Diagnose and raise the general-interest ceiling of an academic economics or finance paper so it reads like a top-5 (or top-3 finance) submission.

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Install Top5 Framing

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill top5-framing -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics top5-framing --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/top5-framing .claude/skills/top5-framing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
top5-framing
GitHub stars
159
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
871 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
15
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Diagnose and raise the general-interest ceiling of an academic economics or finance paper so it reads like a top-5 (or top-3 finance) submission.

  • Works in 6 steps: The deletion test. Delete the empirical… → Fact vs. explanation. Is the… → The one-sentence test. Can a reader… → …
  • The user asks to review
  • SKILL.md covers The diagnostic checklist, How to apply it, Output format and Quick reference: moves that…, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Top5 Framing is an agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics. Diagnose and raise the general-interest ceiling of an academic economics or finance paper so it reads like a top-5 (or top-3 finance) submission. Use this skill whenever the user asks to review, reframe, or strengthen a paper draft, abstract, introduction, or pitch for a top journal — including requests like "make this more general interest", "why would the JF/QJE care", "punch up my intro", "is this framing ambitious enough", or when evaluating which of several papers or framings has the higher ceiling. Also use…

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/fletcher_case_study.md`).

The repository describes itself as: A collection of Skills for academics.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to review
  • Strengthen a paper draft
  • Pitch for a top journal — including requests like make this more general interest
  • Why would the JF/QJE care

Example prompts

  • “make this more general interest”
  • “why would the JF/QJE care”
  • “punch up my intro”
  • “/top5-framing”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. The deletion test. Delete the empirical setting (the policy, the
  2. Fact vs. explanation. Is the contribution a new fact in one setting, or
  3. The one-sentence test. Can a reader outside the subfield repeat the
  4. Vertical vs. horizontal structure. Do later sections escalate one
  5. Canonical-object test. Does the result interact with an object a large
  6. Boldest responsible claim. What is the most ambitious interpretation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a8f112. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • jasonmfletcher.substack.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Top5 Framing loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 174 tokens; SKILL.md has 871 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~174
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 871 words (~2,016 tokens).

“Based on Jason Fletcher's case study ("How to Write a Top 5 Paper," Mentorless Apprentice Substack, July 2026—”

— opening of SKILL.md by aspi6246
name
top5-framing

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in top5-framing of aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/fletcher_case_study.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a8f112

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Questions about Top5 Framing

What does Top5 Framing do?

Diagnose and raise the general-interest ceiling of an academic economics or finance paper so it reads like a top-5 (or top-3 finance) submission. Top5 Framing is an agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics. Diagnose and raise the general-interest ceiling of an academic economics or finance paper so it reads like a top-5 (or top-3 finance) submission.

When should I use Top5 Framing?

Top5 Framing fits situations like: the user asks to review; strengthen a paper draft; pitch for a top journal — including requests like make this more general interest; why would the JF/QJE care.

How do I install Top5 Framing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill top5-framing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (top5-framing in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics) into .claude/skills/top5-framing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Top5 Framing in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill top5-framing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (top5-framing in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics) into .agents/skills/top5-framing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Top5 Framing in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill top5-framing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/top5-framing, .gemini/skills/top5-framing, .github/skills/top5-framing and .opencode/skills/top5-framing in your project.

What does Top5 Framing need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Top5 Framing is instructions for the agent only.

Does Top5 Framing access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: jasonmfletcher.substack.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Top5 Framing safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Top5 Framing use?

No licence was found for Top5 Framing or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Top5 Framing use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Top5 Framing?

aspi6246 (a GitHub user) maintains it in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics, which has 159 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 21, 2026.

Source: aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.