AI-SLOP-Detector
A long-running code review and anti-slop inspection system designed to surface low-integrity patterns before they harden into production debt.
About This Work
AI-SLOP-Detector is presented here as a public repository with a long-running inspection thesis, official GitHub announcements, and evolving technical rationale.
AI-SLOP-Detector
AI-SLOP-Detector is a long-horizon inspection project focused on one problem: AI-assisted engineering can accelerate delivery, but it also accelerates weak reasoning, repetitive code, and shallow implementation patterns.
Core aim
The detector is designed to identify low-integrity code patterns before they graduate into architecture. That means spotting drift early, framing why it matters, and making quality visible enough to act on.
Why it belongs in Selected Work
This is not a disposable experiment. It is a living system with a public repository, an active release cadence, and a growing body of writing that explains how the tool is evolving in the open.
What this page is for
This Selected Work page is the canonical hub for the project:
- the repository proves the artifact exists
- the repository README explains the system and its purpose
- GitHub Announcements carry official release and implementation updates
- Flamehaven mirrors those announcements into a cleaner, project-centered archive
Announcements
synced Mar 31, 2026
The Tool That Turned on Itself: AI-Slop-Detector v2.9.0 v2.9.1
v2.9.1 was the uncomfortable version where we ran the detector on its own source code โ and then had to actually fix what it found.
We Accidentally Rewarded AI Spaghetti Code. Here is the Math We Used to Fix It. : AI-Slop Detector v2.8.0
I'll be honest: I wasn't sure if I'd write this post.
AI-SLOP Detector v2.7.0 โ Why We Built a Linter We Actually Use
Enterprise-grade data processing pipeline with fault-tolerant
๐งฉ AI Slop Detector v2.6.3 is live โ now on VS Code
Consent-Aware Static Analysis for Intentional Complexity
AI Slop Detector v2.6.2: Integration Test Evidence (because โgreen CIโ can still be hollow)
AI Slop is code that looks legitimate but carries little causal weight.
AI Slop Detector v2.6.1 Self-Audit: I planted 3 bad files โ did it catch them?
AI code can look โproduction-readyโ while implementing almost nothing.
AI-SLOP Detector v2.6.1: It now audits itself (and thatโs the point)
AI code can look โproduction-readyโ while implementing almost nothing.
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A few days ago, I published a repository called: