Hypothesis Generation
spacering-net/codeg
Structured hypothesis formulation from observations. An agent skill from spacering-net/codeg.
Orchestrate end-to-end academic manuscript preparation following APA 7th edition.
Install Q Scholar
$ npx skills add TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-scholar --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/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar .claude/skills/q-scholar && 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 "q-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar into .claude/skills/q-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-scholar", 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/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholarType 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-scholar --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar .agents/skills/q-scholar && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "q-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar into .agents/skills/q-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-scholar", 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-scholar --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar .cursor/skills/q-scholar && 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 "q-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar into .cursor/skills/q-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-scholar", 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/TyrealQ/q-skills.git --path skills/q-scholar--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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-scholar --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar .gemini/skills/q-scholar && 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 "q-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar into .gemini/skills/q-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-scholar", 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 TyrealQ/q-skills q-scholarInstalls 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar .github/skills/q-scholar && 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 "q-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar into .github/skills/q-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-scholar", 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-scholar --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar .opencode/skills/q-scholar && 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 "q-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar into .opencode/skills/q-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-scholar", 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
q-scholar- GitHub stars
- 108
- Token cost
- ~537 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 208 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 16
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Orchestrate end-to-end academic manuscript preparation following APA 7th edition.
- Works in 3 steps: Determine this SKILL.md file's directory… → Sub-skill path = ${SKILL_DIR}//SKILL.md. → Shared reference path =…
- Drafting sections
- SKILL.md covers Script Directory, Shared References, Sub-Skills and Core Writing Principles
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Q Scholar is an agent skill from TyrealQ/q-skills. Orchestrate end-to-end academic manuscript preparation following APA 7th edition. Use for writing papers, drafting sections, or academic writing support.
Its SKILL.md is about 540 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/apa_style_guide.md`, `references/appendix_template.md` and `references/table_formatting.md`).
It sits in Research & Science. The repository describes itself as: End-to-end skills for academic writing, data analysis, teaching, and research communication. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Drafting sections
- Academic writing support
Example prompts
- “/q-scholar”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as SKILL_DIR.
- Sub-skill path = ${SKILL_DIR}//SKILL.md.
- Shared reference path = ${SKILL_DIR}/references/.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d8aaee7. 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
Q Scholar loads about 537 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 208 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
The full file from TyrealQ/q-skills at commit d8aaee7, republished under its MIT licence (© TyrealQ). 208 words, ~537 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/q-scholar/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- q-scholar
- description
- Orchestrate end-to-end academic manuscript preparation following APA 7th edition. Use for writing papers, drafting sections, or academic writing support.
Q-Scholar
Orchestrates specialized sub-skills for academic manuscript preparation following APA 7th edition standards.
Script Directory
Agent execution instructions:
- Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as
SKILL_DIR. - Sub-skill path =
${SKILL_DIR}/<sub-skill>/SKILL.md. - Shared reference path =
${SKILL_DIR}/references/<ref-name>.
Shared References
All drafting sub-skills inherit these:
- references/apa_style_guide.md — numbers, statistics, notation, punctuation, formulas
- references/table_formatting.md — APA 7th table structure and examples
- references/appendix_template.md — shared appendix structure for methods and results
Sub-Skills
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| q-eda | Exploratory data analysis (measurement-appropriate statistics to CSV + summary) |
| q-intro | Draft or refine introduction sections (phenomenon to theory to contribution) |
| q-litreview | Draft standalone literature reviews (progressive argument to earned RQs) |
| q-methods | Draft methods sections (data collection, analysis, validation procedures) |
| q-multimodal | Multimodal feature extraction (Pillow, openSMILE, Gemini visual semantic analysis) |
| q-results | Draft results sections (findings with APA tables and narrative flow) |
| q-tf | Topic finetuning (raw topics to theory-driven classification) |
Core Writing Principles
All drafting sub-skills follow these standards:
- Narrative prose; no bullet points, em-dashes, or standalone introductory paragraphs
- Prefer 3-12 sentence paragraphs; merge pre-table intros into the post-table narrative
- No unnecessary bold or italic emphasis in running text
- Follow ../references/apa_style_guide.md for APA formatting, numbers, notation, and formulas
- Use appendices for technical details; placeholders for pending information
- Cross-section coordination: compress in the intro what the lit review elaborates; each section does distinct work
© TyrealQ, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in skills/q-scholar of TyrealQ/q-skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/apa_style_guide.md
- references/appendix_template.md
- references/table_formatting.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d8aaee7
Compare with similar skills
Q Scholar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q Scholar this skillTyrealQ/q-skills | 108 | — | ~537 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Hypothesis Generationspacering-net/codeg | 3.9k | 14 repos | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| GitHub Deep Researchbytedance/deer-flow | 84k | 4 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nature Paper CardYuan1z0825/nature-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Content Research Writerweapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss | 1.9k | 25 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Last30daysmvanhorn/last30days-skill | 64k | — | ~7.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Q Scholar
What does Q Scholar do?
Orchestrate end-to-end academic manuscript preparation following APA 7th edition. Q Scholar is an agent skill from TyrealQ/q-skills. Orchestrate end-to-end academic manuscript preparation following APA 7th edition.
When should I use Q Scholar?
Q Scholar fits situations like: drafting sections; academic writing support.
How do I install Q Scholar in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/q-scholar in TyrealQ/q-skills) into .claude/skills/q-scholar in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Q Scholar in Codex?
Run `npx skills add TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/q-scholar in TyrealQ/q-skills) into .agents/skills/q-scholar in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Q Scholar 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-scholar -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/q-scholar, .gemini/skills/q-scholar, .github/skills/q-scholar and .opencode/skills/q-scholar in your project.
What does Q Scholar need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Q Scholar is instructions for the agent only.
Does Q Scholar 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 Q Scholar 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 Q Scholar use?
Q Scholar is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Q Scholar use?
About 537 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Q Scholar?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Q Scholar: Hypothesis Generation (spacering-net/codeg, 3.9k stars), GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars), Nature Paper Card (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars) and Content Research Writer (weapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Q Scholar?
TyrealQ (a GitHub user) maintains it in TyrealQ/q-skills, which has 108 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.
Source: TyrealQ/q-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.