Literature Survey
ai4s-research/ai4s-skills
A skill your agent uses when the user wants a comprehensive literature survey on a specific research topic.
Proofread and verify academic papers in LaTeX. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Install Paper Polish
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill paper-polish -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-polish --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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish .claude/skills/paper-polish && 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-polish" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish into .claude/skills/paper-polish/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-polish", 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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polishType 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-polish -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-polish --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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish .agents/skills/paper-polish && 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-polish" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish into .agents/skills/paper-polish/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-polish", 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-polish -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-polish --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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish .cursor/skills/paper-polish && 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-polish" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish into .cursor/skills/paper-polish/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-polish", 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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish--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-polish -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills paper-polish --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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish .gemini/skills/paper-polish && 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-polish" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish into .gemini/skills/paper-polish/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-polish", 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-polishInstalls 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-polish -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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish .github/skills/paper-polish && 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-polish" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish into .github/skills/paper-polish/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-polish", 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-polish -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-polish --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/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish .opencode/skills/paper-polish && 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-polish" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish into .opencode/skills/paper-polish/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-polish", 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-polish- GitHub stars
- 4.6k
- Token cost
- ~7.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 3,012 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Proofread and verify academic papers in LaTeX. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- Works in 7 steps: Present the issue clearly (original vs.… → Ask the user: "Accept this change?… → Wait for the user's response before… → …
- User says check paper / proofread / paper-checker / 校对 / 核查论文
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Initialization, The 19 Checks and Important Notes
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Paper Polish is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Proofread and verify academic papers in LaTeX. Runs 19 sequential checks covering titles, consistency, citations, formatting, theoretical tension in motivation, concise results reporting, cross-section repetition, em-dash usage, and auxiliary-text-to-footnote conversion. Trigger when user says "check paper" / "proofread" / "paper-checker" / "校对" / "核查论文".
Its SKILL.md is about 7.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering LaTeX, Copy editing and proofreading and Citation management. It works with LaTeX. 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
- User says check paper / proofread / paper-checker / 校对 / 核查论文
- Tasks that involve LaTeX
- Tasks that involve Copy editing and proofreading
Example prompts
- “check paper”
- “proofread”
- “paper-checker”
- “/paper-polish”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch, WebFetch
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Present the issue clearly (original vs. proposed change, or finding).
- Ask the user: "Accept this change? (yes/no/edit)"
- Wait for the user's response before proceeding to the next issue.
- If the user says "yes", apply the change using the Edit tool.
- If the user says "no", skip and move to the next issue.
- If the user says "edit" or provides alternative text, apply the user's version instead.
- After all issues in a check are resolved, announce completion and move to the next check.
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:
ReadBashEditWriteGlobGrepAskUserQuestionWebSearchWebFetch
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
Paper Polish loads about 7.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 3,012 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, Bash, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch, WebFetch
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 3,012 words (~7,250 tokens).
“This skill performs a comprehensive 19-step proofreading and verification of academic papers in LaTeX. Each step is run sequentially. Within each step, every individual issue found is presented to the user one at a time for approval before applying the…”
- name
- paper-polish
- allowed-tools
- Read, Bash, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch, WebFetch
- argument-hint
- [path-to-paper-directory]
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- prompt.txt
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Paper Polish 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 Polish this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~7.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Literature Surveyai4s-research/ai4s-skills | 237 | 2 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Latex To Word Workflowhajimi-kun/latex-to-word-workflow | 128 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| BeamerNoi1r/beamer-skill | 364 | — | ~13k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Paper Detailsmathbullet/skills | 173 | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Typst Paperbahayonghang/academic-writing-skills | 500 | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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What does Paper Polish do?
Proofread and verify academic papers in LaTeX. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Paper Polish is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Proofread and verify academic papers in LaTeX.
When should I use Paper Polish?
Paper Polish fits situations like: user says check paper / proofread / paper-checker / 校对 / 核查论文; tasks that involve LaTeX; tasks that involve Copy editing and proofreading.
How do I install Paper Polish in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill paper-polish -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/paper-polish in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Paper Polish in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill paper-polish -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/paper-polish in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/paper-polish in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Paper Polish 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-polish -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-polish, .gemini/skills/paper-polish, .github/skills/paper-polish and .opencode/skills/paper-polish in your project.
What does Paper Polish need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Paper Polish is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch, WebFetch.
Does Paper Polish 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 Polish 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 Polish use?
Paper Polish 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 Polish use?
About 7.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 29k 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 Polish?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Paper Polish: Literature Survey (ai4s-research/ai4s-skills, 237 stars), Latex To Word Workflow (hajimi-kun/latex-to-word-workflow, 128 stars), Beamer (Noi1r/beamer-skill, 364 stars) and Paper Details (mathbullet/skills, 173 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Paper Polish?
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.