SlopBuster

Surgical AI-slop removal for Python code.

You know that "vibe-coded" Python file that works but reads like ChatGPT threw up in your editor? Bloated comments, redundant docstrings, meaningless variable names (result, data, item), and a cognitive load score that makes your eyes bleed.

SlopBuster fixes that. One right-click and your file goes from "definitely AI-generated" to "professional-grade Python."

One-Click Clean

Right-click any .py file → SlopBuster: Clean This File

SlopBuster will:

Strip AI-boilerplate comments ("Initialize the result container", "Iterate through each item", etc.)
Remove redundant docstrings that just repeat the function name
Rename vague variables (result → output, data → payload, item → record)
Normalize spacing and trailing whitespace
Run ruff format automatically
Score the file's cognitive load

The result is Python that doesn't scream "I was generated by an LLM."

What You Get

Command	Where	What it does
SlopBuster: Clean This File	Right-click `.py`, Editor context menu, Command Palette	Scrub one file
SlopBuster: Clean Directory	Right-click any folder	Batch-clean an entire directory
SlopBuster: Show Vibe Report	Command Palette	See the cognitive load score + what it'd clean (no changes made)

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+V / Cmd+Alt+V when editing Python.

The "Before & After" Nobody Asked For

Before — the classic AI-slop special:

# Initialize the result container
result = {}

# Iterate through each item in the input data
for idx, item in enumerate(input_data):
    try:
        # Transform the item using our advanced algorithm
        transformed = _process(item)
        if transformed:
            result["data"].append(transformed)
    except Exception as e:
        # Log any errors
        result["errors"].append(str(e))

After one click:

output = {}
for idx, record in enumerate(input_data):
    try:
        transformed = _process(record)
        if transformed:
            output['data'].append(transformed)
    except Exception as e:
        output['errors'].append(str(e))

No more "we need to utilize our robust scalable solution to leverage best practices." Just clean code.

Setup

pip install slopbuster
# CLI command is: vibecheck

That's it. The extension auto-detects the CLI from PATH.

Settings

Setting	Default	What it controls
`slopbuster.cliPath`	`vibecheck`	Path to CLI (only change if you compiled from source)
`slopbuster.fixNames`	`true`	Rename suspicious variables/functions automatically
`slopbuster.aggressive`	`false`	Pro feature: enable aggressive pattern detection

Pro

The free version handles single files and small directories (10-file batch limit). The Pro binary (vibecheck-pro) unlocks aggressive patterns, unlimited batch processing, and JSON reports. Drop vibecheck-pro in your PATH and the extension picks it up automatically.

Built by a dev who got tired of cleaning up AI slop manually.

SlopBuster: AI-Slop Sanitizer

Devotall