Run: 2026-02-19-01KHT0AM6WKC1VVVPHKJCPV83T

Run Details

Model:
Claude Opus 4
Test:
Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:
56.0s
Cost:
$0.145875

Evaluation summary

Score Evaluator
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18.18% Adverbs in dialogue tags (details)
90.63% AI-ism adverb frequency (details)
100.00% AI-ism character names (details)
100.00% AI-ism location names (details)
20.34% AI-ism word frequency (details)
100.00% Cliché density (details)
100.00% Emotion telling (show vs. tell) (details)
45.01% Filter word density (details)
100.00% Gibberish response detection (details)
100.00% Markdown formatting overuse (details)
100.00% Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks) (details)
74.16% Name drop frequency (details)
100.00% Narrator intent-glossing (details)
100.00% "Not X but Y" pattern overuse (details)
100.00% Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding) (details)
100.00% Paragraph length variance (details)
100.00% Passive voice overuse (details)
100.00% Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse (details)
0.00% Em-dash & semicolon overuse (details)
97.13% Purple prose (modifier overload) (details)
100.00% Repeated phrase echo (details)
100.00% Sentence length variance (details)
86.67% Sentence opener variety (details)
0.00% Adverb-first sentence starts (details)
100.00% Pronoun-first sentence starts (details)
64.17% Subject-first sentence starts (details)
69.44% Subordinate conjunction sentence starts (details)
65.22% Technical jargon density (details)
0.00% Useless dialogue additions (details)
100.00% Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy) (details)
77.6981% Overall

Model input

System
You are an expert fiction writer. Always keep the following rules in mind: - Write in past tense and use General English spelling, grammar, and colloquialisms/slang. - Write in active voice - Always follow the "show, don't tell" principle. - Avoid adverbs and cliches and overused/commonly used phrases. Aim for fresh and original descriptions. - Convey events and story through dialogue. - Mix short, punchy sentences with long, descriptive ones. Drop fill words to add variety. - Skip "he/she said said" dialogue tags and convey people's actions or face expressions through their speech - Avoid mushy dialog and descriptions, have dialogue always continue the action, never stall or add unnecessary fluff. Vary the descriptions to not repeat yourself. - Put dialogue on its own paragraph to separate scene and action. - Reduce indicators of uncertainty like "trying" or "maybe" When writing text: - NEVER conclude the scene on your own, follow the beat instructions very closely. - NEVER end with foreshadowing. - NEVER write further than what I prompt you with. - AVOID imagining possible endings, NEVER deviate from the instructions. - STOP EARLY if the continuation contains what was required in the instructions. You do not need to fill out the full amount of words possible.
User/Human
Take into account the following glossary of characters/locations/items/lore... when writing your response: <codex> <character id="4412" name="Aurora Carter" aliases="Rory, Laila, Aurora, Carter, Malphora" pronouns="she/her" species="Human" storyRole="Protagonist"> <eyeColor>bright blue</eyeColor> <hair>straight shoulder-length black</hair> <height>5'6"</height> <age>25</age> <scar>small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist from a childhood accident</scar> <description>Aurora, referred to by her friends as Rory, is cool-headed, intelligent, and known for quick out-of-the-box thinking.</description> <backstory>Born in Cardiff to an Irish barrister father (Brendan Carter) and Welsh teacher mother (Jennifer Carter née Ellis), Rory reluctantly pursued Pre-Law at Cardiff University. She fled to London at the behest of her childhood friend Eva after leaving an abusive ex named Evan. By day, Rory works part-time as a delivery person for Yu-Fei Cheung's Golden Empress restaurant. She lives in a flat above Silas' bar.</backstory> </character> <character id="4418" name="Nyx" aliases="Nyx, the Shadow, Nightwhisper" pronouns="they/them" species="Shade" storyRole="Wild Card"> <eyeColor>faintly glowing violet</eyeColor> <height>approximately 6'2" in solid form</height> <age>ageless</age> <form>humanoid silhouette of living shadow, can shift between solid and incorporeal</form> <voice>sounds like a whisper carried on the wind</voice> <description>A being of living shadow, existing between the mortal plane and the spaces between realms.</description> <backstory>Nyx was once a human sorcerer named Aldric who became trapped between realms during a failed summoning ritual in 1643. They now exist as a Shade, bound to the mortal plane but able to slip between shadows.</backstory> </character> <character id="4424" name="Isolde Varga" aliases="Isolde, the Seer" pronouns="she/her" species="Half-Fae" storyRole="Oracle"> <eyeColor>pale lavender</eyeColor> <hair>silver, reaching her waist</hair> <height>5'5"</height> <age>300 years old</age> <appearance>ethereal, ageless</appearance> <speech>speaks in riddles</speech> <footprints>leaves no footprints when she walks</footprints> <compulsion>cannot lie (Fae compulsion) but can mislead</compulsion> <description>A Half-Fae seer exiled from the Fae Courts for sharing visions with mortals.</description> <backstory>She now lives in a hidden grove in Richmond Park, offering cryptic prophecies to those who seek her out.</backstory> </character> <location id="853" name="Dymas (Gluttony)" aliases="Dymas, gluttony, Dymasian" realm="Hel" sin="Gluttony"> <ruler>Prince Belphegor</ruler> <skyColor>warm amber</skyColor> <description>A place of excess and indulgence. Sprawling vineyards, orchards, and gardens provide exotic ingredients for master chefs — often helbound souls contracted from Earth. Grand feasts and culinary competitions are common.</description> </location> <location id="861" name="The Fae Grove" aliases="Isolde's grove, Richmond grove, the Grove" realm="Earth (Fae-touched)"> <parkLocation>Richmond Park</parkLocation> <standingStones>ancient oak standing stones mark the boundary</standingStones> <timeBehavior>time moves differently — an hour inside can be minutes or days outside</timeBehavior> <flora>wildflowers bloom year-round</flora> <description>A hidden clearing that exists in a pocket between Earth and the Fae realm.</description> </location> <item id="2001" name="Heartstone Pendant" aliases="the pendant, Heartstone" type="Artifact" origin="Dymas"> <gemstoneColor>deep crimson</gemstoneColor> <chainMaterial>silver chain</chainMaterial> <size>roughly the size of a thumbnail</size> <behavior>pulses faintly with warmth when near a Hel portal</behavior> <glow>faint inner glow</glow> <description>Given to Aurora by an unknown benefactor.</description> </item> <item id="2006" name="Fae-Forged Blade" aliases="the Fae blade, Isolde's gift" type="Weapon" origin="The Fae Courts"> <material>moonsilver</material> <shape>slender, leaf-shaped dagger</shape> <temperature>always cold to the touch</temperature> <glow>faintly luminescent in moonlight</glow> <power>can cut through magical wards; particularly effective against demons</power> <givenTo>given to Aurora by Isolde as a gift</givenTo> <description>A weapon of the Fae Courts, rare and highly coveted.</description> </item> <lore id="7001" name="The Veil" aliases="the Veil, the Barrier, the Boundary" category="Cosmology"> <solsticeEffect>weakens during the winter solstice, strengthens during the summer solstice</solsticeEffect> <appearance>faint shimmering distortion visible only to those with supernatural sight</appearance> <monitoring>rift points (tears in the Veil) are monitored by the Wardens</monitoring> <description>The Veil is the metaphysical barrier separating Earth from Hel and the Fae Realms.</description> </lore> </codex> Continue the story using the following instructions: <instructions> Write a fully fleshed out scene of at least 1000 words in the fantasy genre. A small group enters an ancient, otherworldly place for the first time. The environment is alien and wondrous. Describe their exploration — what they see, hear, and feel as they move deeper. Include moments of discovery, unease, and wonder. Let the world-building emerge through the characters' experience rather than exposition. Use the codex entries above as your world reference for characters, setting, and lore. Only include the prose of the scene without any markdown or commentary. </instructions>

Model response

AI
The ancient oaks loomed before them, their trunks twisted into impossible spirals that hurt to look at directly. Rory pressed her palm against the rough bark and felt it pulse beneath her fingers like a sleeping heart. "This is it?" She glanced back at Nyx, whose form flickered between solid shadow and wisps of darkness in the dying light. "The boundary stones mark the edge." Their voice carried on the evening breeze. "Beyond lies Isolde's domain." The pendant against Rory's chest grew warm—not the fierce heat that signalled a Hel portal, but a gentle thrum that made her skin tingle. She touched it through her shirt, the crimson stone's glow barely visible through the fabric. "Stay close." Nyx moved past her, their form solidifying as they approached the first oak. "The grove doesn't always welcome visitors." Rory followed, her boots crushing frost-brittle grass that shouldn't exist in September. The air tasted different here—honey and copper pennies, with an undercurrent of something green and growing. Each breath felt heavier, as if the atmosphere itself had substance. Between the oaks, the world shifted. One moment they stood in Richmond Park with distant traffic humming beyond the trees. The next, silence engulfed them so complete that Rory's ears rang. The temperature dropped ten degrees, then climbed again until sweat beaded on her forehead. Time stuttered. Her watch face blurred, the second hand spinning backwards, forwards, then stopping altogether. "Don't look directly at the stones." Nyx's warning came too late. Rory's gaze had already fixed on the spiral patterns carved deep into the oak bark. They writhed like living things, forming shapes that almost made sense before dissolving into chaos. Her stomach lurched. The world tilted sideways. Strong hands—surprisingly solid for a being of shadow—caught her shoulders. "Breathe. Look at the ground." She obeyed, focusing on her scuffed trainers until the vertigo passed. When she lifted her head, carefully avoiding the oaks this time, the grove spread before them. Wildflowers carpeted the clearing in defiance of autumn—bluebells and primroses, foxgloves and forget-me-nots, all blooming together in a riot of impossible colour. Their petals glowed faintly, as if lit from within. The air shimmered like heat haze, though goosebumps rose on Rory's arms from the chill. "It's beautiful." The words emerged as a whisper. Speaking louder felt wrong here, like shouting in a cathedral. Nyx drifted forward, their form more translucent now. "Beautiful and dangerous. The Fae rarely give without taking." They moved deeper into the grove. With each step, the flowers' glow intensified. Their perfume grew thick enough to taste—rose and jasmine, with something underneath that made Rory think of birthday candles just blown out. The scent triggered memories that weren't hers: dancing under stars she'd never seen, tasting wine that had never touched her lips. "Is that normal?" She shook her head, trying to dislodge the foreign images. "Nothing here is normal." Nyx paused beside a cluster of silver bells that chimed without wind. "The grove exists between worlds. Past, present, future—they blur together." The path beneath their feet shifted from grass to moss to stones that looked wet but felt dry. Rory's fingers found the Fae blade at her hip, its moonsilver surface cold even through the leather sheath. Isolde's gift had saved her life more than once, but holding it here felt like bringing a match to a powder keg. Ahead, the trees parted to reveal a pool of water so still it might have been black glass. No reflection showed on its surface—not the overhanging branches, not the eternal twilight sky, not their own forms as they approached. "Don't touch it." Nyx's warning held an edge of fear she'd never heard from them before. Rory crouched at the pool's edge, careful to keep her distance. The water—if it was water—pulled at her attention. Looking away took physical effort. "What is it?" "Memory. Distilled and concentrated." Nyx's form solidified completely, as if the proximity to the pool forced them into a single shape. "The Fae use it for their magic. One drop contains a lifetime of experiences." The surface rippled without cause. Images flickered in the depths—a woman with silver hair and lavender eyes, standing in this same spot centuries ago. The same woman, younger, fleeing through winter woods with blood on her dress. A Fae lord with antlers of living wood, reaching for her with fingers that ended in thorns. Rory jerked back. "Isolde's memories?" "Among others. The pool collects them all." They skirted the water, following a path marked by mushrooms that glowed pale blue. The fungi formed perfect circles—fairy rings, Rory realised, though these were unlike any she'd seen in normal forests. Some were tiny, no bigger than her thumb. Others stretched wide enough to encompass entire trees. Where the rings overlapped, the air itself seemed to fold, creating pockets where up became down and left became right. "Mind the rings." Nyx gestured to a large circle directly in their path. "Step through the wrong one and you might not come back for a hundred years." Rory gave it a wide berth, though curiosity tugged at her. What would it feel like to step inside? Would a century pass in a heartbeat, or would each second stretch into infinity? The thought scared her less than it should. Deeper they went, past trees that wept silver sap and flowers that sang in voices too quiet to understand. The grove's strangeness seeped into Rory's bones. Her skin felt too tight, as if she might shed it like a snake and emerge as something else entirely. The pendant's warmth spread through her chest, anchoring her to herself when everything else threatened to drift away. "How much farther?" Nyx tilted their head, violet eyes scanning the luminous forest. "Distance means little here. We'll arrive when the grove decides we should." As if in response, the trees ahead began to part. Through the gap, golden light spilled like honey, warm and inviting after the grove's eternal dusk. Rory's steps quickened despite Nyx's cautioning gesture. The light drew her forward, promising answers to questions she hadn't known to ask. Her hand found the pendant again, its pulse synchronising with her heartbeat. Whatever waited beyond that golden glow, the grove had judged them worthy to find it. The trees parted fully, revealing a clearing that shouldn't exist.
total_cost0.145875

Evaluation details

Result Evaluator Details Meta Data
18.18% Adverbs in dialogue tags
Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs
totalTags10
adverbTagCount2
adverbTags
0"She glanced back [back]"
1"Nyx's form solidified completely [completely]"
dialogueSentences22
tagDensity0.455
leniency0.909
rawRatio0.2
effectiveRatio0.182
90.63% AI-ism adverb frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)
wordCount1067
totalAiIsmAdverbs2
found
0
adverb"carefully"
count1
1
adverb"completely"
count1
highlights
0"carefully"
1"completely"
100.00% AI-ism character names
Target: 0 AI-default names (17 tracked, −20% each)
codexExemptions(empty)
found(empty)
100.00% AI-ism location names
Target: 0 AI-default location names (33 tracked, −20% each)
codexExemptions(empty)
found(empty)
20.34% AI-ism word frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)
wordCount1067
totalAiIsms17
found
0
word"loomed"
count1
1
word"pulse"
count2
2
word"flickered"
count2
3
word"silence"
count1
4
word"stomach"
count1
5
word"lurched"
count1
6
word"shimmered"
count1
7
word"chill"
count1
8
word"whisper"
count1
9
word"dancing"
count1
10
word"depths"
count1
11
word"perfect"
count1
12
word"warmth"
count1
13
word"scanning"
count1
14
word"quickened"
count1
highlights
0"loomed"
1"pulse"
2"flickered"
3"silence"
4"stomach"
5"lurched"
6"shimmered"
7"chill"
8"whisper"
9"dancing"
10"depths"
11"perfect"
12"warmth"
13"scanning"
14"quickened"
100.00% Cliché density
Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window
totalCliches0
maxInWindow0
found(empty)
highlights(empty)
100.00% Emotion telling (show vs. tell)
Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling
emotionTells0
narrationSentences73
matches(empty)
45.01% Filter word density
Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words
filterCount3
hedgeCount2
narrationSentences73
filterMatches
0"watch"
1"think"
2"feel"
hedgeMatches
0"seemed to"
1"began to"
100.00% Gibberish response detection
Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)
analyzedSentences85
gibberishSentences0
adjustedGibberishSentences0
longSentenceCount0
runOnParagraphCount0
giantParagraphCount0
wordSaladCount0
repetitionLoopCount0
controlTokenCount0
maxSentenceWordsSeen25
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Markdown formatting overuse
Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting
markdownSpans0
markdownWords0
totalWords1052
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)
Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks
totalAttributions5
unquotedAttributions0
matches(empty)
74.16% Name drop frequency
Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words
totalMentions31
wordCount923
uniqueNames8
maxNameDensity1.52
worstName"Rory"
maxWindowNameDensity2
worstWindowName"Rory"
discoveredNames
Nyx10
Rory14
Hel1
September1
Richmond1
Park1
Speaking1
Fae2
persons
0"Nyx"
1"Rory"
places
0"September"
1"Richmond"
2"Park"
globalScore0.742
windowScore1
100.00% Narrator intent-glossing
Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns
analyzedSentences65
glossingSentenceCount1
matches
0"felt like bringing a match to a powder"
100.00% "Not X but Y" pattern overuse
Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words
totalMatches1
per1kWords0.951
wordCount1052
matches
0"not the fierce heat that signalled a Hel portal, but a gentle thrum"
100.00% Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)
Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses
thatCount0
totalSentences85
matches(empty)
100.00% Paragraph length variance
Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts
totalParagraphs38
mean27.68
std18.11
cv0.654
sampleLengths
037
122
217
339
421
539
66
754
811
937
1010
115
1227
1346
1418
1517
1656
1713
1826
1958
2039
2116
2224
233
2435
2554
265
277
2868
2928
3033
318
3264
333
3422
3533
3641
3710
100.00% Passive voice overuse
Target: ≤2% passive sentences
passiveCount0
totalSentences73
matches(empty)
100.00% Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse
Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs
pastProgressiveCount0
totalVerbs168
matches(empty)
0.00% Em-dash & semicolon overuse
Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons
emDashCount11
semicolonCount0
flaggedSentences9
totalSentences85
ratio0.106
matches
0"The pendant against Rory's chest grew warm—not the fierce heat that signalled a Hel portal, but a gentle thrum that made her skin tingle."
1"The air tasted different here—honey and copper pennies, with an undercurrent of something green and growing."
2"Strong hands—surprisingly solid for a being of shadow—caught her shoulders."
3"Wildflowers carpeted the clearing in defiance of autumn—bluebells and primroses, foxgloves and forget-me-nots, all blooming together in a riot of impossible colour."
4"Their perfume grew thick enough to taste—rose and jasmine, with something underneath that made Rory think of birthday candles just blown out."
5"No reflection showed on its surface—not the overhanging branches, not the eternal twilight sky, not their own forms as they approached."
6"The water—if it was water—pulled at her attention."
7"Images flickered in the depths—a woman with silver hair and lavender eyes, standing in this same spot centuries ago."
8"The fungi formed perfect circles—fairy rings, Rory realised, though these were unlike any she'd seen in normal forests."
97.13% Purple prose (modifier overload)
Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking
wordCount439
adjectiveStacks0
stackExamples(empty)
adverbCount19
adverbRatio0.04328018223234624
lyAdverbCount5
lyAdverbRatio0.011389521640091117
100.00% Repeated phrase echo
Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)
totalSentences85
echoCount0
echoWords(empty)
100.00% Sentence length variance
Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts
totalSentences85
mean12.38
std5.56
cv0.449
sampleLengths
018
119
222
313
44
524
615
715
86
912
1016
1111
126
1314
1411
1514
162
1713
1811
1915
2015
213
224
2310
245
2511
2616
2722
289
2915
308
3110
328
339
346
357
3622
3721
3813
3916
4010
4118
4218
4322
4418
4521
4616
4711
488
495
86.67% Sentence opener variety
Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers
consecutiveRepeats3
diversityRatio0.5411764705882353
totalSentences85
uniqueOpeners46
0.00% Adverb-first sentence starts
Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb
adverbCount0
totalSentences72
matches(empty)
ratio0
100.00% Pronoun-first sentence starts
Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun
pronounCount14
totalSentences72
matches
0"She glanced back at Nyx,"
1"Their voice carried on the"
2"She touched it through her"
3"Her watch face blurred, the"
4"They writhed like living things,"
5"Her stomach lurched."
6"She obeyed, focusing on her"
7"Their petals glowed faintly, as"
8"They moved deeper into the"
9"Their perfume grew thick enough"
10"She shook her head, trying"
11"They skirted the water, following"
12"Her skin felt too tight,"
13"Her hand found the pendant"
ratio0.194
64.17% Subject-first sentence starts
Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject
subjectCount57
totalSentences72
matches
0"The ancient oaks loomed before"
1"Rory pressed her palm against"
2"She glanced back at Nyx,"
3"Their voice carried on the"
4"The pendant against Rory's chest"
5"She touched it through her"
6"Nyx moved past her, their"
7"Rory followed, her boots crushing"
8"The air tasted different here—honey"
9"Each breath felt heavier, as"
10"The next, silence engulfed them"
11"The temperature dropped ten degrees,"
12"Her watch face blurred, the"
13"Nyx's warning came too late"
14"Rory's gaze had already fixed"
15"They writhed like living things,"
16"Her stomach lurched."
17"The world tilted sideways."
18"She obeyed, focusing on her"
19"Wildflowers carpeted the clearing in"
ratio0.792
69.44% Subordinate conjunction sentence starts
Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction
subConjCount1
totalSentences72
matches
0"As if in response, the"
ratio0.014
65.22% Technical jargon density
Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns
analyzedSentences46
technicalSentenceCount5
matches
0"The pendant against Rory's chest grew warm—not the fierce heat that signalled a Hel portal, but a gentle thrum that made her skin tingle."
1"Rory followed, her boots crushing frost-brittle grass that shouldn't exist in September."
2"The scent triggered memories that weren't hers: dancing under stars she'd never seen, tasting wine that had never touched her lips."
3"They skirted the water, following a path marked by mushrooms that glowed pale blue."
4"Deeper they went, past trees that wept silver sap and flowers that sang in voices too quiet to understand."
0.00% Useless dialogue additions
Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments
totalTags10
uselessAdditionCount3
matches
0"Nyx moved, their form solidifying as they approached the first oak"
1"She shook, trying to dislodge the foreign images"
2"Nyx's form solidified completely, as if the proximity to the pool forced them into a single shape"
100.00% Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)
Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags
totalTags0
77.6981%