A skill your agent uses when organizing the Parts of a The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) article into a doctrine→theory→normative arc.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ylj-argument-structure -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ylj-argument-structure --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/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure .claude/skills/ylj-argument-structure && 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 "ylj-argument-structure" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure into .claude/skills/ylj-argument-structure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ylj-argument-structure", 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/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structureType 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 ylj-argument-structure -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ylj-argument-structure --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/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure .agents/skills/ylj-argument-structure && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ylj-argument-structure" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure into .agents/skills/ylj-argument-structure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ylj-argument-structure", 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 ylj-argument-structure -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ylj-argument-structure --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/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure .cursor/skills/ylj-argument-structure && 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 "ylj-argument-structure" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure into .cursor/skills/ylj-argument-structure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ylj-argument-structure", 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 Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure--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 ylj-argument-structure -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ylj-argument-structure --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/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure .gemini/skills/ylj-argument-structure && 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 "ylj-argument-structure" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure into .gemini/skills/ylj-argument-structure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ylj-argument-structure", 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 ylj-argument-structureInstalls 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 ylj-argument-structure -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/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure .github/skills/ylj-argument-structure && 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 "ylj-argument-structure" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure into .github/skills/ylj-argument-structure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ylj-argument-structure", 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 ylj-argument-structure -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 ylj-argument-structure --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/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure .opencode/skills/ylj-argument-structure && 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 "ylj-argument-structure" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure into .opencode/skills/ylj-argument-structure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ylj-argument-structure", 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.
ylj-argument-structureA skill your agent uses when organizing the Parts of a The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) article into a doctrine→theory→normative arc.
Ylj Argument Structure is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when organizing the Parts of a The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) article into a doctrine→theory→normative arc. It sequences the argument and pressure-tests counterarguments; it does not polish prose (use ylj-writing-style) or format citations (use ylj-sources-and-bluebook).
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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 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.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
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.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Ylj Argument Structure loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 74 tokens; SKILL.md has 518 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.
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.
The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 518 words, ~1,104 tokens.
.claude/skills/ylj-argument-structure/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).A YLJ Article is a sustained legal argument, not a report. The dominant arc is
doctrine → theory → normative: show what the law is (and where it breaks), explain why with a
framework, then say what should change. This skill sequences the Parts and stress-tests
counterarguments. It assumes the claim and novelty are settled (ylj-thesis-and-contribution,
ylj-preemption-check).
| Part | Job | Failure mode |
|---|---|---|
| I. The landscape (doctrine/facts) | Map the current law or practice; surface the tension your claim resolves | A neutral survey with no tension — reader can't see the problem |
| II. The diagnosis (theory) | Explain why the tension exists; introduce your framework | Description restated as "theory" with no organizing idea |
| III. The reconstruction (normative) | Apply the framework; say what should change and who acts | A wish list untethered from Parts I–II |
| IV. Objections & limits | Steelman the best counterarguments; bound the claim | Strawmen, or silence on the obvious objection |
Not every piece needs four Parts, but every piece needs the logical moves: problem → why → fix → limits. An Essay compresses these; a Note often foregrounds doctrine then a focused reform.
ylj-sources-and-bluebook); a structural argument resting on a misread case collapses.Draft the introduction's roadmap as numbered moves: "Part I shows ___. Part II argues ___. Part III proposes ___. Part IV answers ___." If you cannot fill each blank with a claim (not a topic), the structure is not yet load-bearing.
【Arc】doctrine→theory→normative (or the compressed version used)
【Part map】I: ___ | II: ___ | III: ___ | IV: ___ (each a claim)
【Strongest objection】and where it is addressed
【Scope/limits】stated explicitly? Y/N
【Next】ylj-sources-and-bluebook to footnote every legal/factual assertion../../resources/worked-examples/01-introduction.md — a roadmap built as claims, not topics../../resources/exemplars/library.md — YLJ pieces whose Part structure rewards study© 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
Just SKILL.md in Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
Ylj Argument Structure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ylj Argument Structure this skillbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Artbull Writing Style And Citationfranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~848 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Io Writing Stylefranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Jape Writing Stylefranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~598 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Scholar Polishjoshzyj/open-scholar-skill | 168 | — | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Research Paper Writerailabs-393/ai-labs-claude-skills | 454 | 2 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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A skill your agent uses when organizing the Parts of a The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) article into a doctrine→theory→normative arc. Ylj Argument Structure is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when organizing the Parts of a The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) article into a doctrine→theory→normative arc.
Ylj Argument Structure fits situations like: organizing the Parts of a The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) article into a doctrine→theory→normative arc; tasks that involve Brand voice and tone; tasks that involve Citation management.
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ylj-argument-structure -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/ylj-argument-structure in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ylj-argument-structure -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Yale-Law-Journal-Skills/skills/ylj-argument-structure in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/ylj-argument-structure in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
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 ylj-argument-structure -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ylj-argument-structure, .gemini/skills/ylj-argument-structure, .github/skills/ylj-argument-structure and .opencode/skills/ylj-argument-structure in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ylj Argument Structure is instructions for the agent only.
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.
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.
Ylj Argument Structure is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.4k 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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brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,228 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.
