How to Humanize an SDK Quickstart After ChatGPT

SDK quickstarts are judged in thirty seconds: install, paste key, run, see output. ChatGPT quickstarts ship npm install @yourco/sdk when the package is @humanwrites/sdk, call methods that were renamed in v2, and skip the env var that actually authenticates.

Polished prose on broken code loses integrators faster than typos in a README.

Human Writes is the voice pass after copy-paste runs on a clean machine with the published package version. It does not fix wrong imports.

Related: API documentation, README install path, best practices for humanizing. Hub: ethical AI checklist for maintainers using assistants.

What AI SDK quickstarts get wrong

Failure	Integrator pays
Wrong package name	Install 404
Unpinned version	Breaks on next release
Fake method name	Runtime error
Missing env var	Auth loop
"Simply initialize"	Abandonment

Users adopt SDKs with one green run, not marketing adjectives.

Lock copy-paste that runs

Before any model, record from a clean environment:

# Example: verify against YOUR published package
export HUMAN_WRITES_API_KEY="test_key_from_dashboard"
npm install @humanwrites/sdk@1.4.2

// node quickstart.mjs — must succeed against sandbox
import { HumanWrites } from '@humanwrites/sdk';

const client = new HumanWrites({ apiKey: process.env.HUMAN_WRITES_API_KEY });
const result = await client.humanize({
  text: 'Paste stiff prose here.',
  mode: 'standard',
});
console.log(result.text);

Checklist:

• Package name matches npm/PyPI/Maven today
• Version pinned in doc matches latest stable you support
• Auth env var name matches dashboard docs
• Response fields pasted from terminal—not prettified by the model
• Errors you saw documented: 401, 429, invalid key

Paste only verified install + sample into ChatGPT for section ordering. Ban new methods.

SDK quickstart vs API docs vs README

Artifact	Reader job	Lock first
README	Clone repo; run locally	Make / docker steps
SDK quickstart	Integrate in one language	Published package + one call
API reference	Full contract	Auth + every endpoint
OpenAPI	Machine-readable	Generated from server truth

Align env var names across README and API docs—integrators blame the SDK when they disagree.

Minimum quickstart skeleton

1. Prerequisites — language version, account, API key URL
2. Install — one command with pinned version
3. Authenticate — env var or config file (exact names)
4. First call — complete sample file, not fragments
5. Expected output — JSON or string from your test run
6. Errors — table: code → cause → fix
7. Next steps — link to API reference and changelog

Section	Humanize?	Why
Import paths, method names	No	Contract
Version numbers	No	Drift breaks trust
Overview / prerequisites prose	One pass	AI loves "seamlessly"
Troubleshooting story	Yes, once	Cut "simply ensure" filler

Before and after (overview prose)

AI SDK overview:

Our intuitive SDK empowers developers to seamlessly integrate powerful humanization capabilities into any application with minimal configuration and enterprise-grade reliability.

After your facts:

Install @humanwrites/sdk@1.4.2, set HUMAN_WRITES_API_KEY from the dashboard, and call humanize() with plain text. Sandbox keys hit api.sandbox.humanwrites.com; responses include rewritten text and a detection score.

Second version has package, env var, and behavior.

Language-specific notes

Language	Common AI mistake	Lock
Node	ESM vs CJS import	Match published entry
Python	Wrong pip name	Test in fresh venv
Go	Context boilerplate	go doc the module
Ruby	Gem name ≠ repo name	gem install test

Run quickstart in CI doc check if you can—same script users copy.

Workflow

1. Run install + sample on clean VM or GitHub Action.
2. Pin version in doc; note upgrade path in changelog link.
3. Draft overview bullets yourself (what SDK does / does not wrap).
4. Optional ChatGPT to reorder sections—no new APIs.
5. One Human Writes pass on prose blocks only.
6. Re-run sample from doc verbatim.
7. Link to API docs for retries, webhooks, and rate limits.

For pull request and internal runbooks, see runbook guide. For disclosure when SDK ships AI features, see disclose AI on deliverables.

What not to do

• Document humanizeText() when the client exports humanize().
• Humanize until import paths change.
• Paste live API keys—use obvious placeholders.
• Copy Stripe's quickstart layout with find-replace product name.
• Promise detector-proof output in SDK marketing copy.

Bottom line

SDK quickstarts win when install and first call succeed on a clean machine with the published package version. Human Writes polishes explanation after the sample runs twice.

Paste overview prose on Human Writes after your copy-paste block returns the same JSON you logged in terminal.