Est Writing Style
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A skill your agent uses when the prose, intro, or abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary, policy-oriented, global readership.
Install Worlddev Writing Style
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills worlddev-writing-style --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/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style .claude/skills/worlddev-writing-style && 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 "worlddev-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style into .claude/skills/worlddev-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "worlddev-writing-style", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-styleType 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills worlddev-writing-style --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style .agents/skills/worlddev-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "worlddev-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style into .agents/skills/worlddev-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "worlddev-writing-style", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills worlddev-writing-style --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style .cursor/skills/worlddev-writing-style && 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 "worlddev-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style into .cursor/skills/worlddev-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "worlddev-writing-style", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git --path World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style--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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills worlddev-writing-style --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style .gemini/skills/worlddev-writing-style && 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 "worlddev-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style into .gemini/skills/worlddev-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "worlddev-writing-style", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills worlddev-writing-styleInstalls 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style .github/skills/worlddev-writing-style && 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 "worlddev-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style into .github/skills/worlddev-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "worlddev-writing-style", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -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/Awesome-Journal-Skills worlddev-writing-style --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style .opencode/skills/worlddev-writing-style && 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 "worlddev-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style into .opencode/skills/worlddev-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "worlddev-writing-style", 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
worlddev-writing-style- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 622 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the prose, intro, or abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary, policy-oriented, global readership.
- Works in 5 steps: Open on the development problem in the… → The tension or puzzle — what is… → What you do and find, in one paragraph,… → …
- Abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Writing for the WD reader, A worked rewrite (illustrative) and Checklist, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Worlddev Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when the prose, intro, or abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary, policy-oriented, global readership. Tunes voice and structure to the WD reader; it does not invent evidence or citations.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 Writing & Content, covering Brand voice and tone and Citation management. 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
- Abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary
- Policy-oriented
- Global readership
Example prompts
- “/worlddev-writing-style”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Open on the development problem in the world — concrete, with stakes (who, where, why it matters), not a literature gap.
- The tension or puzzle — what is unsettled, contested, or surprising in current understanding.
- What you do and find, in one paragraph, in plain language and real magnitudes.
- How you know it — the design or inferential logic, stated plainly, not buried in citations.
- Why it matters for development — the contribution to understanding AND to policy/practice. WD intros that skip this read as…
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
Worlddev Writing Style loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 622 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
The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 622 words, ~1,282 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/worlddev-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- worlddev-writing-style
- description
- Use when the prose, intro, or abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary, policy-oriented, global readership. Tunes voice and structure to the WD reader; it does not invent evidence or citations.
Writing Style (worlddev-writing-style)
When to trigger
- The intro opens with a methods or literature gap rather than a development problem
- The prose is dense with one discipline's jargon (econometrics or critical-theory) and shuts out the rest
- The abstract reports techniques but not the "so what for development"
- The discussion stops at "we find X" without saying what it means for policy or practice
- The paper reads as written for the author's subfield, not for WD's global, cross-disciplinary audience
Writing for the WD reader
WD is read by economists, political scientists, sociologists, geographers, public-health and practice communities, and policymakers across the global South and North. The house voice is clear, evidence-driven, and accessible across disciplines without being shallow. Two failure modes bracket it: economics papers that read as technical reports with no human or institutional texture, and critical/qualitative papers that disappear into theoretical vocabulary. The WD register sits between — rigorous, but legible to a reader from the next discipline over and useful to someone who must act on the finding.
The intro WD rewards (a sequence)
- Open on the development problem in the world — concrete, with stakes (who, where, why it matters), not a literature gap.
- The tension or puzzle — what is unsettled, contested, or surprising in current understanding.
- What you do and find, in one paragraph, in plain language and real magnitudes.
- How you know it — the design or inferential logic, stated plainly, not buried in citations.
- Why it matters for development — the contribution to understanding AND to policy/practice. WD intros that skip this read as venue-mismatched.
Abstract discipline (verify limits)
- ≤250 words (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准); 3–6 keywords, in English.
- Unstructured, single paragraph; state purpose, approach, key result with magnitude, and the development implication.
- Avoid undefined abbreviations and in-text references; the abstract must stand alone.
- Lead with the finding and its stakes, not the method. A WD abstract that never states what was learned about development is a desk-screen risk.
Cross-disciplinary legibility
- Define discipline-specific terms on first use; assume the reader is smart but from another field.
- Prefer plain causal language calibrated to the warrant ("we find evidence that…", "is associated with…") over both econometric hedging and unearned certainty.
- Name the country/region and context early and concretely; WD readers expect grounded place, not "a developing country."
- Translate every headline number into something a non-economist feels — share of household income, days of schooling, distance to a clinic.
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A worked rewrite (illustrative)
Weak: "We exploit a regression-discontinuity design to estimate the LATE of a transfer on log consumption." WD: "Did a national cash-transfer program actually reach the poorest, and did it change their lives? Comparing households just above and below the program's eligibility cutoff in [country], we find consumption rose 18% for those just inside — enough to move a typical family above the food-poverty line — while the very poorest, who lacked the documents to enroll, were left out." Same design; now a cross-disciplinary reader and a policymaker both stay.
Checklist
- Intro opens on a development problem with stakes, not a literature gap
- Method stated plainly; jargon from any single discipline is defined or removed
- Every headline number is translated into human/policy-relevant terms
- Discussion states the implication for policy or practice, not just the finding
- Abstract ≤250 words, 3–6 keywords, finding-first, stands alone (limits re-verified)
- Country/region/context named concretely and early
- Causal language matches the warrant established in identification
Anti-patterns
- A literature-gap opening that delays the development stakes to page 3
- One-discipline jargon (technical econometrics OR dense critical theory) that excludes the rest of the readership
- A discussion that restates results without a "so what for whom"
- An abstract that lists methods but never states what was learned about development
- "A developing country" abstraction instead of a named, situated context
Output format
【Journal】World Development (WD)
【Skill】worlddev-writing-style
【Verdict】reader-ready / revise
【Intro opening】development problem / literature gap (fix if the latter)
【Abstract】≤250 words, finding-first, stands alone? [Y/N]
【Cross-disciplinary legibility】jargon defined; numbers translated? [Y/N]
【Policy implication】present in discussion? [Y/N]
【Source status】verified URL / 待核实 / not asserted
【Next skill】worlddev-replication-package© 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 World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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Questions about Worlddev Writing Style
What does Worlddev Writing Style do?
A skill your agent uses when the prose, intro, or abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary, policy-oriented, global readership. Worlddev Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when the prose, intro, or abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary, policy-oriented, global readership.
When should I use Worlddev Writing Style?
Worlddev Writing Style fits situations like: abstract of a World Development (WD) manuscript fails to reach a multidisciplinary; policy-oriented; global readership.
How do I install Worlddev Writing Style in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/worlddev-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Worlddev Writing Style in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill worlddev-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (World-Development-Skills/skills/worlddev-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/worlddev-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Worlddev Writing Style 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 worlddev-writing-style -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/worlddev-writing-style, .gemini/skills/worlddev-writing-style, .github/skills/worlddev-writing-style and .opencode/skills/worlddev-writing-style in your project.
What does Worlddev Writing Style need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Worlddev Writing Style is instructions for the agent only.
Does Worlddev Writing Style 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 Worlddev Writing Style 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 Worlddev Writing Style use?
Worlddev Writing Style 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 Worlddev Writing Style use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.1k 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 Worlddev Writing Style?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Worlddev Writing Style: Est Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars), Jaar Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars), Jcf Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars) and Jpe Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Worlddev Writing Style?
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.