Write structured notes for each paper in the core set into papers/papernotes.jsonl (summary/method/results/limitations).

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Install Paper Notes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill paper-notes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills paper-notes --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/paper-notes .claude/skills/paper-notes && 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
paper-notes
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
736 words
Files
10 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
107
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Write structured notes for each paper in the core set into papers/papernotes.jsonl (summary/method/results/limitations).

  • Works in 5 steps: Ensure coverage: every paper_id in… → Use mapping to choose high-priority papers → For high-priority papers, capture → …
  • SKILL.md covers Triggers & routing, Load Order, Script Boundary and Role cards (prompt-level…, plus 8 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv

What it does

Paper Notes is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Write structured notes for each paper in the core set into papers/papernotes.jsonl (summary/method/results/limitations).

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 12 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/evidence_tags.json`, `assets/note_schema.json` and `assets/source_text_hygiene.json`).

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

  • “/paper-notes”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Ensure coverage: every paper_id in papers/core_set.csv must have one JSONL record.
  2. Use mapping to choose high-priority papers
  3. For high-priority papers, capture
  4. For long-tail papers
  5. Assign a stable bibkey for each paper for citation generation.

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

Paper Notes loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 736 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.3k

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

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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 736 words (~1,759 tokens).

“Produce consistent, searchable paper notes that later steps (claims, visuals, writing) can reliably synthesize.”

— opening of SKILL.md by WILLOSCAR
name
paper-notes

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 9 other files (scripts, references, assets) in .codex/skills/paper-notes of WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/evidence_tags.json
  • assets/note_schema.json
  • assets/source_text_hygiene.json
  • references/limitation_taxonomy.md
  • references/note_schema.md
  • references/overview.md
  • references/result_extraction_examples.md
  • references/source_text_hygiene.md
  • scripts/run.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c92912a

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Questions about Paper Notes

What does Paper Notes do?

Write structured notes for each paper in the core set into papers/papernotes.jsonl (summary/method/results/limitations). Paper Notes is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.jsonl (summary/method/results/limitations).

How do I install Paper Notes in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Paper Notes in Codex?

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

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

What does Paper Notes need to run?

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

Does Paper Notes 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 Paper Notes 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 Paper Notes use?

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

How many tokens does Paper Notes use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7k 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 2.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

Who maintains Paper Notes?

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.