Avoid AI Writing
conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing
Audit and rewrite content to remove AI writing patterns ("AI-isms").
A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript.
Install Aerj Writing Style
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aerj-writing-style --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style .claude/skills/aerj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "aerj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style into .claude/skills/aerj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aerj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-styleType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aerj-writing-style --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style .agents/skills/aerj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "aerj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style into .agents/skills/aerj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aerj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aerj-writing-style --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style .cursor/skills/aerj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "aerj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style into .cursor/skills/aerj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aerj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git --path American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aerj-writing-style --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style .gemini/skills/aerj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "aerj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style into .gemini/skills/aerj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aerj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aerj-writing-styleInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style .github/skills/aerj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "aerj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style into .github/skills/aerj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aerj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aerj-writing-style --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style .opencode/skills/aerj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "aerj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style into .opencode/skills/aerj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aerj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
aerj-writing-style- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 560 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript.
- Works in 6 steps: Front-load the contribution. By the end… → Translate jargon. Define… → One argument, signposted. Each section… → …
- Polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Style facts (verify volatile…, How to write for the field and Anti-patterns, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Aerj Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. AERJ is read across the whole field, follows APA 7th-edition style, and expects a 100–120-word abstract within a maximum 50-page manuscript. Improves clarity and compliance; it does not ghostwrite the paper.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Brand voice and tone. The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. ｜ 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript
- Tasks that involve Brand voice and tone
Example prompts
- “/aerj-writing-style”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Front-load the contribution. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, why
- Translate jargon. Define subfield-specific terms; spell out the stakes for policy and/or
- One argument, signposted. Each section advances the through-line: framework → design → evidence
- Claims matched to evidence. Hedge appropriately; state scope conditions and limitations honestly
- Tight abstract. Within 100–120 words, get purpose, method, finding, and significance — no filler.
- APA discipline. Consistent author-date citation, reference list, heading levels, and number/stat
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. 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.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Aerj Writing Style loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 560 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 560 words, ~1,321 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/aerj-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- aerj-writing-style
- description
- Use when drafting or polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. AERJ is read across the whole field, follows APA 7th-edition style, and expects a 100–120-word abstract within a maximum 50-page manuscript. Improves clarity and compliance; it does not ghostwrite the paper.
Writing Style (aerj-writing-style)
An AERJ paper must read for the whole field of education research, not just specialists, and must comply with APA 7th edition. Write so a researcher from another subfield follows the argument, the stakes, and the contribution. Verify the current length and abstract limits on the official page.
When to trigger
- Drafting or tightening any section
- Bringing the manuscript into APA 7th-edition compliance
- Writing or trimming the 100–120-word abstract
- Cutting to fit the length limit while protecting the argument
Style facts (verify volatile items on the official page)
- Citation/reference style: APA 7th edition (author-date) throughout.
- Abstract: 100–120 words — state purpose, design/method, key findings, significance.
- Length: manuscript maximum 50 pages, double-spaced, 12-pt, 1" margins, inclusive of tables, figures, notes, and references.
- Masked: no author-identifying language; self-citations neutralized (see
aerj-submission).
How to write for the field
- Front-load the contribution. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, why it matters across the field, the approach, and the finding.
- Translate jargon. Define subfield-specific terms; spell out the stakes for policy and/or practice in plain language.
- One argument, signposted. Each section advances the through-line: framework → design → evidence → meaning. Use clear topic sentences.
- Claims matched to evidence. Hedge appropriately; state scope conditions and limitations honestly — over-claiming draws reviewer fire.
- Tight abstract. Within 100–120 words, get purpose, method, finding, and significance — no filler.
- APA discipline. Consistent author-date citation, reference list, heading levels, and number/stat formatting per APA 7th.
Anti-patterns
- Burying the contribution after pages of setup
- Insider jargon with no translation for a general education-research reader
- Over-claiming beyond what the design supports; no scope conditions
- An abstract over 120 words or padded with background
- Inconsistent APA citations/headings; mixing reference styles
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Prose expectations by manuscript section (AERJ referees)
A field-wide readership means every section must be legible to a non-specialist while staying APA-7 disciplined. Use this as a section-by-section prose audit.
| Manuscript part | What reads well for AERJ's general audience | Reviewer-irritating tell |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Question, field-wide stake, approach, finding by page two | Pages of background before the contribution |
| Framework | Constructs defined in plain language, then operationalized | Theory jargon with no translation |
| Method | Design legible to outsiders; nesting and warrant stated | Acronyms assuming subfield fluency |
| Results | Effect sizes and intervals narrated, not just starred | "p < .05" prose with no practical meaning |
| Discussion | Scope conditions and equity/context stated honestly | Over-claiming beyond the design |
Worked abstract vignette (illustrative)
A draft abstract for an evaluation of a formative-assessment coaching program runs 168 words and opens with two sentences of literature. Trimmed to AERJ's 100–120-word target, it becomes: purpose (test whether coaching shifts instruction and learning), method (cluster-randomized across 48 schools, multilevel models), finding (an illustrative 0.16 SD gain, 95% CI [0.05, 0.27], concentrated in high-need schools), significance (informs how districts target instructional support equitably). The filler background is gone; every clause earns its place. Confirm the exact word limit against the journal's current submission guidelines.
Referee pushback and the venue fix
- "This is hard to follow outside the subfield." → Translate each specialist term on first use; add the plain-language stake.
- "The claims outrun the evidence." → Hedge to what the design supports and state scope conditions.
- "Citations and headings are inconsistent." → Run a clean APA-7 author-date and heading pass before resubmission.
Output format
【Section reviewed】intro / framework / methods / results / discussion / abstract
【Contribution front-loaded?】[Y/N]
【Reads for the field?】jargon translated, stakes plain [Y/N]
【Abstract】word count (100–120)
【APA 7th compliant】citations + headings + stats [Y/N]
【Length】within limit (verify) [Y/N]
【Next】aerj-transparency-and-data-policySupplementary resources
../../resources/external_tools.md— APA 7th reference managers and typesetting (apa7 / papaja)../../resources/official-source-map.md— APA style, abstract, and length requirements
© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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Questions about Aerj Writing Style
What does Aerj Writing Style do?
A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. Aerj Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript.
When should I use Aerj Writing Style?
Aerj Writing Style fits situations like: polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript; tasks that involve Brand voice and tone.
How do I install Aerj Writing Style in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/aerj-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Aerj Writing Style in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (American-Educational-Research-Journal-Skills/skills/aerj-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/aerj-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Aerj Writing Style 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 brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aerj-writing-style -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aerj-writing-style, .gemini/skills/aerj-writing-style, .github/skills/aerj-writing-style and .opencode/skills/aerj-writing-style in your project.
What does Aerj Writing Style need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Aerj Writing Style is instructions for the agent only.
Does Aerj Writing Style access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Aerj Writing Style 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 Aerj Writing Style use?
Aerj Writing Style is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Aerj Writing Style use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Aerj Writing Style?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Aerj Writing Style: Avoid AI Writing (conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing, 4.9k stars), Brand (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), Khazix WeChat Article Writer (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars) and Writing Guidelines (vercel-labs/agent-skills, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Aerj Writing Style?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.