prosesmasher

Spec sheet

Purpose

Prosesmasher is a command-line tool for deterministic prose linting of Markdown and short-form text.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI detection approach

It detects familiar AI-style boilerplate without calling an LLM.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Checks

It checks lexical policy, rhetorical heuristics, flow and readability, and optional document structure.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Configuration

Users can check content with a preset or editable JSON configuration and can add, remove, or replace built-in lexical defaults.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Customization

Users can configure checks with JSON or choose among five shipped presets: general-en, article-en, substack-en, email-en, and tweet-en.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation

The README documents installation from GitHub releases with cargo-binstall or from source with Cargo; the cargo-binstall path is precompiled-only.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Language support

English has the strongest heuristic and lexical support, while heuristic coverage outside English is partial.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limitations

The tool does not rewrite text, fact-check, or provide semantic review by an LLM, and its opinionated checks can produce false positives.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

No LLM required

The README says the tool can catch familiar AI-style patterns without calling an LLM.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Output

The CLI supports text and machine-readable JSON output, including failed checks with evidence and optional check details.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Presets

Shipped presets are general-en, article-en, substack-en, email-en, and tweet-en.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Use cases

The README describes use in CI, editor tooling, content pipelines, and shared house-style checks for documents and short-form copy.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Writing Style Checkers#28 of 296.4