A function that exists only to call another function with the same arguments — no transformation, no added value, just an extra layer.
Each example shows the exact code shape the rule is looking for, then the smallest version that keeps the intent without hiding risk or adding noise.
// users.ts
export function getUser(id: string) {
return userService.getUser(id)
}
// profile.ts
import { getUser } from './some/file'
const user = await getUser(id)
Deterministic AST match: flags functions whose body only forwards their parameters unchanged to another call.
// profile.ts
import { userService } from './services/user-service'
const user = await userService.getUser(id)
Delete pass-through wrappers and call the real function directly. Keep a wrapper only when it adapts an interface, adds behavior, or names a stable boundary that multiple callers rely on.
Agents introduce wrappers preemptively "in case we need to extend it later". They never need to. The wrapper hides the actual call, doubles the import surface, and adds zero value.
ai-slop/thin-wrapper
ai-slop
Deterministic AST match: flags functions whose body only forwards their parameters unchanged to another call.
Wrappers that transform arguments, add error handling, adapt interfaces, or exist for a documented seam are not flagged.
Provenance: repeated across public scans as a speculative indirection layer.