# detect_slop

Detect LLM prose patterns (slop) in text using fast regex and NLP detectors. Returns violations with matched text, rule name, category, and fix tip. Instant — no API call needed.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `detect_slop`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0ju1c3-slop-cop/detect-slop

## Facts

- Tool: `detect_slop`
- Server: Slop Cop (`0ju1c3/slop-cop`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0ju1c3-slop-cop.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0ju1c3/slop-cop
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "detect_slop",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why detect_slop is rated Low

The detect_slop tool analyzes text to identify LLM prose patterns and returns diagnostic information (matched text, rule names, categories, fix tips). This is a read-only operation that retrieves analysis results without modifying data, executing code, or triggering external actions. The phrase 'Instant — no API call needed' confirms it performs local analysis only.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs text analysis and detection with 'returns violations' and 'no side effects' - it queries/analyzes input text and returns results without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations."

## Use case

AI agents call detect_slop to retrieve information from Slop Cop without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Slop Cop:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "detect_slop": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Slop Cop (2)

- `fix_slop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0ju1c3-slop-cop/fix-slop.md
- `detect_slop_full` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0ju1c3-slop-cop/detect-slop-full.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

---

Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0ju1c3-slop-cop · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0ju1c3-slop-cop