Methods Section Writer
aipoch/medical-research-skills
Turns your protocol and analysis workflow into publication-ready Methods text.
Agent skill
Methods Paper Writer
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
JASA/Biometrika manuscript structure with VanderWeele notation standards
Custom licenceAuto-check passed
Install Methods Paper Writer
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills methods-paper-writer --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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer .claude/skills/methods-paper-writer && 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 "methods-paper-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer into .claude/skills/methods-paper-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "methods-paper-writer", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writerType 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills methods-paper-writer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer .agents/skills/methods-paper-writer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "methods-paper-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer into .agents/skills/methods-paper-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "methods-paper-writer", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills methods-paper-writer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer .cursor/skills/methods-paper-writer && 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 "methods-paper-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer into .cursor/skills/methods-paper-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "methods-paper-writer", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer--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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills methods-paper-writer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer .gemini/skills/methods-paper-writer && 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 "methods-paper-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer into .gemini/skills/methods-paper-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "methods-paper-writer", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills methods-paper-writerInstalls 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer .github/skills/methods-paper-writer && 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 "methods-paper-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer into .github/skills/methods-paper-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "methods-paper-writer", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills methods-paper-writer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer .opencode/skills/methods-paper-writer && 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 "methods-paper-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer into .opencode/skills/methods-paper-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "methods-paper-writer", 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
methods-paper-writer- GitHub stars
- 4.5k
- Token cost
- ~5.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,181 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
JASA/Biometrika manuscript structure with VanderWeele notation standards
- Works in 10 steps: Title → Abstract → Introduction → …
- SKILL.md covers JASA Format, Introduction Structure, Simulation Section and Notation Conventions, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Methods Paper Writer is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. JASA/Biometrika manuscript structure with VanderWeele notation standards
Its SKILL.md is about 5.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `.backups/SKILL-2025-12-09T03-53-59-606Z.md`).
The repository describes itself as: 🔬 A curated collection of 23,000+ agent skills for empirical research across 8 social science disciplines. | 精选 23,000+ AI Agent 技能库，覆盖8大社会科学学科的实证研究。CoPaper.AI…
Example prompts
- “/methods-paper-writer”
Workflow steps
10 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Title
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Notation and Setup
- Identification
- Estimation
- Asymptotic Properties
- Simulation Study
- Application
- Discussion
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9fa87d8. 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 (its code samples are latex and r).
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
Methods Paper Writer loads about 5.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,181 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,181 words (~5,736 tokens).
“Comprehensive guide for writing statistical methodology manuscripts”
- name
- methods-paper-writer
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- .backups/SKILL-2025-12-09T03-53-59-606Z.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Methods Paper Writer next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methods Paper Writer this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~5.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Methods Section Writeraipoch/medical-research-skills | 2k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Telemetry Standardssupabase/supabase | 111k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Cpp Coding Standardsaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 4 repos | ~5.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Java Coding Standardsaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 1 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Santa Methodaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 3 repos | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Methods Paper Writer
What does Methods Paper Writer do?
JASA/Biometrika manuscript structure with VanderWeele notation standards. Methods Paper Writer is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
How do I install Methods Paper Writer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/methods-paper-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Methods Paper Writer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/26-Data-Wise-scholar/skills/writing/methods-paper-writer in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/methods-paper-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Methods Paper Writer 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill methods-paper-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/methods-paper-writer, .gemini/skills/methods-paper-writer, .github/skills/methods-paper-writer and .opencode/skills/methods-paper-writer in your project.
What does Methods Paper Writer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Methods Paper Writer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Methods Paper Writer 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 Methods Paper Writer 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 Methods Paper Writer use?
Methods Paper Writer has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Methods Paper Writer use?
About 5.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 23k 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 Methods Paper Writer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Methods Paper Writer: Methods Section Writer (aipoch/medical-research-skills, 2k stars), Telemetry Standards (supabase/supabase, 111k stars), Cpp Coding Standards (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars) and Java Coding Standards (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Methods Paper Writer?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,542 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.