Academic Paper Writing Pipeline
Imbad0202/academic-research-skills
Runs a 12-agent pipeline that plans, drafts, cites, reviews and formats academic papers, with modes for revision, rebuttals, abstracts and citation checks.
Consolidates literature review, idea discovery, refined proposal, experiment plan, experiment results, and automated review into a single NARRATIVEREPORT.md that is rich enough to drive the…
Install Generate Report
$ npx skills add GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent generate-report --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/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/generate-report .claude/skills/generate-report && 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 "generate-report" agent skill from https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent/tree/main/skills/generate-report into .claude/skills/generate-report/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "generate-report", 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/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent/tree/main/skills/generate-reportType 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 GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent generate-report --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/generate-report .agents/skills/generate-report && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "generate-report" agent skill from https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent/tree/main/skills/generate-report into .agents/skills/generate-report/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "generate-report", 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 GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent generate-report --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/generate-report .cursor/skills/generate-report && 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 "generate-report" agent skill from https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent/tree/main/skills/generate-report into .cursor/skills/generate-report/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "generate-report", 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/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git --path skills/generate-report--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 GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent generate-report --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/generate-report .gemini/skills/generate-report && 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 "generate-report" agent skill from https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent/tree/main/skills/generate-report into .gemini/skills/generate-report/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "generate-report", 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 GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent generate-reportInstalls 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 GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/generate-report .github/skills/generate-report && 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 "generate-report" agent skill from https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent/tree/main/skills/generate-report into .github/skills/generate-report/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "generate-report", 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 GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent generate-report --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/generate-report .opencode/skills/generate-report && 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 "generate-report" agent skill from https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent/tree/main/skills/generate-report into .opencode/skills/generate-report/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "generate-report", 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
generate-report- GitHub stars
- 106
- Token cost
- ~2.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 869 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 19
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Consolidates literature review, idea discovery, refined proposal, experiment plan, experiment results, and automated review into a single NARRATIVEREPORT.md that is rich enough to drive the…
- Works in 6 steps: Gather Inputs → Reconcile Evidence → Write NARRATIVE_REPORT.md → …
- Tasks that involve Scientific writing
- SKILL.md covers Constants, Phase 1: Gather Inputs, Phase 2: Reconcile Evidence and Phase 3: Write…, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Generate Report is an agent skill from GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent. Consolidates literature review, idea discovery, refined proposal, experiment plan, experiment results, and automated review into a single NARRATIVEREPORT.md that is rich enough to drive the downstream paper-writing-pipeline (paper-plan → paper-figure-generate → paper-draft → paper-review-loop → paper-convert).
Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `templates/NARRATIVE_REPORT_TEMPLATE.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Scientific writing, Literature review and Peer review. The repository describes itself as: Fully automatic AI research agent for Geoscientists, Remote Sensing researchers, and GIScientists. Features harness engineering, GeoBenchmark (OLS/GWR/MGWR), journal templates…
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Scientific writing
- Tasks that involve Literature review
- Tasks that involve Peer review
Example prompts
- “Use the generate-report skill to consolidate literature review, idea discovery, refined proposal, experiment plan, experiment results, and automated…”
- “/generate-report”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Gather Inputs
- Reconcile Evidence
- Write NARRATIVE_REPORT.md
- Self-Check
- Optional Cross-Review
- Output
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5f7a246. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Bash(*)ReadWriteEditGrepGlobAgentWebSearchWebFetchmcp__codex__codex
…and 1 more on the same allowed-tools line.
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
Generate Report loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 869 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__c
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 869 words (~2,159 tokens).
“You build output/NARRATIVE_REPORT.md — the single source-of-truth narrative that the downstream paper-writing-pipeline reads in its first phase. The report must contain every claim, number, figure spec, citation hook, and limitation the paper-plan / paper-draft skills need so they do not…”
- name
- generate-report
- allowed-tools
- Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
- argument-hint
- optional-focus-or-output-path
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/generate-report of GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.
- SKILL.md
- templates/NARRATIVE_REPORT_TEMPLATE.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5f7a246
Compare with similar skills
Generate Report 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generate Report this skillGRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent | 106 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Academic Paper Writing PipelineImbad0202/academic-research-skills | 51k | — | ~16k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Academic Research PipelineImbad0202/academic-research-skills | 51k | — | ~15k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Academic Research Suite for CodexImbad0202/academic-research-skills-codex | 12k | — | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Social Science Paper Writingfakerqwq/social-science-paper-writing-skill | 378 | — | ~7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Scholar Evaluationjimmc414/Kosmos | 595 | 1 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Generate Report
What does Generate Report do?
Consolidates literature review, idea discovery, refined proposal, experiment plan, experiment results, and automated review into a single NARRATIVEREPORT.md that is rich enough to drive the…. Generate Report is an agent skill from GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.md that is rich enough to drive the downstream paper-writing-pipeline (paper-plan → paper-figure-generate → paper-draft → paper-review-loop → paper-convert).
When should I use Generate Report?
Generate Report fits situations like: tasks that involve Scientific writing; tasks that involve Literature review; tasks that involve Peer review.
How do I install Generate Report in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/generate-report in GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent) into .claude/skills/generate-report in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Generate Report in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/generate-report in GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent) into .agents/skills/generate-report in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Generate Report 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 GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent --skill generate-report -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/generate-report, .gemini/skills/generate-report, .github/skills/generate-report and .opencode/skills/generate-report in your project.
What does Generate Report need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Generate Report is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply.
Does Generate Report 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 Generate Report safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Generate Report use?
No licence was found for Generate Report or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Generate Report use?
About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k 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 Generate Report?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Generate Report: Academic Paper Writing Pipeline (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Academic Research Pipeline (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Academic Research Suite for Codex (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills-codex, 12k stars) and Social Science Paper Writing (fakerqwq/social-science-paper-writing-skill, 378 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Generate Report?
GRIND-Lab-Core (a GitHub organization) maintains it in GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent, which has 106 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 6, 2026.
Source: GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.