Agent skill

Ajps Writing Style

by franklee16 in franklee16/academic-research-skills

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10,000 words; Research Notes and Correspondence <=…

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Install Ajps Writing Style

skills CLI
$ npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ajps-writing-style -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills ajps-writing-style --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/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/American-Journal-of-Political-Science-Skills/skills/ajps-writing-style .claude/skills/ajps-writing-style && 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
ajps-writing-style
GitHub stars
223
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~998 tokens
SKILL.md length
417 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,617
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10,000 words; Research Notes and Correspondence <=…

  • Works in 4 steps: Front-load the contribution. By the end… → Argument-first prose. Lead with claims;… → Reach a broad readership. AJPS spans… → …
  • Polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Write tight and lead with the…, Format and the AJPS word-count… and Stay double-blind in the prose, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ajps Writing Style is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when drafting or polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10,000 words; Research Notes and Correspondence <= 4,000; abstract <= 150 words), follows the APSA Style Manual or Chicago 18th edition, and stays fully anonymized for double-blind review. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

Its SKILL.md is about 1000 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. The repository describes itself as: Comprehensive collection of Claude Code skills for academic research in economics, finance, and social sciences.

When your agent uses it

  • Polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10
  • Research Notes and Correspondence <= 4
  • Abstract <= 150 words)
  • Follows the APSA Style Manual

Example prompts

  • “/ajps-writing-style”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Front-load the contribution. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the
  2. Argument-first prose. Lead with claims; use evidence to support them. Avoid "the data show..."
  3. Reach a broad readership. AJPS spans subfields; define niche jargon on first use and spell out
  4. Signpost. Clear section structure so a reader can navigate the argument.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a4b2db. 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

Ajps Writing Style loads about 998 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 98 tokens; SKILL.md has 417 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~98
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~998

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 417 words (~998 tokens).

“An AJPS paper must be tightly argued, formatted to one accepted style, disciplined to the word cap, and fully anonymized for double-blind review. This skill is about clarity, format, and the AJPS-specific counting rules — not about generating claims.”

— opening of SKILL.md by franklee16
name
ajps-writing-style

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/American-Journal-of-Political-Science-Skills/skills/ajps-writing-style of franklee16/academic-research-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a4b2db

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in franklee16/academic-research-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Ajps Writing Style

What does Ajps Writing Style do?

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10,000 words; Research Notes and Correspondence <=…. Ajps Writing Style is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when drafting or polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10,000 words; Research Notes and Correspondence <= 4,000; abstract <= 150 words), follows the APSA Style Manual or Chicago 18th edition, and stays fully anonymized for double-blind review.

When should I use Ajps Writing Style?

Ajps Writing Style fits situations like: polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10; research Notes and Correspondence <= 4; abstract <= 150 words); follows the APSA Style Manual.

How do I install Ajps Writing Style in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ajps-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/American-Journal-of-Political-Science-Skills/skills/ajps-writing-style in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .claude/skills/ajps-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ajps Writing Style in Codex?

Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ajps-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/American-Journal-of-Political-Science-Skills/skills/ajps-writing-style in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .agents/skills/ajps-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ajps 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ajps-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/ajps-writing-style, .gemini/skills/ajps-writing-style, .github/skills/ajps-writing-style and .opencode/skills/ajps-writing-style in your project.

What does Ajps Writing Style need to run?

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

Does Ajps 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 Ajps 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 Ajps Writing Style use?

No licence was found for Ajps Writing Style or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Ajps Writing Style use?

About 998 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.

What are the alternatives to Ajps Writing Style?

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Who maintains Ajps Writing Style?

franklee16 (a GitHub user) maintains it in franklee16/academic-research-skills, which has 223 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,617 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 18, 2026.

Source: franklee16/academic-research-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.