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AI slop refers to the homogeneous design patterns that AI code generators produce by default. Blue-500 accent colors, Inter font, centered hero sections with gradient backgrounds, three-card feature grids, rounded-2xl corners, equal spacing everywhere. When every AI generates the same patterns, every website starts looking the same. Sailop detects and eliminates these patterns.

Sailop uses 298 detection rules organized across 7 dimensions: color, typography, layout, animation, component, structural, and spacing. Each rule targets a specific pattern that AI tools produce with disproportionate frequency. The scanner analyzes your CSS properties, class names, font choices, color values, grid ratios, animation curves, and HTML structure, then produces a score from 0 (completely unique) to 100 (pure AI slop).

The free tier gives you the full CLI scanner, basic detection rules, and a limited number of web scans per month. Pro unlocks all 298 detection rules, the transform engine (auto-fix slop patterns), unlimited web scans, scan history, the full MCP server with all 18 tools, access to the template marketplace, and the /sailop procedural design skill. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.

Yes. Sailop understands Tailwind utility classes natively. It detects slop patterns in Tailwind class strings (like bg-blue-500, rounded-2xl, text-center hero stacks) just as effectively as in raw CSS. The transform engine can output Tailwind-compatible replacements.

Sailop works with any frontend framework. It scans JSX, TSX, Vue SFCs, Svelte components, Astro files, and plain HTML/CSS. The scanner reads your component files and analyzes the styling output regardless of framework. Next.js App Router, Pages Router, React with CSS Modules, styled-components, or inline styles all work.

The Sailop MCP server exposes 18 tools to AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor. These include: scan_file (scan a single file), scan_directory (scan an entire project), get_score (get the DNA score), get_suggestions (get fix recommendations), transform_file (auto-fix patterns), generate_palette (create a unique color system), generate_typography (create a unique type scale), and more. See the docs for the full list.

Not yet, but it is on the roadmap. Currently, the best IDE integration is through the MCP server, which works with Claude Code and Cursor. You can also run the CLI in a terminal alongside any editor. The VS Code extension will provide inline diagnostics and one-click fixes when released.

Templates are pre-built design systems that have been verified to score Grade A (below 25) on the Sailop scanner. Each template includes a complete set of components, color tokens, typography scales, and layout patterns that are procedurally unique. You purchase templates through the marketplace, download them, and integrate them into your project. Templates are licensed for unlimited personal and commercial use but cannot be resold.

Yes. The CLI is designed for CI/CD integration. Run sailop scan --threshold 40 in your pipeline and the process will exit with code 1 if any file exceeds the threshold. This works with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, and any other CI system that runs Node.js. See the docs for example workflow configurations.

We offer a 14-day refund policy, no questions asked. Email [email protected] within 14 days of your purchase and we will process a full refund. No justification required. After 14 days, refunds are considered on a case-by-case basis.

No. The CLI tool runs entirely on your local machine. Your source code never leaves your computer. The only network requests the CLI makes are for license key validation (which sends your key, not your code) and optional update checks. The web scanner processes code in the browser and only sends the resulting score to our server for your scan history, never the source code itself.

The Pro license is a one-time payment that grants lifetime access to all Pro features for the current major version (v1.x). This includes every update, patch, and new feature released under v1. If we release v2 in the future, Pro v1 holders will receive a discounted upgrade path.

Absolutely. Sailop is designed to complement AI code generation, not replace it. Use Claude, Cursor, Copilot, or any other AI tool to generate your code, then run Sailop to detect and fix the generic patterns. The MCP server makes this seamless by integrating directly into AI-assisted workflows.

Yes. The Sailop CLI is released under the MIT License. You can view the source code, contribute, fork it, and use it in any project. The web service, proprietary detection algorithms, and templates are not open source.