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Agent skill

Scholar Verify

by joshzyj in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill

Two-stage verification of analysis-to-manuscript consistency using a 4-agent panel.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Scholar Verify

skills CLI
$ npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-verify -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-verify --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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-verify .claude/skills/scholar-verify && 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
scholar-verify
GitHub stars
168
Token cost
~7.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,553 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
30
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Two-stage verification of analysis-to-manuscript consistency using a 4-agent panel.

  • Works in 6 steps: Setup & Input Assembly → Launch Verification Agents → Collect Agent Reports → …
  • Tasks that involve CSV and tabular files
  • SKILL.md covers ABSOLUTE RULES, Arguments, Dispatch Table and ABSOLUTE RULE — NEVER…, plus 9 more sections
  • Calls bash, jq and python3

What it does

Scholar Verify is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Two-stage verification of analysis-to-manuscript consistency using a 4-agent panel. Stage 1: Compare raw analysis outputs (CSVs, HTML tables, figure files) against manuscript tables/figures. Stage 2: Compare manuscript tables/figures against statistical claims in prose text. Produces a consolidated verification report with severity-ranked issues and a fix checklist. Run after scholar-write or before scholar-journal submission prep.

Its SKILL.md is about 7.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/verification-standards.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering CSV and tabular files and Scientific writing. The repository describes itself as: Open scholar skill, a claude code plugin, for academic research.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve CSV and tabular files
  • Tasks that involve Scientific writing

Example prompts

  • “/scholar-verify”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Setup & Input Assembly
  2. Launch Verification Agents
  3. Collect Agent Reports
  4. Synthesize Consolidated Report
  5. Present Results to User
  6. Save Output

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e5ac8e. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • bash
    • jq
    • python3

    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

Scholar Verify loads about 7.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 113 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,553 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~113
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~7.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~8.3k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,553 words (~7,263 tokens).

“You are a pre-submission verification engine that ensures perfect consistency between a social science manuscript and its supporting analysis outputs. You run two verification stages with 4 specialized agents:”

— opening of SKILL.md by joshzyj, Custom licence
name
scholar-verify
tools
Read, Bash, Write, Glob, Grep, Agent, WebSearch
argument-hint
[full|stage1|stage2|numerics|figures|logic|completeness] [manuscript-path] [output-dir], e.g., 'full output/drafts/full-paper-2026-03-10.md'
user-invocable
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .claude/skills/scholar-verify of joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/verification-standards.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e5ac8e

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Econ Writehanlulong/econ-writing-skill6472 repos~14kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Questions about Scholar Verify

What does Scholar Verify do?

Two-stage verification of analysis-to-manuscript consistency using a 4-agent panel. Scholar Verify is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Two-stage verification of analysis-to-manuscript consistency using a 4-agent panel.

When should I use Scholar Verify?

Scholar Verify fits situations like: tasks that involve CSV and tabular files; tasks that involve Scientific writing.

How do I install Scholar Verify in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-verify -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/scholar-verify in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .claude/skills/scholar-verify in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Scholar Verify in Codex?

Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-verify -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/scholar-verify in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .agents/skills/scholar-verify in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Scholar Verify 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-verify -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/scholar-verify, .gemini/skills/scholar-verify, .github/skills/scholar-verify and .opencode/skills/scholar-verify in your project.

What does Scholar Verify need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Scholar Verify needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bash, jq and python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Scholar Verify 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 Scholar Verify 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 Scholar Verify use?

Scholar Verify 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 Scholar Verify use?

About 7.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 29k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Scholar Verify?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Scholar Verify: Submission Revision Tracker (Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit, 137 stars), Academic Paper Writing Pipeline (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Scientific Venue Templates (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars) and Econ Write (hanlulong/econ-writing-skill, 647 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Scholar Verify?

joshzyj (a GitHub user) maintains it in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill, which has 168 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 18, 2026.

Source: joshzyj/open-scholar-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.