academic-research-writer — Claude Code skill for research and setup
This skill helps plan academic documents, assess research sources and format references in IEEE style. Use it for papers, literature reviews, theses and technical reports.
npx skills add endigo/claude-skills --skill academic-research-writer -a claude-codeWhat academic-research-writer does
The skill guides research planning, from shaping research questions and search terms to outlining a document. It covers formats such as research papers, literature reviews, theses and conference papers.
Its search workflow includes academic databases such as Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, PubMed and the ACM Digital Library. It advises checking a source’s review status, author credentials and publication venue, then formatting citations in IEEE style. arXiv is also listed for preprints, so check each source’s publication status separately.
For a research paper, the suggested outline runs from the abstract and introduction through findings and discussion to references. The skill also checks whether in-text citations match the reference list and whether the document follows the proposed structure. The stated source-coverage target for a research paper is 15–20 works.
What it helps with
- outline a research paper around a topic and its requirements
- identify search terms for academic databases
- organize a literature review by theme
- format a reference list in IEEE style
- check whether in-text citations match the references
Example prompts for the agent
- Plan a research paper on this topic and suggest search terms for academic databases.
- Draft a themed literature review on this subject with IEEE-style citations.
- Check that the in-text citations match the reference list.
How to install academic-research-writer
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add endigo/claude-skills --skill academic-research-writer -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/academic-research-writer/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/academic-research-writer/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add endigo/claude-skills --skill academic-research-writer -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/academic-research-writer/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add endigo/claude-skills --skill academic-research-writer -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/academic-research-writer/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install endigo/claude-skills academic-research-writer2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/academic-research-writer/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add endigo/claude-skills --skill academic-research-writer -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/endigo/claude-skills --path academic-research-writerManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/academic-research-writer/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add endigo/claude-skills --skill academic-research-writer -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about academic-research-writer
How do I install academic-research-writer in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add endigo/claude-skills --skill academic-research-writer -a claude-code. The skill file is at ~/.claude/skills/academic-research-writer/SKILL.md.
What does academic-research-writer do?
It assists with academic document planning and writing, source discovery and checks, and IEEE-style references.
Which databases does academic-research-writer search?
The listed databases include Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, PubMed and the ACM Digital Library. arXiv is included for preprints.
