A skill your agent uses to write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words, with no headings, quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience.

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Install Pnasnexus Abstract

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills pnasnexus-abstract --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/PNAS-Nexus-Skills/skills/pnasnexus-abstract .claude/skills/pnasnexus-abstract && 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
pnasnexus-abstract
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
429 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses to write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words, with no headings, quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience.

  • Works in 5 steps: Context / stakes (1–2 sentences) — the… → Gap / question (1 sentence) — what was… → What we did (1–2 sentences) — approach,… → …
  • Write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The PNAS Nexus abstract: ≤250…, Abstract vs Significance… and Recommended five-move…, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Pnasnexus Abstract is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use to write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words, with no headings, quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience. Distinguishes the abstract (what/how/found, for scientists) from the 50–120-word Significance Statement (why-it-matters, for everyone). Late-stage polish.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

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

  • Write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words
  • With no headings
  • Quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience

Example prompts

  • “/pnasnexus-abstract”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Context / stakes (1–2 sentences) — the broad problem.
  2. Gap / question (1 sentence) — what was unknown.
  3. What we did (1–2 sentences) — approach, in plain terms.
  4. Key results, quantified (2–3 sentences) — the advance, with numbers and uncertainty.
  5. Conclusion / implication (1 sentence) — what it means for the field, ideally across fields.

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

Pnasnexus Abstract loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 429 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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

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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). 429 words, ~1,004 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pnasnexus-abstract/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
pnasnexus-abstract
description
Use to write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words, with no headings, quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience. Distinguishes the abstract (what/how/found, for scientists) from the 50–120-word Significance Statement (why-it-matters, for everyone). Late-stage polish.

Abstract (pnasnexus-abstract)

When to trigger

  • Fit, open access, structure, figures, stats, and data are settled (do this late).
  • The abstract reads like a methods recap with no result.
  • The abstract is being confused with, or duplicated from, the Significance Statement.
  • The abstract is over 250 words, has subheadings, or is jargon-dense.

The PNAS Nexus abstract: ≤250 words, single paragraph, no headings

  • Length: up to 250 words (PNAS Nexus states a 250-word maximum — confirm in current guidelines).
  • A single paragraph with no headings, no reference citations, no figure/table callouts. (PNAS Nexus's wording: "They should appear as a single paragraph with no headings.")
  • Self-contained: a reader who sees only the abstract should understand the question, what was done, what was found (quantified), and what it means.
  • Accessible to the broad PNAS Nexus readership spanning biological/health/medical, physical sciences & engineering, and social & political sciences — define or avoid acronyms.

The short, plain artifact PNAS Nexus requires is the Significance Statement (pnasnexus-significance, 50–120 words) — it is separate from the abstract. Do not merge them.

Abstract vs Significance Statement (keep them distinct)

AbstractSignificance Statement (pnasnexus-significance)
What/how/found, for scientistsWhy it matters, for everyone
≤250 words, quantified, technical-but-clear50–120 words, plain language
Stands in for the paperStands in for the "so what"

If the two read the same, the Significance Statement is wrong — fix it in pnasnexus-significance.

  1. Context / stakes (1–2 sentences) — the broad problem.
  2. Gap / question (1 sentence) — what was unknown.
  3. What we did (1–2 sentences) — approach, in plain terms.
  4. Key results, quantified (2–3 sentences) — the advance, with numbers and uncertainty.
  5. Conclusion / implication (1 sentence) — what it means for the field, ideally across fields.
Show full SKILL.md (148 more words)Show less

Hard constraints

  • ≤ 250 words (confirm the current cap).
  • Single paragraph, no subheadings, no citations, no figure/table references.
  • Define any acronym on first use, or avoid it.
  • At least one quantified result — magnitude + unit + uncertainty (CI/P), not "significantly increased".
  • First sentence comprehensible to a scientist outside the field.
  • Distinct in content and register from the Significance Statement.

Jargon blacklist (rewrite on sight)

  • "Herein we report…", "Importantly,", "Interestingly,", "Notably,"
  • Strings of ≥2 undefined acronyms in one sentence.
  • "elucidate", "delineate", "interrogate", "leverage" as filler verbs.
  • Hedging stacks: "may potentially suggest that it could…".

Output format

【Abstract】 single paragraph (word count: N ≤ 250)
【Single paragraph, no headings?】 yes/no
【Five moves present?】 context / gap / approach / quantified result / implication
【Quantified headline result?】 yes/no + the number
【Distinct from Significance Statement?】 yes/no
【Jargon hits removed】 [...]
【Next】 pnasnexus-citation

Anti-patterns

  • Do not reuse the 50–120-word Significance Statement as the abstract (or vice versa).
  • Do not add subheadings — PNAS Nexus abstracts are single unstructured paragraphs.
  • Do not open with method or organism; open with the stake.
  • Do not end on "further work is needed" — end on the implication.
  • Do not exceed 250 words "to be thorough".

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Files

Just SKILL.md in PNAS-Nexus-Skills/skills/pnasnexus-abstract of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Pnasnexus Abstract

What does Pnasnexus Abstract do?

A skill your agent uses to write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words, with no headings, quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience. Pnasnexus Abstract is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use to write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words, with no headings, quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience.

When should I use Pnasnexus Abstract?

Pnasnexus Abstract fits situations like: write the PNAS Nexus abstract — a single self-contained paragraph of up to 250 words; with no headings; quantified and accessible to a broad scientific audience.

How do I install Pnasnexus Abstract in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Pnasnexus Abstract in Codex?

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

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

What does Pnasnexus Abstract need to run?

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

Does Pnasnexus Abstract 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 Pnasnexus Abstract 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 Pnasnexus Abstract use?

Pnasnexus Abstract 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 Pnasnexus Abstract use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Pnasnexus Abstract?

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.