Agent skill

Manuscript Version Manager

by Drchronx in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit

Manage academic manuscript versions and revision history. An agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Manuscript Version Manager

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill manuscript-version-manager -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit manuscript-version-manager --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/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/'本地Skills功能分类库/16_科研项目管理与版本控制Skills/manuscript-version-manager' .claude/skills/manuscript-version-manager && 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
manuscript-version-manager
GitHub stars
134
Token cost
~317 tokens
SKILL.md length
110 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
53
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Manage academic manuscript versions and revision history. An agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify current manuscript version and… → Create a version record before major… → Summarize changes by section, table,… → …
  • Manuscriptversions.md
  • SKILL.md covers Inputs, Workflow, Hard Constraints and Script, plus 1 more section
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Manuscript Version Manager is an agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit. Manage academic manuscript versions and revision history. Use for manuscriptversions.md, version naming, draft comparison, change summaries, manuscript milestones, version logs, figure/table versioning, and paper draft continuity.

Its SKILL.md is about 320 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `agents/openai.yaml` and `scripts/create_manuscript_version_log.py`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Project management. The repository describes itself as: AI Agent 科研全流程教学包,能教学生从零部署 Codex、Claude Code、OpenClaw、Hermes 等 Agent,学会使用 Skills、飞书、AMiner、AI4Scholar、Zotero、Obsidian…

When your agent uses it

  • Manuscriptversions.md
  • Draft comparison
  • Change summaries
  • Manuscript milestones

Example prompts

  • “/manuscript-version-manager”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify current manuscript version and naming scheme.
  2. Create a version record before major edits.
  3. Summarize changes by section, table, figure, analysis, and references.
  4. Track unresolved issues and reviewer risks.
  5. Recommend next version name and archive policy.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit aab1133. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    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

Manuscript Version Manager loads about 317 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 110 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~65
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~317

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); the scripts in this folder 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 110 words (~317 tokens).

“Use this skill when creating, comparing, or documenting manuscript drafts.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Drchronx, Custom licence
name
manuscript-version-manager

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in 本地Skills功能分类库/16_科研项目管理与版本控制Skills/manuscript-version-manager of Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • scripts/create_manuscript_version_log.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit aab1133

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Questions about Manuscript Version Manager

What does Manuscript Version Manager do?

Manage academic manuscript versions and revision history. An agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit. Manuscript Version Manager is an agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit. Manage academic manuscript versions and revision history.

When should I use Manuscript Version Manager?

Manuscript Version Manager fits situations like: manuscriptversions.md; draft comparison; change summaries; manuscript milestones.

How do I install Manuscript Version Manager in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill manuscript-version-manager -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (本地Skills功能分类库/16_科研项目管理与版本控制Skills/manuscript-version-manager in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit) into .claude/skills/manuscript-version-manager in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Manuscript Version Manager in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill manuscript-version-manager -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (本地Skills功能分类库/16_科研项目管理与版本控制Skills/manuscript-version-manager in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit) into .agents/skills/manuscript-version-manager in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Manuscript Version Manager 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 Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill manuscript-version-manager -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/manuscript-version-manager, .gemini/skills/manuscript-version-manager, .github/skills/manuscript-version-manager and .opencode/skills/manuscript-version-manager in your project.

What does Manuscript Version Manager need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Manuscript Version Manager needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Manuscript Version Manager 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 Manuscript Version Manager 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Manuscript Version Manager use?

Manuscript Version Manager 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 Manuscript Version Manager use?

About 317 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k 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 Manuscript Version Manager?

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Who maintains Manuscript Version Manager?

Drchronx (a GitHub user) maintains it in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 53 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Source: Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.