Agent skill

Amanthro Writing Style

by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields, follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission…

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Install Amanthro Writing Style

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amanthro-writing-style -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills amanthro-writing-style --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/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Anthropologist-Skills/skills/amanthro-writing-style .claude/skills/amanthro-writing-style && 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
amanthro-writing-style
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
438 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 an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields, follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission…

  • Works in 4 steps: Front-load the contribution. By the end… → Minimize subfield jargon or define it on… → Argument-first, but keep the craft. AA… → …
  • Polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Reach all four fields, Format to AA house style and Fit the word cap (Research…, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Amanthro Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields, follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission accepted), fits the section word caps (Research Articles ≤ 8,000 words; abstract 200 words), and uses inclusive, care-ful language. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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 an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields
  • Follows AA house style (Chicago author-date
  • Free-format submission accepted)
  • Fits the section word caps (Research Articles ≤ 8

Example prompts

  • “/amanthro-writing-style”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Front-load the contribution. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the
  2. Minimize subfield jargon or define it on first use; an archaeologist should follow a linguistic
  3. Argument-first, but keep the craft. AA values vivid ethnographic writing and a reflexive voice;
  4. Write with care. Use inclusive language; represent interlocutors and communities with

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

Amanthro Writing Style loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 97 tokens; SKILL.md has 438 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~97
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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). 438 words, ~1,067 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/amanthro-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
amanthro-writing-style
description
Use when drafting or polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields, follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission accepted), fits the section word caps (Research Articles ≤ 8,000 words; abstract 200 words), and uses inclusive, care-ful language. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

Writing Style (amanthro-writing-style)

An AA paper must be readable by an anthropologist outside its subfield, written with the craft AA prizes (strong ethnographic prose, a clear argument, reflexive voice), formatted to Chicago author-date, and disciplined to the section's word cap. AA also asks for inclusive language and citational practices that lift marginalized voices — style here is partly an ethical commitment.

When to trigger

  • Drafting the introduction, framing the contribution, or final polish
  • Over the word cap and needing to cut without losing the argument or the ethnography
  • Writing the 200-word abstract
  • Aligning citations/format to AA house style before submission

Reach all four fields

  1. Front-load the contribution. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the argument, the evidence, and why it matters to anthropology broadly — don't make a generalist dig.
  2. Minimize subfield jargon or define it on first use; an archaeologist should follow a linguistic paper. Spell out acronyms; gloss technical terms.
  3. Argument-first, but keep the craft. AA values vivid ethnographic writing and a reflexive voice; lead with claims and let well-chosen scenes and evidence carry them. Avoid both dry report prose and description with no argument.
  4. Write with care. Use inclusive language; represent interlocutors and communities with dignity (avoid deficit framing); consider citational politics in who you cite and foreground.

Format to AA house style

  • Citations: Chicago Manual of Style author-date; AA accepts free-format submissions (you need not perfectly style-conform at first submission), but keep one consistent style and include DOIs where available. Manage with Zotero/BibTeX.
  • Abstract: 200 words.
  • Anonymize: AA review is anonymous — no author names/affiliations in the manuscript or file name; supply a separate title page; neutralize obvious self-references and strip file metadata.
  • Land acknowledgment / positionality: include where appropriate to the work and community.
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Fit the word cap (Research Articles ≤ 8,000 words incl. figures, tables, references, notes; abstract 200)

  • Tighten throat-clearing and literature dumps; engage the conversation, not every paper (see amanthro-literature-positioning).
  • Choose the scenes and exhibits that argue; cut redundant description.
  • Notes count toward the limit — keep them lean.
  • If the piece is short and engaged, target the right section (Essay 2,000–3,000; Commentary ≤ 1,500; Review Essay ≤ 5,000) rather than padding toward a Research Article.

Anti-patterns

  • A subfield-insider intro that never states four-field significance
  • Burying the contribution under pages of description before the argument appears
  • An abstract over 200 words or one that hides the finding
  • Deficit or othering language toward communities; a "view from nowhere" with no positionality
  • A bibliography that foregrounds only metropolitan theorists
  • Padding an Essay/Commentary toward Research-Article length

Output format

【Contribution stated by end of intro?】[Y/N]
【Reads across the four fields?】jargon defined / acronyms spelled? [Y/N]
【Abstract】word count (≤ 200)
【Word count】Research Article ≤ 8,000 (incl. figures/tables/refs/notes)?
【Chicago author-date + anonymized + DOIs】[Y/N]
【Care-ful language + citational politics】[Y/N]
【Next】amanthro-transparency-and-data

Supplementary resources

© 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-Anthropologist-Skills/skills/amanthro-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Amanthro Writing Style

What does Amanthro Writing Style do?

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields, follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission…. Amanthro Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields, follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission accepted), fits the section word caps (Research Articles ≤ 8,000 words; abstract 200 words), and uses inclusive, care-ful language.

When should I use Amanthro Writing Style?

Amanthro Writing Style fits situations like: polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields; follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission accepted); fits the section word caps (Research Articles ≤ 8.

How do I install Amanthro Writing Style in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amanthro-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (American-Anthropologist-Skills/skills/amanthro-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/amanthro-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Amanthro Writing Style in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amanthro-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (American-Anthropologist-Skills/skills/amanthro-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/amanthro-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Amanthro 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 amanthro-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/amanthro-writing-style, .gemini/skills/amanthro-writing-style, .github/skills/amanthro-writing-style and .opencode/skills/amanthro-writing-style in your project.

What does Amanthro Writing Style need to run?

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

Does Amanthro 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 Amanthro 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 Amanthro Writing Style use?

Amanthro 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 Amanthro Writing Style use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Amanthro 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.