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Mathfin Workflow

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

Router for a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript — decides which mathfin sub-skill to use next across the theorem-first lifecycle, from problem selection through Wiley Research Exchange…

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Mathfin Workflow

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mathfin-workflow -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills mathfin-workflow --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/Mathematical-Finance-Skills/skills/mathfin-workflow .claude/skills/mathfin-workflow && 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
mathfin-workflow
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
441 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Router for a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript — decides which mathfin sub-skill to use next across the theorem-first lifecycle, from problem selection through Wiley Research Exchange…

  • Works in 6 steps: No theorem yet → mathfin-topic-selection. → Theorem exists but assumptions/proof are… → Result is solid but the "so what for… → …
  • Orienting a financial-mathematics paper built on stochastic analysis and full proofs
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, What Mathematical Finance…, The pipeline (and which skill… and Stage gates with pass criteria, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Mathfin Workflow is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Router for a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript — decides which mathfin sub-skill to use next across the theorem-first lifecycle, from problem selection through Wiley Research Exchange submission and revision. Use when orienting a financial-mathematics paper built on stochastic analysis and full proofs, or when unsure which stage is the current bottleneck.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k 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 Research & Science. 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

  • Orienting a financial-mathematics paper built on stochastic analysis and full proofs
  • Unsure which stage is the current bottleneck

Example prompts

  • “/mathfin-workflow”

Workflow steps

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

  1. No theorem yet → mathfin-topic-selection.
  2. Theorem exists but assumptions/proof are shaky → mathfin-identification-strategy.
  3. Result is solid but the "so what for financial modelling" is unclear → mathfin-contribution-framing.
  4. Adding numerics → mathfin-data-analysis, then mathfin-tables-figures.
  5. Ready to write/polish → mathfin-writing-style.
  6. Ready to submit → mathfin-submission; after a decision → mathfin-rebuttal.

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

Mathfin Workflow loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 95 tokens; SKILL.md has 441 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~95
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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). 441 words, ~1,411 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/mathfin-workflow/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
mathfin-workflow
description
Router for a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript — decides which mathfin sub-skill to use next across the theorem-first lifecycle, from problem selection through Wiley Research Exchange submission and revision. Use when orienting a financial-mathematics paper built on stochastic analysis and full proofs, or when unsure which stage is the current bottleneck.

Workflow Router (mathfin-workflow)

When to trigger

  • Starting a new financial-mathematics paper aimed at Mathematical Finance and unsure where to begin
  • Mid-project and unsure which step is the current bottleneck (theorem? exposition? numerics?)
  • Want a single map of the Mathematical Finance pipeline before diving in

What Mathematical Finance rewards

Mathematical Finance (Wiley-Blackwell, affiliated with the Bachelier Finance Society) is a theory-first venue. Submissions must be in a mathematically rigorous style and are evaluated on methodological novelty and contribution to financial modelling — not on empirical or data-driven finance. Papers must be self-contained, including full proofs; detailed analysis belongs in an Appendix; numerical experiments are welcome only when they support rigorous theoretical developments. Review is single-blind, screened first by the Editor. This router keeps every step aligned to that bar.

The pipeline (and which skill owns each step)

text
mathfin-topic-selection          (is the problem novel + rigorously tractable?)
        ▼
mathfin-literature-positioning   (place the result against the stochastic-analysis frontier)
        ▼
mathfin-identification-strategy  (assumptions, theorems, proof architecture, generality)
        ▼
mathfin-contribution-framing     (state the methodological novelty for financial modelling)
        ▼
mathfin-data-analysis            (numerical experiments that SUPPORT the theory, if any)
        ▼
mathfin-tables-figures           (illustrative exhibits, separate files at revision)
        ▼
mathfin-writing-style            (rigorous exposition; results + intuition up front)
        ▼
mathfin-replication-and-data-policy (Data Availability Statement; reproducible code if any)
        ▼
mathfin-review-process           (single-blind editor → AE → referee path)
        ▼
mathfin-submission               (Research Exchange LaTeX preflight)
        ▼
mathfin-rebuttal                 (response-to-referees on revision)

Stage gates with pass criteria

text
gate 0->1  problem chosen      pass: conjectured theorem statable with explicit hypotheses
gate 1->2  positioned          pass: closest prior theorem named + delta sits on one axis
gate 2->3  proved              pass: no [gap] markers; every cited theorem's hypotheses checked
gate 3->4  framed              pass: each main theorem has a financial-payoff sentence
gate 4->5  numerics (optional) pass: every exhibit names the result it illustrates
gate 5->6  written             pass: theorem statements readable without their proofs
gate 6->7  packaged            pass: clean-checkout compile + data statement + classifications

A gate that will not close is the bottleneck; route to the owning skill instead of polishing downstream sections.

Symptom-to-skill routing

  • "We have a model and simulations but no theorem" → mathfin-topic-selection (fit is at risk).
  • "The proof uses a martingale property nobody verified" → mathfin-identification-strategy.
  • "A colleague says this is just [known paper] in disguise" → mathfin-literature-positioning.
  • "The introduction is all mathematics, no finance" → mathfin-contribution-framing.
  • "The figures look like an empirical paper" → mathfin-tables-figures, then mathfin-data-analysis.
  • "Notation drifts between main text and appendix" → mathfin-writing-style.
  • "Referee 2 produced a counterexample" → mathfin-rebuttal, then back to mathfin-identification-strategy.
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Orientation heuristics for ambiguous stages

When a manuscript seems to sit between gates, locate it by its weakest artifact, not its newest one: a polished introduction resting on an unchecked verification theorem is a gate-2 paper, and a complete proof set under an empirical-sounding abstract is a gate-3 paper. The pipeline is re-entrant — a referee report or a discovered gap legitimately sends the project back two or three gates, and re-running the later skills after such a regression is cheaper than defending an internally inconsistent draft.

Running proofs and prose in parallel

Theorem development and exposition need not be strictly serial. Once the assumption block is frozen (gate 2), the introduction, model section, and statement skeletons can be drafted while appendix proofs are still being verified — but prose must never claim more than the current proof state supports. Mark unproved strengthenings as conjectures in the draft, and either prove them or strip them before gate 6.

How to use the router

  1. No theorem yet → mathfin-topic-selection.
  2. Theorem exists but assumptions/proof are shaky → mathfin-identification-strategy.
  3. Result is solid but the "so what for financial modelling" is unclear → mathfin-contribution-framing.
  4. Adding numerics → mathfin-data-analysis, then mathfin-tables-figures.
  5. Ready to write/polish → mathfin-writing-style.
  6. Ready to submit → mathfin-submission; after a decision → mathfin-rebuttal.

Output format

【Stage】topic / theory / framing / numerics / writing / submission / revision
【Bottleneck】one sentence
【Use next】mathfin-<skill>
【Why】how it clears the Mathematical Finance rigor bar

© 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 Mathematical-Finance-Skills/skills/mathfin-workflow of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Mathfin Workflow

What does Mathfin Workflow do?

Router for a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript — decides which mathfin sub-skill to use next across the theorem-first lifecycle, from problem selection through Wiley Research Exchange…. Mathfin Workflow is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Router for a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript — decides which mathfin sub-skill to use next across the theorem-first lifecycle, from problem selection through Wiley Research Exchange submission and revision.

When should I use Mathfin Workflow?

Mathfin Workflow fits situations like: orienting a financial-mathematics paper built on stochastic analysis and full proofs; unsure which stage is the current bottleneck.

How do I install Mathfin Workflow in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Mathfin Workflow in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mathfin-workflow -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Mathematical-Finance-Skills/skills/mathfin-workflow in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/mathfin-workflow in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Mathfin Workflow 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 mathfin-workflow -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/mathfin-workflow, .gemini/skills/mathfin-workflow, .github/skills/mathfin-workflow and .opencode/skills/mathfin-workflow in your project.

What does Mathfin Workflow need to run?

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

Does Mathfin Workflow 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 Mathfin Workflow 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 Mathfin Workflow use?

Mathfin Workflow 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 Mathfin Workflow use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.6k 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 Mathfin Workflow?

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Who maintains Mathfin Workflow?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,219 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.