Academic Paper Strategist
AAASS554/codex-academic-paper-skills
A skill your agent uses when the user needs to plan, de-risk, or ground a software engineering / computer science undergraduate thesis from a real codebase before final writing.
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article, discussion, book review, critical notice) to target.
Install Mind Topic Selection
$ npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills mind-topic-selection --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/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection .claude/skills/mind-topic-selection && 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 "mind-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection into .claude/skills/mind-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mind-topic-selection", 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/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selectionType 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills mind-topic-selection --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection .agents/skills/mind-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "mind-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection into .agents/skills/mind-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mind-topic-selection", 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills mind-topic-selection --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection .cursor/skills/mind-topic-selection && 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 "mind-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection into .cursor/skills/mind-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mind-topic-selection", 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/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git --path Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection--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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills mind-topic-selection --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection .gemini/skills/mind-topic-selection && 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 "mind-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection into .gemini/skills/mind-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mind-topic-selection", 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills mind-topic-selectionInstalls 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection .github/skills/mind-topic-selection && 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 "mind-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection into .github/skills/mind-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mind-topic-selection", 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills mind-topic-selection --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection .opencode/skills/mind-topic-selection && 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 "mind-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection into .opencode/skills/mind-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mind-topic-selection", 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
mind-topic-selection- GitHub stars
- 223
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 459 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,616
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article, discussion, book review, critical notice) to target.
- Works in 4 steps: A real thesis. You can state, in one… → Significance. The thesis bears on a live… → Defensible by argument alone. The case… → …
- Deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The Mind fit test, Area framing (Mind welcomes… and Content-type choice, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Mind Topic Selection is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article, discussion, book review, critical notice) to target. Mind takes quality as the sole criterion and excludes no area, style, or school, so the test is the significance and defensibility of the thesis, not novelty of topic alone. Helps frame the question; it does not do the philosophy for you.
Its SKILL.md is about 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 Education, covering Essays and academic help. 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
- Deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article
- Critical notice) to target
Example prompts
- “/mind-topic-selection”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- A real thesis. You can state, in one sentence, a claim that someone competent could deny. Not a
- Significance. The thesis bears on a live debate — it resolves a puzzle, refutes an influential
- Defensible by argument alone. The case rests on reasons, distinctions, and examples, not on
- Answerable in scope. Sharp enough to settle convincingly in ~8,000 words — one clean thesis
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
Mind Topic Selection loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 101 tokens; SKILL.md has 459 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 459 words (~1,031 tokens).
“Mind publishes across all of philosophy and takes quality as the sole criterion — no area, no style, no school is excluded. So the bar is not "this topic is fashionable"; it is "there is a sharp, significant thesis here…”
- name
- mind-topic-selection
Files
Just SKILL.md in Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection 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.
Compare with similar skills
Mind Topic Selection 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mind Topic Selection this skillfranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Academic Paper StrategistAAASS554/codex-academic-paper-skills | 539 | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Modeling Paper Rubric and Model Selectoryushui2022/MathModel-Skill | 452 | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Humanities Thesisganzhi-black/humanities-thesis-skill | 630 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Skill Thesis Writeryanlin-cheng/skill-thesis-writer | 207 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Thesis CreatorStars-OC/thesis-creator | 228 | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Mind Topic Selection
What does Mind Topic Selection do?
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article, discussion, book review, critical notice) to target. Mind Topic Selection is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article, discussion, book review, critical notice) to target.
When should I use Mind Topic Selection?
Mind Topic Selection fits situations like: deciding whether a philosophy project fits Mind and which content type (article; critical notice) to target.
How do I install Mind Topic Selection in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .claude/skills/mind-topic-selection in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Mind Topic Selection in Codex?
Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill mind-topic-selection -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Mind-Skills/skills/mind-topic-selection in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .agents/skills/mind-topic-selection in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Mind Topic Selection 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 mind-topic-selection -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/mind-topic-selection, .gemini/skills/mind-topic-selection, .github/skills/mind-topic-selection and .opencode/skills/mind-topic-selection in your project.
What does Mind Topic Selection need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Mind Topic Selection is instructions for the agent only.
Does Mind Topic Selection 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 Mind Topic Selection 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 Mind Topic Selection use?
No licence was found for Mind Topic Selection or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Mind Topic Selection use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Mind Topic Selection?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Mind Topic Selection: Academic Paper Strategist (AAASS554/codex-academic-paper-skills, 539 stars), Modeling Paper Rubric and Model Selector (yushui2022/MathModel-Skill, 452 stars), Humanities Thesis (ganzhi-black/humanities-thesis-skill, 630 stars) and Skill Thesis Writer (yanlin-cheng/skill-thesis-writer, 207 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Mind Topic Selection?
franklee16 (a GitHub user) maintains it in franklee16/academic-research-skills, which has 223 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,616 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.