Deslop

Use this workflow when changes on the current branch contain visibly LLM-generated patterns that hurt readability or maintainability.

Common slop signatures

• Comments that restate the next line verbatim.
• try/except Exception that re-raises with a wrapper message and no other handling.
• Input validation for cases the type system already rules out.
• "Helper" functions used exactly once.
• Multi-paragraph docstrings on private functions.
• "Added for issue #N" / "Used by foo" comments that bind code to the conversation.
• Unreachable defensive branches (if config is not None after a non-Optional construction).

Workflow

1. List changed files: git diff origin/main...HEAD --name-only.
2. For each non-trivial file, read the diff and look for the signatures above.
3. Apply minimal removals. Preserve every observable behavior.
4. Re-run targeted tests for each touched module.

Constraints

• Do not delete genuine error handling at system boundaries (HTTP, subprocess, file IO).
• Do not delete comments that explain a non-obvious WHY.
• If unsure, leave it and propose the removal in the report.

Final Report

• files changed
• slop categories removed (one line each)
• tests run and result
• proposals not applied