- name
- dgent
- description
- De-agent your code. Run dgent to check files and commit messages for AI tells before committing — flags naming patterns, catch-rethrow, AI vocabulary, emoji, trailers. Use when finishing work, before commits, or when asked to clean up agent output.
- version
- 0.1.0
- homepage
- https://github.com/ItsCodejac/dgent
- metadata
- { "openclaw": { "requires": { "bins": ["dgent"] }, "install": [{ "kind": "node", "package": "@itscojac/dgent", "bins": ["dgent"], "label": "Install dgent (npm)" }], "emoji": "broom", "homepage": "https://github.com/ItsCodejac/dgent", "os": ["darwin", "linux"] } }
dgent — de-agent your code
Clean AI tells from code and commit messages. Runs as git hooks automatically, or on-demand via CLI.
When to use
- Before committing code written by an AI agent
- When asked to "clean up" or "de-agent" output
- To check if code has AI naming patterns, catch-rethrow, section headers, or noise comments
- To check if a commit message has AI vocabulary, emoji, or trailers
Quick check a file
dgent run --json <file>Returns JSON with clean, fixes[], flags[], and output (cleaned content). Exit codes: 0 = clean or fixes applied, 1 = flags found.
Quick check — exit code only
dgent run --check <file>Silent. Exit 0 if clean or fixes applied, 1 if flags found. Use in pre-commit scripts.
Scan entire directory
dgent scan --json [dir]Returns JSON with per-file results. Use before committing multi-file changes.
Fix a file in place
dgent run --fix <file>Applies all deterministic fix rules (strip trailers, emoji, section headers) and writes back.
Check a commit message
echo "your message" | dgent run --json --commit-msg -Stdin with short non-code input auto-detects as commit-msg. Returns fixes (emoji, trailers) and flags (AI vocabulary).
Get the full rule catalog
dgent rules --jsonReturns every rule with name, phase, type, enabled status, and complete pattern lists. Use this to know exactly what to avoid.
Patterns to avoid
These trigger flags (from dgent rules --json):
Commit message words: enhance, streamline, comprehensive, utilize, leverage, facilitate, robust, optimize
Commit message phrases: "this commit", "this change", "in order to", "aims to", "is designed to"
Naming suffixes: Manager, Handler, Processor, Service, Factory, Builder, Validator, Controller, Orchestrator, Coordinator
Identifier length: over 40 characters
Catch-rethrow: catch (e) { console.error(e); throw e; } — either handle the error or let it propagate
Suppress a specific flag
// dgent-ignore flag-naming
class DataProcessor { ... } // not flaggedSupports // dgent-ignore, // dgent-ignore-next-line, // dgent-ignore <rule1> <rule2>.
Workflow for agents
- Write code
- Run
dgent run --json <file>on each modified file - Fix any flags (rename identifiers, remove catch-rethrow, etc.)
- Run
echo "commit message" | dgent run --json --commit-msg -on the message - Fix any message flags (remove AI vocabulary, rephrase)
- Commit — dgent hooks will clean trailers and emoji automatically