Avoid AI Writing
conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing
Audit and rewrite content to remove AI writing patterns ("AI-isms").
A skill your agent uses when revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc, a measured motivation before the fix, a checkable mechanism description, numbers that name their…
Install Hpca Writing Style
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-writing-style -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-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/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style .claude/skills/hpca-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 "hpca-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style into .claude/skills/hpca-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-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/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-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 hpca-writing-style -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-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/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style .agents/skills/hpca-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 "hpca-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style into .agents/skills/hpca-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-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 hpca-writing-style -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-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/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style .cursor/skills/hpca-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 "hpca-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style into .cursor/skills/hpca-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-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 HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-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 hpca-writing-style -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-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/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style .gemini/skills/hpca-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 "hpca-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style into .gemini/skills/hpca-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-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 hpca-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 hpca-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/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style .github/skills/hpca-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 "hpca-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style into .github/skills/hpca-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-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 hpca-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 hpca-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/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style .opencode/skills/hpca-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 "hpca-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style into .opencode/skills/hpca-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-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
hpca-writing-style- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 490 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc, a measured motivation before the fix, a checkable mechanism description, numbers that name their…
- Revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc
- SKILL.md covers The first-page arc, Quantify the motivation before…, Describe the mechanism so it… and Every number names its…, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- A measured motivation before the fix
What it does
Hpca Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc, a measured motivation before the fix, a checkable mechanism description, numbers that name their instrument, and 11-page compression that leaves slack for the single rebuttal/revision window.
Its SKILL.md is about 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
- Revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc
- A measured motivation before the fix
- A checkable mechanism description
- Numbers that name their instrument
Example prompts
- “/hpca-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
Hpca Writing Style loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 490 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). 490 words, ~1,017 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hpca-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- hpca-writing-style
- description
- Use when revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc, a measured motivation before the fix, a checkable mechanism description, numbers that name their instrument, and 11-page compression that leaves slack for the single rebuttal/revision window.
HPCA Writing Style
Use this to shape an HPCA paper's prose and structure. The house style rewards a paper built around one mechanism-to-behavior claim, motivated by a measured cost and evidenced on a named instrument. Reopen the current page limit before trusting the compression advice below.
The first-page arc
An HPCA first page should carry, in order: the measured problem → why existing mechanisms miss it → the mechanism → the behavior it produces → what the numbers rest on. A reviewer should finish the abstract and first column knowing what you built, what it costs, and what it changes — before any implementation detail.
- Lead with the specific pathology and a number, not "latency is a bottleneck."
- Name each prior mechanism's specific failure, not "prior work is limited."
- State the mechanism concretely enough that a reviewer could rebuild it.
- Anchor every headline number to its instrument in the same breath.
Quantify the motivation before the fix
HPCA reviewers distrust a mechanism whose problem is assumed. Characterize the cost first — measure the wasted traffic, the stall cycles, the energy — so the mechanism answers a number. A motivation section that is all citation and no measurement is a common reject signal.
Describe the mechanism so it is checkable
The mechanism is the paper. Give the structure's size, the policy's logic, and the hardware cost. If a reviewer has to guess whether your "confidence mechanism" is a standard counter or something new, the novelty is invisible. A figure of the datapath plus a precise textual description beats prose alone.
Every number names its instrument
A speedup with no instrument is unreviewable. State whether it comes from a cycle-level simulator (which one, at what fidelity, with which validated timing models) or real silicon (which machine, in which governor/turbo/SMT state), and report per-workload results with neutral cases marked — not only the mean.
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Style anti-patterns
| Anti-pattern | Why it hurts at HPCA | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "Latency is a well-known bottleneck" | No measured cost | Lead with the specific pathology and a number |
| "A confidence mechanism" | Mechanism not checkable | Give the structure, logic, and hardware cost |
| "Outperforms in most cases" | Overclaim, no instrument | Per-workload results + named simulator/machine |
| Geomean-only results | Hides where it loses | Report the distribution; mark neutral cases |
| "et al." in the bibliography | Reject trigger (all authors required) | List every author of every reference |
| Roadmap as argument | Signposting replaces substance | Replace with the mechanism-to-behavior claim |
Compression for the page limit
The 11-page body carries the characterization, the mechanism, and the headline evidence; exhaustive per-configuration tables, extra sensitivity studies, and the artifact go to the appendix and the anonymized mirror. Compress by cutting redundant background, not by trimming author lists or the fidelity contract. Leave a little slack: the single rebuttal/revision window may require small additions, and a body already jammed to the last line has no room to answer a reviewer.
Revision pass
[First-page arc] measured cost -> gap -> mechanism -> behavior -> instrument? (Y/N each)
[Motivation] quantified before the fix? (Y/N)
[Mechanism] rebuildable from the text? (Y/N)
[Numbers] each names its instrument; per-workload reported? (Y/N)
[Bibliography] every reference lists all authors? (Y/N)
[Page pressure] slack left for the window? (Y/N)
[Top three edits] <ordered>Recheck the current CFP: the page cap, font rule, and the all-authors reference requirement are per-edition and control the compression plan.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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Questions about Hpca Writing Style
What does Hpca Writing Style do?
A skill your agent uses when revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc, a measured motivation before the fix, a checkable mechanism description, numbers that name their…. Hpca Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc, a measured motivation before the fix, a checkable mechanism description, numbers that name their instrument, and 11-page compression that leaves slack for the single rebuttal/revision window.
When should I use Hpca Writing Style?
Hpca Writing Style fits situations like: revising an HPCA paper for the mechanism-to-behavior first-page arc; A measured motivation before the fix; A checkable mechanism description; numbers that name their instrument.
How do I install Hpca Writing Style in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/hpca-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hpca Writing Style in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/hpca-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hpca 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 hpca-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/hpca-writing-style, .gemini/skills/hpca-writing-style, .github/skills/hpca-writing-style and .opencode/skills/hpca-writing-style in your project.
What does Hpca Writing Style need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hpca Writing Style is instructions for the agent only.
Does Hpca 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 Hpca 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 Hpca Writing Style use?
Hpca 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 Hpca Writing Style use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Hpca Writing Style?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hpca 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 Hpca 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.