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prosesmasher
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- AI detection approach
- It detects familiar AI-style boilerplate without calling an LLM.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Checks
- It checks lexical policy, rhetorical heuristics, flow and readability, and optional document structure.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Users can check content with a preset or editable JSON configuration and can add, remove, or replace built-in lexical defaults.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can configure checks with JSON or choose among five shipped presets: general-en, article-en, substack-en, email-en, and tweet-en.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README documents installation from GitHub releases with cargo-binstall or from source with Cargo; the cargo-binstall path is precompiled-only.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Language support
- English has the strongest heuristic and lexical support, while heuristic coverage outside English is partial.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- The tool does not rewrite text, fact-check, or provide semantic review by an LLM, and its opinionated checks can produce false positives.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- No LLM required
- The README says the tool can catch familiar AI-style patterns without calling an LLM.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Output
- The CLI supports text and machine-readable JSON output, including failed checks with evidence and optional check details.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Presets
- Shipped presets are general-en, article-en, substack-en, email-en, and tweet-en.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Prosesmasher is a command-line tool for deterministic prose linting of Markdown and short-form text.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The README describes use in CI, editor tooling, content pipelines, and shared house-style checks for documents and short-form copy.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
