Build per-chapter (H2) writing briefs (NO PROSE) so the final survey reads like a paper (chapter leads + cross-H3 coherence) without inflating the ToC.

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Install Chapter Briefs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill chapter-briefs -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills chapter-briefs --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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/chapter-briefs .claude/skills/chapter-briefs && 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
chapter-briefs
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
540 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
107
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Build per-chapter (H2) writing briefs (NO PROSE) so the final survey reads like a paper (chapter leads + cross-H3 coherence) without inflating the ToC.

  • Works in 5 steps: (Optional) Read GOAL.md to pin… → Read outline/outline.yml and list H2… → Read outline/subsection_briefs.jsonl and… → …
  • SKILL.md covers Triggers & routing, Inputs, Outputs and Output format…, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv

What it does

Chapter Briefs is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Build per-chapter (H2) writing briefs (NO PROSE) so the final survey reads like a paper (chapter leads + cross-H3 coherence) without inflating the ToC.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/run.py`).

The repository describes itself as: Research pipelines as semantic execution units: each skill declares inputs/outputs, acceptance criteria, and guardrails. Evidence-first methodology prevents hollow writing…

Example prompts

  • “/chapter-briefs”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. (Optional) Read GOAL.md to pin scope/audience, and inject that constraint into the chapter throughline.
  2. Read outline/outline.yml and list H2 chapters that have H3 subsections.
  3. Read outline/subsection_briefs.jsonl and group briefs by section_id.
  4. For each chapter, produce
  5. Write outline/chapter_briefs.jsonl.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c92912a. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uv

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Chapter Briefs loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 540 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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

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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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 540 words (~1,228 tokens).

“Purpose: turn each H2 chapter that contains H3 subsections into a chapter-level writing card so the writer can:”

— opening of SKILL.md by WILLOSCAR
name
chapter-briefs

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in .codex/skills/chapter-briefs of WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/run.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c92912a

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Questions about Chapter Briefs

What does Chapter Briefs do?

Build per-chapter (H2) writing briefs (NO PROSE) so the final survey reads like a paper (chapter leads + cross-H3 coherence) without inflating the ToC. Chapter Briefs is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Build per-chapter (H2) writing briefs (NO PROSE) so the final survey reads like a paper (chapter leads + cross-H3 coherence) without inflating the ToC.

How do I install Chapter Briefs in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill chapter-briefs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/chapter-briefs in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .claude/skills/chapter-briefs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Chapter Briefs in Codex?

Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill chapter-briefs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/chapter-briefs in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .agents/skills/chapter-briefs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Chapter Briefs 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill chapter-briefs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/chapter-briefs, .gemini/skills/chapter-briefs, .github/skills/chapter-briefs and .opencode/skills/chapter-briefs in your project.

What does Chapter Briefs need to run?

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

Does Chapter Briefs access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Chapter Briefs 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 Chapter Briefs use?

No licence was found for Chapter Briefs or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Chapter Briefs use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Chapter Briefs?

WILLOSCAR (a GitHub user) maintains it in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills, which has 513 GitHub stars. The repository holds 107 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.