A skill your agent uses to produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words…

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Install Molcell Highlights

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

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

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

At a glance

A skill your agent uses to produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words…

  • Works in 3 steps: Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤ 85… → eTOC blurb / "In Brief" (~50 words,… → Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual…
  • Produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, 1. Highlights (3–4 bullets,…, 2. eTOC blurb / "In Brief"… and 3. Graphical Abstract…, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Molcell Highlights is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use to produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words, third-person), and the Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary of the mechanism). Late-stage polish.

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 Media & Creative, covering Infographics and Markdown. 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

  • Produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets
  • Each ≤85 characters)
  • The eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words
  • The Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary of the mechanism)

Example prompts

  • “/molcell-highlights”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤ 85 characters incl. spaces)
  2. eTOC blurb / "In Brief" (~50 words, third-person)
  3. Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary)

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

Molcell Highlights loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 586 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
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). 586 words, ~1,444 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/molcell-highlights/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
molcell-highlights
description
Use to produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words, third-person), and the Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary of the mechanism). Late-stage polish.

Highlights, eTOC Blurb & Graphical Abstract (molcell-highlights)

When to trigger

  • Mechanism, framing, figures, and Summary are settled (do this late).
  • The submission lacks Highlights, an eTOC/In Brief blurb, or a Graphical Abstract.
  • Highlights are full sentences or run over the character limit.
  • The Graphical Abstract is a multi-panel figure crammed into one box.

These three artifacts are mandatory, Cell Press deliverables at Molecular Cell. Editors and the table of contents use them heavily — weak ones hurt at every stage.

1. Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤ 85 characters incl. spaces)

Short telegraphic phrases — not full sentences — that a scanning molecular biologist absorbs in seconds. Each bullet states one finding; together they trace the proof of mechanism.

Rules:

  • 3 or 4 bullets, no more, no fewer.
  • ≤ 85 characters including spaces per bullet (count them).
  • Phrase fragments, present tense, no trailing period, no citations.
  • No undefined acronyms beyond well-known molecular names; readable across subfields.
  • Bullets progress phenomenon → mechanism → separation-of-function/causality → consequence.

Template:

- [Actor] [molecular action] on [substrate]                (≤85 chars)
- [Mechanism]: [residue/interface/step] drives [process]   (≤85 chars)
- [Point mutant] uncouples [activity] from [outcome]        (≤85 chars)
- [Physiological consequence for the process]               (≤85 chars)

2. eTOC blurb / "In Brief" (~50 words, third-person)

A short paragraph for the online table of contents, written about the paper in the third person ("Smith et al." / "the authors"), aimed at readers outside the exact subfield. It explains what was found and why it matters molecularly — not a methods recap.

Rules:

  • ~50 words (treat as the ceiling; confirm current cap).
  • Third person — never "we"/"here we show".
  • Plain molecular language; minimal undefined acronyms.
  • States the take-home mechanistic significance.

Template:

[Author et al.] show that [plain-language molecular finding]. [One sentence of
mechanism in accessible terms.] [One sentence on why it matters for the process
or for disease.]

3. Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary)

One self-contained image that conveys the mechanism at a glance.

Design rules:

  • Single panel — NOT a multi-panel figure; no A/B/C sub-panels.
  • Clear left-to-right or top-to-bottom flow (cause → mechanism → effect).
  • Minimal text — short labels only; no paragraphs, no legend.
  • Shows the molecular mechanism/outcome, not the methods.
  • Self-explanatory without the paper.
  • Square-ish, high resolution (e.g., ~1200 px wide, RGB). Confirm exact size/format in current Cell Press guidelines.
  • Colorblind-safe; consistent with main-figure iconography.

Avoid: cramming the whole model, tiny fonts, disconnected scenes, decorative clip-art.

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Worked Highlights set (with char counts)

For the XYZ helicase story, a compliant four-bullet arc — phenomenon → mechanism → causality → consequence:

- Cryo-EM captures helicase XYZ gripping the lagging strand           (66)
- A conserved beta-hairpin couples ATP hydrolysis to unwinding        (61)
- A hairpin mutant uncouples ATPase from strand separation            (57)
- Single-subunit hydrolysis paces processive fork unwinding           (58)

Each is a fragment, present tense, no period, no citation, under 85 characters. Contrast a non-compliant bullet: "In this study, we show that the helicase XYZ uses a conserved beta-hairpin to couple ATP hydrolysis to DNA unwinding." — that is a full sentence, opens with filler, and runs well over the limit. Trim to the actor-action-object core and drop "we".

Counting tip: count the rendered string including spaces, not the Markdown. When a bullet lands at 84–85, cut a word rather than abbreviate into an undefined acronym.

Worked eTOC blurb (before → after)

Before (first person, jargon, methods recap):

Here we use cryo-EM and single-molecule assays to show that XYZ couples ATP hydrolysis to unwinding at the replication fork.

After (third person, accessible, significance-forward, ~48 words):

Zhang et al. show how a replicative helicase turns chemical energy into motion. The enzyme grips one DNA strand with a small conserved loop and burns ATP one subunit at a time to pry the strands apart, a stepwise mechanism that keeps DNA replication moving through obstacles.

Output format

【Highlights】 3–4 bullets, each with its char count (must be ≤85)
   - "..."  (NN chars)
   - "..."  (NN chars)
   - "..."  (NN chars)
【eTOC blurb】 third-person paragraph (word count: N ≈ 50)
【Graphical Abstract】 described: flow direction, key molecular elements, single-panel? yes/no
【Checks】 bullets ≤85 / blurb third-person / GA single-panel-minimal-text → pass/fail
【Next】 molcell-citation

Anti-patterns

  • Do not write Highlights as full sentences or exceed 85 characters.
  • Do not write the eTOC blurb in the first person ("we show").
  • Do not make the Graphical Abstract a busy multi-panel montage or a re-used figure.
  • Do not copy the Summary into the eTOC blurb — the blurb is third-person and accessible.

Character/word limits and Graphical Abstract size are working defaults — confirm against the current Molecular Cell / Cell Press author guidelines.

© 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 Molecular-Cell-Skills/skills/molcell-highlights of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Molcell Highlights

What does Molcell Highlights do?

A skill your agent uses to produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words…. Molcell Highlights is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use to produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words, third-person), and the Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary of the mechanism).

When should I use Molcell Highlights?

Molcell Highlights fits situations like: produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets; each ≤85 characters); the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words; the Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary of the mechanism).

How do I install Molcell Highlights in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Molcell Highlights in Codex?

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

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

What does Molcell Highlights need to run?

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

Does Molcell Highlights 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 Molcell Highlights 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 Molcell Highlights use?

Molcell Highlights 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 Molcell Highlights use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k 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 Molcell Highlights?

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Who maintains Molcell Highlights?

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.