# Deslop

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Deslop and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free tool that cleans up sloppy AI-generated code and front ends, which people find useful for LLM output.

## Why people recommend it

- Cleans up sloppy AI-generated code (2 comments): "I invoke it to clean up Claude output when it goes off the rails." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377637)) "I've started adding to my friends sloppy codebases and its great!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077649))
- Good rules improve LLM output (2 comments): "I really believe having good rules like this can make a big difference in llm quality." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077565)) "no-reflect-get is definitely one I'd adopt" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078412))
- Convenient, usable, not sloppy-looking (2 comments): "That's refreshingly usable and not-slop-looking, nice additional style." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48506070)) "This just makes it super convenient." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50082619))

## What people warn about

- Output still a bit smelly (1 comments): "It's still a little smelly imo, but better." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015804))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

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- [ESLint](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eslint.md): 32 recommend
- [Biome](https://hackerapproved.com/p/biome.md): 23 recommend
- [Oxlint](https://hackerapproved.com/p/oxlint.md): 20 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Deslop", https://hackerapproved.com/p/deslop/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).