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A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists, fits the 11,000-word limit, and follows CPS house…
Install Cps Writing Style
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cps-writing-style -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills cps-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/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style .claude/skills/cps-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 "cps-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style into .claude/skills/cps-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cps-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/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-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 cps-writing-style -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills cps-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/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style .agents/skills/cps-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 "cps-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style into .agents/skills/cps-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cps-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 cps-writing-style -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills cps-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/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style .cursor/skills/cps-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 "cps-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style into .cursor/skills/cps-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cps-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 Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-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 cps-writing-style -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills cps-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/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style .gemini/skills/cps-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 "cps-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style into .gemini/skills/cps-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cps-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 cps-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 cps-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/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style .github/skills/cps-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 "cps-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style into .github/skills/cps-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cps-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 cps-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 cps-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/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style .opencode/skills/cps-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 "cps-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style into .opencode/skills/cps-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cps-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
cps-writing-style- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 496 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 a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists, fits the 11,000-word limit, and follows CPS house…
- Polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The CPS introduction arc, House formatting (verify… and Tightening for the word cap, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Follows CPS house formatting
What it does
Cps Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists, fits the 11,000-word limit, and follows CPS house formatting. Improves writing and formatting; it does not change the analysis.
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 the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists
- Follows CPS house formatting
Example prompts
- “/cps-writing-style”
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
Cps Writing Style loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 67 tokens; SKILL.md has 496 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). 496 words, ~1,137 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/cps-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- cps-writing-style
- description
- Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists, fits the 11,000-word limit, and follows CPS house formatting. Improves writing and formatting; it does not change the analysis.
Writing Style (cps-writing-style)
A CPS paper must read for the comparative-politics community: a comparativist of another region should follow the argument, see the leverage, and grasp the portable claim. Write argument-first, keep the prose tight against the word cap, and follow CPS/SAGE house formatting (APA-style author-date references, unstructured 150-word abstract).
When to trigger
- Drafting the introduction, abstract, or conclusion; tightening prose for the word limit
- A reviewer found the paper hard to follow, parochial, jargon-heavy, or over the limit
- Formatting references, headings, and the abstract to CPS/SAGE house style
- Checking that the contribution is stated early and travels
The CPS introduction arc
Lead with the comparative puzzle, then the stake, then why it is hard to identify, then the setting & design, then the headline finding with mechanism, then the portable contribution, then a brief roadmap. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the argument, the evidence, and why it matters to comparative politics — not just to one country's specialists.
- Argument-first. State the claim and the contribution on page one; do not bury them behind a literature tour or lead with the estimator.
- Travel up front. Frame the contribution so a comparativist of another region sees what to import.
- Define, don't drown. Define region- or method-specific terms; minimize jargon so the paper reads past your subfield within comparative politics.
House formatting (verify current SAGE guidelines)
| Item | CPS norm (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准) |
|---|---|
| Length | Articles max 11,000 words; references, tables, figures excluded from the count |
| Abstract | Unstructured, ~150 words, between title and body |
| References | APA-style author-date (SAGE house) — every in-text cite has a list entry and vice versa |
| Manuscript | Double-spaced, 1" margins, 12-pt (Times New Roman preferred) |
| Anonymity | Remove identifying info from the main file; put it on a separate title page |
Length and house style change — confirm on the SAGE author-instructions page; treat figures above as the working norm.
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Tightening for the word cap
- Cut the over-signposted multi-section roadmap; let the argument do the work.
- Move full robustness grids and secondary material to the supplementary/online appendix (does not count toward the limit) — but keep the story in the main text.
- Replace "it is important to note that" throat-clearing with the claim itself.
Checklist
- Question, argument, and finding are clear by the end of the introduction
- Contribution stated early and framed to travel to other regions
- Reads for a comparativist outside the paper's region; jargon defined or removed
- Within the 11,000-word limit (references/tables/figures excluded)
- Unstructured ~150-word abstract present
- APA-style author-date references; in-text and list agree exactly
- Identifying info removed from the main file (anonymized for review)
Anti-patterns
- Leading with the estimator instead of the question and argument
- Parochial framing that only a specialist on your country would value
- Burying the contribution mid-paper after a long literature tour
- Over the word limit, or padding with an over-signposted seven-section roadmap
- Mixed citation styles, or in-text cites with no matching reference-list entry
Output format
【Intro arc】puzzle → stake → identification problem → design → finding+mechanism → portable contribution → roadmap
【Travels?】contribution framed for a comparativist of another region [Y/N]
【Length】words / 11,000 (refs/tables/figures excluded)
【Abstract】unstructured, ~150 words [Y/N]
【References】APA author-date, in-text=list [Y/N]
【Anonymized】identifying info off the main file [Y/N]
【Next】cps-transparency-and-dataSupplementary resources
../../resources/worked-examples/01-introduction.md— before→after CPS-style introduction../../resources/official-source-map.md— CPS length, abstract, and style facts with sourcing
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Files
Just SKILL.md in Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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Questions about Cps Writing Style
What does Cps Writing Style do?
A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists, fits the 11,000-word limit, and follows CPS house…. Cps Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists, fits the 11,000-word limit, and follows CPS house formatting.
When should I use Cps Writing Style?
Cps Writing Style fits situations like: polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists; follows CPS house formatting.
How do I install Cps Writing Style in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cps-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/cps-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Cps Writing Style in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cps-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Comparative-Political-Studies-Skills/skills/cps-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/cps-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Cps 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 cps-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/cps-writing-style, .gemini/skills/cps-writing-style, .github/skills/cps-writing-style and .opencode/skills/cps-writing-style in your project.
What does Cps Writing Style need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Cps Writing Style is instructions for the agent only.
Does Cps 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 Cps 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 Cps Writing Style use?
Cps 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 Cps Writing Style use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k 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 Cps 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.