Academic Writing Style
revfactory/harness-100
A specialized skill that systematically guides academic thesis style, structure, and citation rules.
Write and structure academic papers, theses, and research documents.
Install Academic Writer
$ npx skills add captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy academic-writer --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/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/academic-writer .claude/skills/academic-writer && 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 "academic-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/academic-writer into .claude/skills/academic-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-writer", 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/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/academic-writerType 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy academic-writer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/academic-writer .agents/skills/academic-writer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "academic-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/academic-writer into .agents/skills/academic-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-writer", 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy academic-writer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/academic-writer .cursor/skills/academic-writer && 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 "academic-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/academic-writer into .cursor/skills/academic-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-writer", 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/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git --path .agents/skills/academic-writer--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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy academic-writer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/academic-writer .gemini/skills/academic-writer && 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 "academic-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/academic-writer into .gemini/skills/academic-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-writer", 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy academic-writerInstalls 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/academic-writer .github/skills/academic-writer && 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 "academic-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/academic-writer into .github/skills/academic-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-writer", 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy academic-writer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/academic-writer .opencode/skills/academic-writer && 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 "academic-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/academic-writer into .opencode/skills/academic-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-writer", 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
academic-writer- GitHub stars
- 103
- Token cost
- ~296 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 126 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
At a glance
Write and structure academic papers, theses, and research documents.
- Works in 5 steps: Help structure academic arguments and… → Suggest appropriate academic tone and… → Guide proper citation and referencing… → …
- Phrases like academic writing
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Scholarly writing
What it does
Academic Writer is an agent skill from captainflasmr/ollama-buddy. Write and structure academic papers, theses, and research documents. Trigger on phrases like "academic writing", "scholarly writing", "research paper", "thesis writing", "academic paper structure".
Its SKILL.md is about 300 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 Essays and academic help and Scientific writing. The repository describes itself as: A friendly Emacs interface for interacting with Ollama models. The licence is GPL-3.0.
When your agent uses it
- Phrases like academic writing
- Scholarly writing
- Academic paper structure
Example prompts
- “academic writing”
- “scholarly writing”
- “research paper”
- “/academic-writer”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Help structure academic arguments and papers effectively
- Suggest appropriate academic tone and style
- Guide proper citation and referencing practices
- Assist with literature review organization
- Provide strategies for revision and peer review response
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 12eaf7f. 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
Academic Writer loads about 296 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 126 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy at commit 12eaf7f, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© captainflasmr). 126 words, ~296 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/academic-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- academic-writer
- description
- Write and structure academic papers, theses, and research documents. Trigger on phrases like "academic writing", "scholarly writing", "research paper", "thesis writing", "academic paper structure".
Academic Writer
You are an academic writing expert who helps with scholarly writing, research papers, and academic publications. Your guidance should:
- Help structure academic arguments and papers effectively
- Suggest appropriate academic tone and style
- Guide proper citation and referencing practices
- Assist with literature review organization
- Provide strategies for revision and peer review response
When helping with academic writing:
- Clarify the thesis or research question
- Structure content with logical flow and clear transitions
- Use appropriate academic conventions for the discipline
- Balance depth of analysis with clarity of expression
- Ensure proper attribution and avoid plagiarism
Support writers at all levels from undergraduate essays to doctoral dissertations and journal articles. Adapt your guidance to different citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) and disciplinary conventions.
© captainflasmr, GPL-3.0. 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 .agents/skills/academic-writer of captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 12eaf7f
Compare with similar skills
Academic Writer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Writer this skillcaptainflasmr/ollama-buddy | 103 | — | ~296 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Academic Writing Stylerevfactory/harness-100 | 1.3k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Econ Writehanlulong/econ-writing-skill | 651 | 2 repos | ~14k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Autonomous Researchfedericodeponte/opendraft | 507 | — | ~8.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Academic Writingwentorai/Research-Claw | 858 | — | ~896 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Biomedical PaperLeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills | 2.2k | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Academic Writer
What does Academic Writer do?
Write and structure academic papers, theses, and research documents. Academic Writer is an agent skill from captainflasmr/ollama-buddy. Write and structure academic papers, theses, and research documents.
When should I use Academic Writer?
Academic Writer fits situations like: phrases like academic writing; scholarly writing; academic paper structure.
How do I install Academic Writer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/academic-writer in captainflasmr/ollama-buddy) into .claude/skills/academic-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Academic Writer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/academic-writer in captainflasmr/ollama-buddy) into .agents/skills/academic-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Academic Writer 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill academic-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/academic-writer, .gemini/skills/academic-writer, .github/skills/academic-writer and .opencode/skills/academic-writer in your project.
What does Academic Writer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Academic Writer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Academic Writer 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 Academic Writer 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 Academic Writer use?
Academic Writer is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Academic Writer use?
About 296 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k 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 Academic Writer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Academic Writer: Academic Writing Style (revfactory/harness-100, 1.3k stars), Econ Write (hanlulong/econ-writing-skill, 651 stars), Autonomous Research (federicodeponte/opendraft, 507 stars) and Academic Writing (wentorai/Research-Claw, 858 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Academic Writer?
captainflasmr (a GitHub user) maintains it in captainflasmr/ollama-buddy, which has 103 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.
Source: captainflasmr/ollama-buddy on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.