Agent skill

Data Storytelling

Transform scientific findings into compelling research narratives for papers, grants, and presentations

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Data Storytelling

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw data-storytelling --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/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/data-storytelling .claude/skills/data-storytelling && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "data-storytelling" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/data-storytelling into .claude/skills/data-storytelling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "data-storytelling", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/data-storytelling

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw data-storytelling --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/data-storytelling .agents/skills/data-storytelling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "data-storytelling" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/data-storytelling into .agents/skills/data-storytelling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "data-storytelling", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw data-storytelling --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/data-storytelling .cursor/skills/data-storytelling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "data-storytelling" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/data-storytelling into .cursor/skills/data-storytelling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "data-storytelling", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git --path skills/data-storytelling

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw data-storytelling --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/data-storytelling .gemini/skills/data-storytelling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "data-storytelling" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/data-storytelling into .gemini/skills/data-storytelling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "data-storytelling", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw data-storytelling

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/data-storytelling .github/skills/data-storytelling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "data-storytelling" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/data-storytelling into .github/skills/data-storytelling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "data-storytelling", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw data-storytelling --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/data-storytelling .opencode/skills/data-storytelling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "data-storytelling" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/data-storytelling into .opencode/skills/data-storytelling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "data-storytelling", 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: data-storytelling
GitHub stars: 244
Token cost: ~597 tokens
SKILL.md length: 70 words
Files: 3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 86
Repo updated: Aug 21, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Transform scientific findings into compelling research narratives for papers, grants, and presentations

Tasks that involve Storytelling
SKILL.md covers Overview, Usage and Output Format
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3

What it does

Data Storytelling is an agent skill from lamm-mit/scienceclaw. Transform scientific findings into compelling research narratives for papers, grants, and presentations

Its SKILL.md is about 600 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/story_structure.py`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Storytelling. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Storytelling

Example prompts

“/data-storytelling”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ab9aba1. 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 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- 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

Data Storytelling loads about 597 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 70 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~30
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~597

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

The full file from lamm-mit/scienceclaw at commit ab9aba1, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© lamm-mit). 70 words, ~597 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/data-storytelling/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: data-storytelling
description: Transform scientific findings into compelling research narratives for papers, grants, and presentations

Overview

Transforms scientific data and findings into compelling research narratives with clear structure, effective framing, and audience-appropriate communication. Generates structured narratives for academic papers, grant applications, conference presentations, and press releases.

Tailors language complexity, emphasis, and structure to the target audience: rigorous and mechanistic for academic peers, accessible and impact-focused for the general public, persuasive and outcomes-oriented for grant reviewers, and concise and punchy for conference abstracts.

Usage

bash

# Generate an academic abstract
python3 skills/data-storytelling/scripts/story_structure.py \
  --findings "We identified that BACE1 inhibition reduces amyloid-beta production by 67% in APP transgenic mice, with IC50 of 12 nM and favorable BBB penetration (Kp,uu = 0.8)" \
  --audience academic \
  --format abstract

# Generate a grant introduction
python3 skills/data-storytelling/scripts/story_structure.py \
  --findings "Novel kinase inhibitor reduces tumor growth 80% in xenograft model, 5x selectivity vs off-targets, oral bioavailability 65%" \
  --audience grant \
  --format introduction

# Generate a press release for public communication
python3 skills/data-storytelling/scripts/story_structure.py \
  --findings "Machine learning model predicts drug side effects with 94% accuracy using protein interaction data" \
  --audience general \
  --format press-release

# Generate a conference discussion section
python3 skills/data-storytelling/scripts/story_structure.py \
  --findings "Cryo-EM structure reveals allosteric site 25 Angstrom from active site, explaining cooperative binding" \
  --audience conference \
  --format discussion

Output Format

json

{
  "audience": "academic",
  "format": "abstract",
  "narrative": "Background: Alzheimer's disease affects...\n\nObjective: To determine...\n\nMethods: Using computational screening...\n\nResults: We identified...\n\nConclusion: These findings suggest...",
  "key_messages": [
    "BACE1 inhibition reduces amyloid-beta by 67%",
    "IC50 of 12 nM demonstrates high potency",
    "BBB penetration confirmed for CNS delivery"
  ],
  "word_count": 187
}

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/data-storytelling of lamm-mit/scienceclaw.

SKILL.md
scripts/__pycache__/story_structure.cpython-313.pyc
scripts/story_structure.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ab9aba1

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Questions about Data Storytelling

What does Data Storytelling do?

Transform scientific findings into compelling research narratives for papers, grants, and presentations. Data Storytelling is an agent skill from lamm-mit/scienceclaw.

When should I use Data Storytelling?

Data Storytelling fits situations like: tasks that involve Storytelling.

How do I install Data Storytelling in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/data-storytelling in lamm-mit/scienceclaw) into .claude/skills/data-storytelling in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Data Storytelling in Codex?

Run `npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/data-storytelling in lamm-mit/scienceclaw) into .agents/skills/data-storytelling in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Data Storytelling 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 lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill data-storytelling -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/data-storytelling, .gemini/skills/data-storytelling, .github/skills/data-storytelling and .opencode/skills/data-storytelling in your project.

What does Data Storytelling need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Data Storytelling needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Data Storytelling 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 Data Storytelling 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 Data Storytelling use?

Data Storytelling is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Data Storytelling use?

About 597 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Data Storytelling?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Data Storytelling: Data Storytelling (ynulihao/AgentSkillOS, 617 stars), Chinese Novel Writing System (leenbj/novel-creator-skill, 668 stars), Chinese Novelist Chapter Writer (PenglongHuang/chinese-novelist-skill, 3.3k stars) and Liu Run Style Business Column Writer (liangdabiao/liurun-bookwriter-skills, 275 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Data Storytelling?

lamm-mit (a GitHub user) maintains it in lamm-mit/scienceclaw, which has 244 GitHub stars. The repository holds 86 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 21, 2026.

Source: lamm-mit/scienceclaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Data Storytelling

Install Data Storytelling

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Overview

Usage

Output Format

Files

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