zero-slop 2.8.11 → 2.9.0

package/.mcp.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "zero-slop": {
+      "type": "http",
+      "url": "https://mcp.zero-slop.ai/mcp"
+    }
+  }
+}

package/README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://zero-slop.ai">
-    <img src="assets/logo/logo-mark-512.png" width="112" alt="Zero Slop">
+    <img src="assets/logo/studio/zero-slop-mark-300-transparent.png" width="112" alt="Zero Slop">
   </a>
 </p>
 
+Zero Slop crossed 100 GitHub stars and 2,000 npm downloads in its first 12 days.
+
 <h1 align="center">Zero Slop</h1>
 
 <p align="center"><strong>Find AI-sounding writing. Keep the source intact.</strong></p>
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://github.com/manavmishra/ZeroSlop/actions/workflows/validate.yml"><img alt="Validate" src="https://github.com/manavmishra/ZeroSlop/actions/workflows/validate.yml/badge.svg"></a>
-  <img alt="Version 2.8.11" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.8.11-72528F">
+  <img alt="Version 2.9.0" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.9.0-72528F">
   <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/zero-slop"><img alt="npm version" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/zero-slop?color=72528F"></a>
   <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/zero-slop"><img alt="npm downloads" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/zero-slop?color=227B5B"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/manavmishra/ZeroSlop/stargazers"><img alt="GitHub stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/manavmishra/ZeroSlop?style=flat&color=b0442a"></a>
@@ -37,15 +39,15 @@
 npx skills add manavmishra/ZeroSlop --global
 ```
 
-<a href="assets/zero-slop-demo.mp4">
+<a href="assets/zero-slop-demo.mp4?v=dark-shell-restored-20260906">
   <picture>
-    <source media="(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)" srcset="assets/zero-slop-demo-poster.png">
-    <source type="image/webp" srcset="assets/zero-slop-demo.webp">
-    <img src="assets/zero-slop-demo.gif" width="960" alt="Terminal demo: install Zero Slop, ask your AI assistant to edit a draft with /zero-slop, then review the edit and source checks.">
+    <source media="(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)" srcset="assets/zero-slop-demo-poster.png?v=dark-shell-restored-20260906">
+    <source type="image/webp" srcset="assets/zero-slop-demo.webp?v=dark-shell-restored-20260906">
+    <img src="assets/zero-slop-demo.gif?v=dark-shell-restored-20260906" width="900" alt="Dark-shell demo: install Zero Slop, edit with your assistant, and check scores while preserving 40%.">
   </picture>
 </a>
 
-<p align="center"><a href="assets/zero-slop-demo.mp4">Download the 36-second demo</a> · <sub>Reconstructed skill session; hosted outputs vary.</sub></p>
+<p align="center"><a href="assets/zero-slop-demo.mp4?v=dark-shell-restored-20260906">Watch the 15-second shell demo</a> · <sub>The original demo uses a longer sample than the example below.</sub></p>
 
 ## Before and after
 
@@ -81,32 +83,14 @@ Zero Slop is a writing tool. It does not detect authorship; its score describes
 
 To try Zero Slop first, paste a draft into [zero-slop.ai/try](https://zero-slop.ai/try/). The free editor returns the edit, the before-and-after scores, and the exact phrases that triggered the scorer.
 
-The portable installer works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Warp, Zed, and other Agent Skills-compatible tools:
-
-```sh
-npx skills add manavmishra/ZeroSlop --global
-```
-
-Or use the package-specific installer and scoring command:
-
-```sh
-npx zero-slop install
-npx zero-slop score draft.md
-```
-
-Choose a harness explicitly when needed:
-
-```sh
-npx zero-slop install --harness codex
-# claude | codex | cursor | opencode | zed
-```
-
 | Environment | Fastest route |
 |---|---|
 | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Warp, Zed | `npx skills add manavmishra/ZeroSlop --global` |
+| Gemini CLI | `gemini extensions install https://github.com/manavmishra/ZeroSlop --auto-update` |
+| Claude Code plugin | `/plugin marketplace add manavmishra/ZeroSlop`, then `/plugin install zero-slop@zero-slop` |
 | Any assistant with file uploads | Download the [single-file bundle](https://github.com/manavmishra/ZeroSlop/releases/latest/download/zero-slop-single-file.md) |
 | Claude.ai | Upload the [latest skill ZIP](https://github.com/manavmishra/ZeroSlop/releases/latest/download/zero-slop.zip) |
-| ChatGPT or another MCP client | Connect the optional [hosted MCP server](mcp/README.md) |
+| ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, Cursor, or another MCP client | Connect the optional [hosted MCP server](mcp/README.md) |
 
 Once installed, ask your AI assistant to edit a draft:
 
@@ -142,15 +126,7 @@ Connect the [Zero Slop MCP](https://zero-slop.ai/#mcp) once to edit drafts insid
 https://mcp.zero-slop.ai/mcp
 ```
 
-```sh
-# Codex
-codex mcp add zero-slop --url https://mcp.zero-slop.ai/mcp
-
-# Claude Code
-claude mcp add --transport http zero-slop --scope user https://mcp.zero-slop.ai/mcp
-```
-
-Follow the [MCP setup guide](https://zero-slop.ai/#mcp) for ChatGPT and other clients.
+See [`DISTRIBUTION.md`](DISTRIBUTION.md) for direct connector commands and directory status.
 
 ## What the workflow adds
 
@@ -249,7 +225,7 @@ stress case took 2.2932 seconds, and learning from an 8,000-word edit took
 0.1592 seconds. The measurements and machine details are in
 [`bench/performance-results.json`](bench/performance-results.json).
 
-Across 12 interleaved runs against 2.7.7, we measured 0.54% lower median throughput,
+Across 12 interleaved runs against 2.7.7, we measured 0.02% lower median throughput,
 which is effectively unchanged. The separate two-way replay used
 Zero Slop v2.6.0.
 
@@ -299,6 +275,7 @@ learn cadence, tone, or a complete writing style.
 | [`examples/`](examples/) | Reproducible before-and-after edits |
 | [`bench/`](bench/) | Frozen benchmarks, provenance, and limitations |
 | [`mcp/`](mcp/) | Optional hosted MCP server documentation |
+| [`DISTRIBUTION.md`](DISTRIBUTION.md) | Direct installs, marketplace submissions, and release synchronization |
 
 ## Contributing and support
 

package/SKILL.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: zero-slop
 license: MIT
 metadata:
-  version: "2.8.11"
+  version: "2.9.0"
   author: manavmishra
 description: Turn drafts into sharp, natural prose or inspect them without rewriting. Zero Slop runs inside the user's existing AI assistant; Claude, GPT, or another compatible model reads and edits in context while local tools point to exact phrases and protect the source. Use when the user asks to humanize or de-slop writing, inspect AI-sounding patterns, fix text that reads like ChatGPT, polish outward-facing prose, draft social or LinkedIn content, or apply a final quality check to prose the agent generated. The workflow preserves facts, voice, and format and learns privately from repeated, reason-labelled human edits.
 ---

package/gemini-extension.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "zero-slop",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
+  "description": "Find and fix canned AI writing while preserving the facts, voice, and format.",
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "zero-slop": {
+      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.zero-slop.ai/mcp",
+      "includeTools": ["deslop"],
+      "timeout": 45000
+    }
+  }
+}

package/mcp.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://agent-plugins.org/schemas/1.0.0/mcp.schema.json",
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "zero-slop": {
+      "type": "streamable-http",
+      "url": "https://mcp.zero-slop.ai/mcp"
+    }
+  }
+}

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "zero-slop",
-  "version": "2.8.11",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "description": "An Agent Skill that scores AI-sounding prose locally, guides the host AI through an editorial rewrite, and checks changed source details. The local tools run offline with zero dependencies.",
   "bin": {
     "zero-slop": "bin/zero-slop.mjs"
@@ -42,11 +42,17 @@
     "data/",
     "README.md",
     "LICENSE",
+    "plugin.json",
+    "mcp.json",
+    ".mcp.json",
+    "gemini-extension.json",
     "!scripts/build_bundle.py",
     "!scripts/build_onepager_pdf.py",
     "!scripts/build_plugin.py",
     "!scripts/build_skill_zip.py",
     "!scripts/check_svg.py",
+    "!scripts/check_distribution_manifests.py",
+    "!scripts/check_release_version.py",
     "!scripts/check_release_surfaces.py",
     "!scripts/contextual.py",
     "!scripts/contextual-signals.md",

package/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://agent-plugins.org/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json",
+  "name": "zero-slop",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
+  "description": "Find and fix canned AI writing while preserving the facts, voice, and format.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Manav Mishra",
+    "url": "https://github.com/manavmishra"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://zero-slop.ai/",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/manavmishra/ZeroSlop",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": ["writing", "editing", "ai-slop", "agent-skill", "mcp"]
+}

package/scripts/rescue.py

@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ PROTECTED = re.compile(
 TOKEN = re.compile(r"\ue000(\d+)\ue001")
 
 
-def _sentence_pair(match: re.Match[str], *, past: bool) -> str:
-    first, second = match.group(1), match.group(2)
-    lead = first[:1].upper() + first[1:]
-    return f"{lead} {'mattered' if past else 'matters'}. " + (
-        f"More important was {second}." if past else f"The larger gain is {second}."
-    )
+def _without_wrapper(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
+    prefix, word = match.group(1), match.group(2)
+    # Capitalize the exposed sentence, but leave names such as iOS and eBay
+    # byte-for-byte. This applies only where a sentence wrapper was removed.
+    if word.islower():
+        word = word[:1].upper() + word[1:]
+    return prefix + word
 
 
 def rescue_text(text: str) -> str:
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ def rescue_text(text: str) -> str:
 
     masked = PROTECTED.sub(mask, original)
     out = re.sub(r"[\u00a0\u202f]", " ", masked)
+    out = re.sub(
+        r"(^|[.!?][ \t]+|\n[ \t]*)(?:it is important to note that|it is worth noting that)"
+        r"[ \t]+([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_-]*)",
+        _without_wrapper, out, flags=re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
     rules: list[tuple[str, str | object]] = [
         (
             r"\bwe are thrilled to unveil ([^,\n]+),\s+a transformative release that "
@@ -69,8 +75,8 @@ def rescue_text(text: str) -> str:
         (r"\bour journey\b", "our work"),
         (r"\bour transformative journey\b", "our work"),
         (r"\bin today'?s rapidly evolving (?:landscape|world)\b", "Today"),
-        (r"\bit is important to note that\b", ""),
-        (r"\bit is worth noting that\b", ""),
+        (r"\bit is important to note that\b[ \t]*", ""),
+        (r"\bit is worth noting that\b[ \t]*", ""),
         (r"\bwhat we did not realize was just how deeply it impacted everything downstream\.",
          "We underestimated its effect on the work that followed."),
         (r"\bonboarding is not a checklist\.\s*it is a promise\.",
@@ -88,34 +94,33 @@ def rescue_text(text: str) -> str:
          lambda m: m.group(1).upper()),
         (r"\bthe results speak for themselves\.\s*", ""),
         (r"\bbut here is the thing nobody talks about\.\s*", ""),
-        (r"\bthe real win was not ([^.]+)\.\s*it was ([^.]+)\.",
-         lambda m: _sentence_pair(m, past=True)),
-        (r"\bthe real win isn['’]t just ([^.]+)\.\s*it['’]s ([^.]+)\.",
-         lambda m: _sentence_pair(m, past=False)),
+        # A contrast may carry a substantive position. A local rule cannot
+        # infer that the thing rejected in the source nevertheless mattered.
         (r"\bthat is the kind of impact that keeps us going\b", "That result keeps us going"),
-        (r"\bunlock(?:ing)? the full potential of\b", "use"),
-        (r"\bseamlessly integrates?\b", "integrates"),
+        (r"\bseamlessly (integrates?)\b",
+         lambda m: m.group(1).capitalize() if m.group(0)[0].isupper() else m.group(1)),
         (r"\bjust how deeply\b", "how much"),
         (r"\bgame[-\u2011]changing\b", "useful"),
         (r"\bcutting[-\u2010\u2011 ]edge\b", "current"),
         (r"\bredefines what(?:['’]s| is) possible in\b", "updates"),
         (r"\bin order to\b", "to"),
         (r"\bat the end of the day\b", "ultimately"),
-        (r"\bwe are\b", "we're"),
-        (r"\bwe did not\b", "we didn't"),
-        (r"\bwe do not\b", "we don't"),
-        (r"\bi am\b", "I'm"),
-        (r"\bit is\b", "it's"),
-        (r"\bthey are\b", "they're"),
-        (r"\byou are\b", "you're"),
-        (r"\bthere is\b", "there's"),
-        (r"\bdoes not\b", "doesn't"),
-        (r"\bis not\b", "isn't"),
-        (r"\bare not\b", "aren't"),
-        (r"\bcannot\b", "can't"),
+        # Contractions alone are not evidence of better writing. Leave clean
+        # source sentences unchanged instead of manufacturing an edit.
     ]
     for pattern, replacement in rules:
-        out = re.sub(pattern, replacement, out, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        def replace(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
+            if callable(replacement):
+                return replacement(match)
+            value = replacement
+            if not value:
+                return value
+            if match.group(0)[0].isupper():
+                return value[:1].upper() + value[1:]
+            if not value.startswith("I'"):
+                return value[:1].lower() + value[1:]
+            return value
+        out = re.sub(pattern, replace, out, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
     out = re.sub(r"[ \t]+\n", "\n", out)
     out = re.sub(r" {2,}", " ", out).strip()