
+tokens:
+  - Deep Dive
+  - Under the Hood
+  - Demystifying
+  - Why It Matters
+  - Why This Matters
+  - Why It Exists
+  - Why This Exists
+  - What It Solves
+  - What This Solves
+  - What It Does
+  - What This Does
+  - A Closer Look
+  - The Inner Workings

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/FalseBalance.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI evasion: '%s'. Take a clear position or remove the hedge."
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - both sides of the argument
+  - both sides present valid points
+  - there are valid points on both sides
+  - each perspective has merit
+  - each side has merit
+  - it's important to consider all perspectives
+  - important to consider the perspectives
+  - consider all stakeholders
+  - perspectives of all stakeholders
+  - a balanced approach
+  - strike a balance
+  - find a balance
+  - nuanced understanding
+  - nuanced approach
+  - the answer is not straightforward
+  - not a simple answer
+  - there is no simple answer
+  - the issue is complex
+  - this is a complex issue
+  - depends on various factors
+  - depends on many factors
+  - varies depending on
+  - context-dependent
+  - situation-dependent
+  - case-by-case basis

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/FalseExclusivity.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI false exclusivity: '%s'. State the point directly without claiming insider knowledge."
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - nobody talks about
+  - no one talks about
+  - nobody mentions
+  - no one mentions
+  - nobody is talking about
+  - no one is talking about
+  - nobody discusses
+  - no one discusses
+  - the part nobody mentions
+  - the part no one mentions
+  - the part nobody talks about
+  - the part no one talks about
+  - what nobody tells you
+  - what no one tells you
+  - what nobody mentions
+  - what no one mentions
+  - what most people miss
+  - what most people don't
+  - what most people overlook
+  - what most people forget
+  - the dirty secret
+  - the dirty little secret
+  - the open secret
+  - the uncomfortable truth
+  - the inconvenient truth
+  - the elephant in the room
+  - the unspoken truth
+  - the unspoken reality
+  - the hidden truth
+  - the hidden cost
+  - the hidden costs
+  - the silent killer
+  - here's what most people miss
+  - here's what nobody tells you
+  - here's what no one tells you

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/FigurativeLands.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI overused verb: '%s'. Name the literal action: is merged or is routed to. Disable this rule for aviation or nature prose."
+level: error
+nonword: true
+ignorecase: true
+# "Lands" is an AI overuse fingerprint: a request "lands on" a node, a PR
+# "lands in" main, an idea "lands in" a sweet spot. Flag the figurative arrival
+# verb and exempt the common things that literally land. The exemption list is
+# deliberately not exhaustive: rare landers (specific species, stray
+# projectiles) fire, so aviation or nature writing disables the whole rule.
+# Exemptions need (?i) because ignorecase covers tokens but not exemptions, so a
+# sentence-initial "Snow lands on the sill" would otherwise leak through. Each
+# exemption matches the subject word inside the captured "<subject> lands on"
+# span.
+exceptions:
+  # Common aircraft
+  - "(?i)planes?"
+  - "(?i)airplanes?"
+  - "(?i)jets?"
+  - "(?i)aircraft"
+  - "(?i)helicopters?"
+  - "(?i)drones?"
+  - "(?i)gliders?"
+  - "(?i)balloons?"
+  - "(?i)flights?"
+  # Spacecraft
+  - "(?i)rockets?"
+  - "(?i)spacecraft"
+  - "(?i)probes?"
+  - "(?i)landers?"
+  - "(?i)rovers?"
+  - "(?i)capsules?"
+  - "(?i)shuttles?"
+  - "(?i)satellites?"
+  # Birds (generic; rare species fire, so nature writing disables the rule)
+  - "(?i)birds?"
+  # Common falling or thrown things
+  - "(?i)balls?"
+  - "(?i)snow"
+  - "(?i)snowflakes?"
+  - "(?i)leaf"
+  - "(?i)leaves"
+  - "(?i)meteors?"
+  - "(?i)asteroids?"
+  # People who land
+  - "(?i)skydivers?"
+  # "Lands" as a territory noun, not the verb (public lands in the west)
+  - "(?i)public"
+  - "(?i)federal"
+  - "(?i)tribal"
+  - "(?i)private"
+  - "(?i)ancestral"
+  - "(?i)indigenous"
+  - "(?i)native"
+  - "(?i)grazing"
+  - "(?i)crown"
+  - "(?i)common"
+  # Assessment subjects owned by ColloquialAssessments ("the joke lands")
+  - "(?i)joke"
+  - "(?i)point"
+  - "(?i)argument"
+  - "(?i)line"
+  - "(?i)metaphor"
+  - "(?i)analogy"
+  - "(?i)comparison"
+  - "(?i)critique"
+  - "(?i)distinction"
+  - "(?i)observation"
+  - "(?i)framing"
+  - "(?i)insight"
+  - "(?i)takeaway"
+  - "(?i)punchline"
+  - "(?i)callback"
+  - "(?i)bit"
+  - "(?i)reference"
+  - "(?i)callout"
+tokens:
+  - "\\b\\w+ land(?:s|ed)? (?:on|in|into|at|here|there)\\b"

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/FillerPhrases.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI filler: '%s'. Delete this phrase. It adds no meaning."
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - a wide range of
+  - a broad range of
+  - a variety of
+  - a myriad of
+  - a plethora of
+  - a wealth of
+  - an abundance of
+  - a multitude of
+  - countless
+  - numerous
+  - innumerable
+  - in order to
+  - for the purpose of
+  - with the aim of
+  - with a view to
+  - so as to
+  - serves to
+  - tends to
+  - has the potential to
+  - has the ability to
+  - is capable of
+  - is able to
+  - due to the fact that
+  - owing to the fact that
+  - in light of the fact that
+  - given the fact that
+  - despite the fact that
+  - regardless of the fact that
+  - the fact that
+  - it is clear that
+  - it is evident that
+  - it is apparent that
+  - it is obvious that
+  - it can be seen that
+  - it can be observed that
+
+  # Performative sincerity markers
+  - and honestly
+  - and honestly,
+  - honestly,
+  - honestly?
+  - to be honest,
+  - to be honest?
+  - and frankly
+  - and frankly,
+  - frankly,
+  - frankly?
+  - and truthfully
+  - truthfully,
+  - if i'm being honest
+  - if i'm being frank
+  - to be frank,
+  - to tell you the truth
+  - the truth is,
+  - in all honesty
+  - in all honesty,
+  - quite honestly
+  - quite frankly
+  - i'll be honest
+  - i will be honest
+  - to be perfectly honest
+  - to be completely honest
+  - to be totally honest
+  - to be brutally honest
+  - to be 100% honest
+  - the honest truth
+  - the honest answer
+  - the honest take
+  - honest answer
+  - honest take
+  - my honest take
+  - my honest opinion

package/vale/styles/ai-tells/FormalRegister.yml

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+---
+extends: existence
+message: "AI formalism: '%s'. Use a plainer everyday word (e.g., 'use', 'help', 'start')."
+level: error
+tokens:
+  - utilize
+  - utilizes
+  - utilizing
+  - utilized
+  - utilization
+  - facilitate
+  - facilitates
+  - facilitating
+  - facilitated
+  - facilitation
+  - implement
+  - implements
+  - implementing
+  - implementation
+  - commence
+  - commences
+  - commencing
+  - commenced
+  - terminate
+  - terminates
+  - terminating
+  - terminated
+  - ascertain
+  - ascertains
+  - ascertaining
+  - endeavour
+  - endeavours
+  - endeavouring
+  - methodology
+  - methodologies
+  - framework
+  - frameworks
+  - conceptualize
+  - conceptualizes
+  - conceptualizing
+  - operationalize
+  - operationalizes
+  - operationalizing
+  - prioritize
+  - prioritizes
+  - prioritizing
+  - incentivize
+  - incentivizes
+  - incentivizing
+  - optimize
+  - optimizes
+  - optimizing
+  - maximize
+  - maximizes
+  - maximizing
+  - minimize
+  - minimizes
+  - minimizing