# research-writing-skill

Guides research paper drafting, thesis editing, rebuttals, and peer-review responses in Markdown or LaTeX with a Chinese-first default.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 878 installs · ★ 5325
- Author: zLanqing
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills/tree/HEAD/research-writing-skill/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/research-writing-skill

## What it does

This skill guides academic writing, section planning, and manuscript revisions. It targets journal papers, conference submissions, thesis chapters, and reports in Markdown or LaTeX. Chinese academic prose is the default mode, but it switches to English whenever requested. It keeps original formulas, variables, citations, and method names untouched.

The workflow prohibits hallucinating empirical data, DOIs, or author claims. The agent separates verified source data, user-confirmed facts, contextual inferences, and optional suggestions. Vague buzzwords get replaced with precise test conditions and baseline comparisons. It also pulls section moves and diagnostic checklists from `references/paper-writing/`.

This skill handles prose only. When you need Word or PowerPoint deliverables, the author advises using `office-academic-skill`. For Python scripts, MATLAB runs, or plots, switch to `scientific-toolkit-skill`. Every delivery ends with an audit of claims that still lack direct empirical proof.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills research-writing-skill
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/research-writing-skill/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --path research-writing-skill
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -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/zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills/tree/HEAD/research-writing-skill/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- draft journal paper sections from notes and raw results
- polish academic drafts by removing vague claims
- structure point-by-point rebuttals to peer reviewers
- organize related work sections around technical themes

## Example prompts
- Help me outline the introduction and contribution points for an optics manuscript.
- Polish this LaTeX methods section, keeping all equation variables and citations intact.
- Draft a response to reviewer comments regarding our experiment baseline.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: research-writing-skill
description: Chinese-first research paper writing, revision, polishing, section drafting, rebuttal, peer-review response, thesis prose improvement, and manuscript argument planning. Use when the user asks to write or revise论文正文, abstracts, introductions, methods, results, discussion, conclusions, related work, responses to reviewers, LaTeX/Overleaf text, or academic prose. Preserve formulas, English paper titles, terms, citations, and measured results.
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# Research Writing Skill

## Scope

Use this skill for research writing and revision when the output is prose, LaTeX, Markdown, or manuscript text. Use `office-academic-skill` instead when the main deliverable is Word/PPT. Use `scientific-toolkit-skill` when the task is primarily MATLAB, Python, plotting, statistics, simulation, or literature search.

## Writing Principles

- Default to Chinese academic expression unless the user requests English.
- Preserve English titles, formulas, variables, methods, software names, citations, and reference entries.
- Do not invent data, DOI, journal details, experiment settings, results, or author claims.
- Separate `原文/已有数据`, `用户确认内容`, `根据上下文推断`, and `建议性扩展`.
- Prefer verifiable technical statements over generic claims.
- When revising, preserve the user's intended meaning and terminology unless a change is clearly needed.

## Manuscript Workflow

For a new section or paper draft:

1. Clarify target: journal/conference/thesis/course report, language, length, audience, and required format.
2. Identify source material: paper notes, experiment results, figures, tables, MATLAB/Python outputs, references, advisor comments.
3. Build an argument outline before full prose: problem, gap, method, evidence, contribution, limitation.
4. Draft in coherent paragraphs, not empty slogan bullets.
5. Add source or evidence labels for quantitative claims and literature claims.
6. Revise for logic, specificity, terminology consistency, and citation accuracy.

For revision or polishing:

- Keep claims tied to evidence.
- Replace vague words such as "显著", "先进", "有效", "鲁棒" with measured conditions, comparison baselines, or remove them.
- Check whether each paragraph advances the section's purpose.
- Keep formulas with variable definitions, units, assumptions, and applicable conditions.
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