# paper-audit

A reviewer-style skill for checking academic papers before submission, with blocker triage and revision plans for .tex, .typ, and .pdf.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3400 installs · ★ 519
- Author: bahayonghang
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/HEAD/academic-writing-skills/paper-audit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/paper-audit

## What it does

\`paper-audit` reviews an academic paper as a demanding peer reviewer. It checks technical and methodological issues, links between sections, claim support, and submission readiness. Available workflows cover a quick audit, deep review, a submission gate, re-audit, and a precheck handoff for polishing.

The skill keeps script-backed findings separate from reviewer judgement and anchors each issue to a quote, section, or exact text location. Its output includes a structured issue bundle and a revision roadmap. `.tex` and `.typ` checks use the Python standard library; PDF input needs `pymupdf`, while the enhanced extraction path also uses `pymupdf4llm`. PDF review fails without `pymupdf`.

Full `.tex` and `.typ` coverage can call sibling writing skills from the parent directory. When those directories are missing, some script checks are skipped, so a standalone copy has limited coverage.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill paper-audit -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/paper-audit/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/paper-audit/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill paper-audit -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/paper-audit/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill paper-audit -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/paper-audit/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills paper-audit
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/paper-audit/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill paper-audit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --path academic-writing-skills/paper-audit
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/paper-audit/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill paper-audit -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/HEAD/academic-writing-skills/paper-audit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether a paper is ready for submission
- triage major and minor review findings
- locate gaps in methodology and reasoning
- turn audit results into a revision roadmap
- compare a new audit with an earlier report

## Example prompts
- Run a deep review of `paper.tex` and write a reviewer-style report.
- Use gate mode to assess whether `paper.pdf` is ready for submission.
- Re-audit `paper.typ` against `previous-report.md` and identify regressions.

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