Audit-style editing pass for output/DRAFT.md: remove template boilerplate, improve coherence, and enforce citation anchoring.

No licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Draft Polisher

skills CLI
$ npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill draft-polisher -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills draft-polisher --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/draft-polisher .claude/skills/draft-polisher && 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
draft-polisher
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~2.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,210 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
107
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Audit-style editing pass for output/DRAFT.md: remove template boilerplate, improve coherence, and enforce citation anchoring.

  • Tasks that involve Citation management
  • SKILL.md covers Triggers & routing, Role cards (use explicitly), Role prompt: Style Harmonizer… and Inputs, plus 6 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv
  • Tasks that involve Project scaffolding

What it does

Draft Polisher is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Audit-style editing pass for output/DRAFT.md: remove template boilerplate, improve coherence, and enforce citation anchoring.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.8k 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`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Citation management and Project scaffolding. 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…

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Citation management
  • Tasks that involve Project scaffolding

Example prompts

  • “/draft-polisher”

Requirements

  • Python 3

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

Draft Polisher loads about 2.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,210 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.8k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,210 words (~2,755 tokens).

“Goal: turn a first-pass draft into readable survey prose without breaking the evidence contract.”

— opening of SKILL.md by WILLOSCAR
name
draft-polisher

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

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

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/run.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c92912a

Compare with similar skills

Draft Polisher 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.

Draft Polisher compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Draft Polisher this skillWILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills513—~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Manage ProjectAperivue/medsci-skills329—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Review PaperAperivue/medsci-skills329—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Outreach Communicationinfometa/workbuddyskills344—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Collaborating With Claudeappautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL4571 repos~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Collaborating With Geminiappautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL4571 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

Similar skills

  • Manage Project

    Aperivue/medsci-skills

    A skill your agent uses when managing a manuscript project over time.

    329 GitHub stars~1.6k tokensUpdated 2 days ago
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed
  • Review Paper

    Aperivue/medsci-skills

    A skill your agent uses when writing a literature review article (narrative, scoping PRISMA-ScR or systematic).

    329 GitHub stars~1.3k tokensUpdated 2 days ago
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed
  • Outreach Communication

    infometa/workbuddyskills

    This skill should be used when the user is NOT a parent seeking counseling, but instead a researcher, journalist, editor, public speaker, policy maker, content creator, or training instructor who…

    344 GitHub stars~1.3k tokensUpdated today
    Writing & ContentAuto-check passed
  • Collaborating With Claude

    appautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL

    Use the Claude Code CLI to consult Claude and delegate coding tasks for prototyping, debugging, and code review.

    457 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~1.5k tokens
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed
  • Collaborating With Gemini

    appautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL

    Use the Gemini CLI to consult Gemini and delegate coding tasks for prototyping, debugging, and code review.

    457 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~1.1k tokens
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed
  • Research Lookup

    davila7/claude-code-templates

    Look up current research information using Perplexity's Sonar Pro Search or Sonar Reasoning Pro models through OpenRouter.

    32k GitHub starsUsed in 10 repos~5k tokens
    Research & ScienceAuto-check: notes

More from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

All 107 skills in this repo
  • Appendix Table Writer

    WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

    Curate reader-facing survey tables for the Appendix (clean layout + high information density), using only in-scope evidence and existing citation keys.

    513 GitHub stars~1.8k tokensUpdated 3 days ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Artifact Contract Auditor

    WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

    Audit one research Workspace for declared Unit outputs and Pipeline target Artifacts, writing output/CONTRACTREPORT.md; use for mid-Run coverage snapshots or final delivery completeness, not deep…

    513 GitHub stars~918 tokensUpdated 3 days ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Arxiv Search

    WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

    Retrieve arXiv paper metadata with keyword queries or import an offline arXiv export, and save results as JSONL (papers/papersraw.jsonl).

    513 GitHub stars~1.5k tokensUpdated 3 days ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Chapter Lead Writer

    WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

    Write H2 chapter lead blocks (sections/S<secidlead.md) that preview the chapter's comparison lens and connect its H3 subsections, without adding new facts.

    513 GitHub stars~1.5k tokensUpdated 3 days ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Chapter Skeleton

    WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

    Build a retrieval-informed chapter skeleton (outline/chapterskeleton.yml) from taxonomy/core scope before stable H3 decomposition.

    513 GitHub stars~475 tokensUpdated 3 days ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Dedupe Rank

    WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

    A skill your agent uses when a broad paper candidate pool needs deterministic deduplication and a stable core set.

    513 GitHub stars~438 tokensUpdated 3 days ago
    Auto-check passed

Questions about Draft Polisher

What does Draft Polisher do?

Audit-style editing pass for output/DRAFT.md: remove template boilerplate, improve coherence, and enforce citation anchoring. Draft Polisher is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.md: remove template boilerplate, improve coherence, and enforce citation anchoring.

When should I use Draft Polisher?

Draft Polisher fits situations like: tasks that involve Citation management; tasks that involve Project scaffolding.

How do I install Draft Polisher in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Draft Polisher in Codex?

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

Can I use Draft Polisher 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 draft-polisher -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/draft-polisher, .gemini/skills/draft-polisher, .github/skills/draft-polisher and .opencode/skills/draft-polisher in your project.

What does Draft Polisher need to run?

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

Does Draft Polisher 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 Draft Polisher 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 Draft Polisher use?

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

How many tokens does Draft Polisher use?

About 2.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Draft Polisher?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Draft Polisher: Manage Project (Aperivue/medsci-skills, 329 stars), Review Paper (Aperivue/medsci-skills, 329 stars), Outreach Communication (infometa/workbuddyskills, 344 stars) and Collaborating With Claude (appautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL, 457 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Draft Polisher?

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.