# scholar-evaluation

Assess papers, proposals, and literature reviews against research criteria. Use it to organize feedback on methods, evidence, analysis, and academic writing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code · 53 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/scientific/scholar-evaluation
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scholar-evaluation

## What it does

The skill reviews scholarly work across research questions, literature, methods, data, analysis, findings, writing, and references. It can identify strengths and weaknesses for each relevant area, with an optional score on a 1-to-5 scale.

First, it establishes the kind of work and the breadth of review. When that scope is unclear, it asks the user to clarify. Detailed criteria are in `references/evaluation_framework.md`; `scripts/calculate_scores.py` can compute combined scores. Numeric ratings are optional, so decide whether they fit the review you need.

The final feedback can bring together an overall judgment, ranked revisions, and publication readiness when relevant. For documents, the skill suggests considering diagrams and points to `scientific-schematics` for creating them. It includes `python scripts/generate_schematic.py "your diagram description" -o figures/output.png` as a generation command.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill scientific/scholar-evaluation
```

2. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill scholar-evaluation -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

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

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates scholar-evaluation
```

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

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/scientific/scholar-evaluation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### 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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/scientific/scholar-evaluation

## When to use it
- review a research design for rigor and fit
- spot gaps in a literature review
- check whether claims follow from the analysis
- audit references and source balance
- rank revisions before submission

## Example prompts
- Review this paper's methodology and report its strengths and weaknesses.
- Check this literature review for gaps and assess how it connects its sources.
- Evaluate the full paper across the relevant criteria and rank the revisions.

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## Other versions with the same name
- [scholar-evaluation · k-dense-ai](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/k-dense-ai-scholar-evaluation.md) — 2100 installs

From the same set: [davila7/claude-code-templates](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/by/davila7/claude-code-templates.md) — 804 cards

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