Scholar Auto Research
joshzyj/open-scholar-skill
Stable, deterministic social-science research-paper pipeline from idea or data to verified manuscript, citations, replication package, and final md/docx/tex/pdf outputs.
Agent skill
Paper Excellence
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
Comprehensive multi-dimensional review of the sewage-house-prices project.
Install Paper Excellence
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill paper-excellence -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-excellence --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence .claude/skills/paper-excellence && 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 "paper-excellence" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence into .claude/skills/paper-excellence/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-excellence", 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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellenceType 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 paper-excellence -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-excellence --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence .agents/skills/paper-excellence && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "paper-excellence" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence into .agents/skills/paper-excellence/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-excellence", 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 paper-excellence -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-excellence --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence .cursor/skills/paper-excellence && 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 "paper-excellence" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence into .cursor/skills/paper-excellence/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-excellence", 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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence--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 paper-excellence -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-excellence --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence .gemini/skills/paper-excellence && 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 "paper-excellence" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence into .gemini/skills/paper-excellence/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-excellence", 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 paper-excellenceInstalls 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 paper-excellence -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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence .github/skills/paper-excellence && 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 "paper-excellence" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence into .github/skills/paper-excellence/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-excellence", 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 paper-excellence -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 paper-excellence --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence .opencode/skills/paper-excellence && 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 "paper-excellence" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence into .opencode/skills/paper-excellence/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-excellence", 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
paper-excellence- GitHub stars
- 4.6k
- Token cost
- ~914 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 235 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Comprehensive multi-dimensional review of the sewage-house-prices project.
- Works in 4 steps: Identify Targets → Launch Review Agents (Parallel) → Compute Weighted Aggregate Score → …
- Tasks that involve Citation management
- SKILL.md covers Workflow and Principles
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Paper Excellence is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Comprehensive multi-dimensional review of the sewage-house-prices project. Runs econometrics audit, code review, manuscript proofread, and bibliography validation in parallel. Computes a weighted aggregate score. This skill should be used when asked for a "full review", "quality check", "paper excellence", or before submission milestones.
Its SKILL.md is about 910 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, covering Citation management, Copy editing and proofreading and Econometrics and empirical research. 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…
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Citation management
- Tasks that involve Copy editing and proofreading
- Tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research
Example prompts
- “full review”
- “quality check”
- “paper excellence”
- “/paper-excellence”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Agent, Bash
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Identify Targets
- Launch Review Agents (Parallel)
- Compute Weighted Aggregate Score
- Present Results
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 these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadGrepGlobWriteAgentBash
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 markdown).
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
Paper Excellence loads about 914 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 89 tokens; SKILL.md has 235 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Agent, Bash
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 235 words (~914 tokens).
“Run a comprehensive quality assessment of the sewage-house-prices project across all dimensions.”
- name
- paper-excellence
- allowed-tools
- Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Agent, Bash
- argument-hint
- ['all' or specific component: econometrics|code|paper|bib]
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Paper Excellence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Excellence this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~914 | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Scholar Auto Researchjoshzyj/open-scholar-skill | 168 | — | ~21k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Academic Paper Writing PipelineImbad0202/academic-research-skills | 51k | — | ~16k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Arxiv MCP Serverblazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server | 3.2k | — | ~353 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Arxiv Paper Writerappautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL | 458 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Bib Search Citationbahayonghang/academic-writing-skills | 500 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Paper Excellence
What does Paper Excellence do?
Comprehensive multi-dimensional review of the sewage-house-prices project. Paper Excellence is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Comprehensive multi-dimensional review of the sewage-house-prices project.
When should I use Paper Excellence?
Paper Excellence fits situations like: tasks that involve Citation management; tasks that involve Copy editing and proofreading; tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research.
How do I install Paper Excellence in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill paper-excellence -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/paper-excellence in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Paper Excellence in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill paper-excellence -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/paper-excellence in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/paper-excellence in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Paper Excellence 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 paper-excellence -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/paper-excellence, .gemini/skills/paper-excellence, .github/skills/paper-excellence and .opencode/skills/paper-excellence in your project.
What does Paper Excellence need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Paper Excellence is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Agent, Bash.
Does Paper Excellence 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 Paper Excellence safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Paper Excellence use?
Paper Excellence 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 Paper Excellence use?
About 914 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Paper Excellence?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Paper Excellence: Scholar Auto Research (joshzyj/open-scholar-skill, 168 stars), Academic Paper Writing Pipeline (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Arxiv MCP Server (blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server, 3.2k stars) and Arxiv Paper Writer (appautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL, 458 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Paper Excellence?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,556 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.