Typst Paper
bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills
Typst paper assistant for existing .typ manuscripts in English or Chinese.
A skill your agent uses when Codex needs to interview the user or normalize research notes, experiments, theory, related works, LaTeX, tables, or a draft into a PaperPRISM ResearchAsset.
Install Research Understanding
$ npx skills add XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM research-understanding --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/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/codex_skills/research-understanding .claude/skills/research-understanding && 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 "research-understanding" agent skill from https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM/tree/main/codex_skills/research-understanding into .claude/skills/research-understanding/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-understanding", 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/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM/tree/main/codex_skills/research-understandingType 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 XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM research-understanding --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/codex_skills/research-understanding .agents/skills/research-understanding && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "research-understanding" agent skill from https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM/tree/main/codex_skills/research-understanding into .agents/skills/research-understanding/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-understanding", 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 XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM research-understanding --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/codex_skills/research-understanding .cursor/skills/research-understanding && 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 "research-understanding" agent skill from https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM/tree/main/codex_skills/research-understanding into .cursor/skills/research-understanding/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-understanding", 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/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.git --path codex_skills/research-understanding--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 XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM research-understanding --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/codex_skills/research-understanding .gemini/skills/research-understanding && 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 "research-understanding" agent skill from https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM/tree/main/codex_skills/research-understanding into .gemini/skills/research-understanding/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-understanding", 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 XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM research-understandingInstalls 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 XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/codex_skills/research-understanding .github/skills/research-understanding && 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 "research-understanding" agent skill from https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM/tree/main/codex_skills/research-understanding into .github/skills/research-understanding/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-understanding", 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 XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM research-understanding --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/codex_skills/research-understanding .opencode/skills/research-understanding && 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 "research-understanding" agent skill from https://github.com/XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM/tree/main/codex_skills/research-understanding into .opencode/skills/research-understanding/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-understanding", 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
research-understanding- GitHub stars
- 109
- Token cost
- ~353 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 154 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when Codex needs to interview the user or normalize research notes, experiments, theory, related works, LaTeX, tables, or a draft into a PaperPRISM ResearchAsset.
- Works in 5 steps: Extract task, method, insight, evidence,… → If the user provides a draft, extract… → Update ResearchAsset.md or provide an… → …
- Codex needs to interview the user
- SKILL.md covers Goal, Inputs, Workflow and Rules, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Research Understanding is an agent skill from XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM. Use when Codex needs to interview the user or normalize research notes, experiments, theory, related works, LaTeX, tables, or a draft into a PaperPRISM ResearchAsset.
Its SKILL.md is about 350 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering Literature review and LaTeX. It works with LaTeX.
When your agent uses it
- Codex needs to interview the user
- Normalize research notes
- A draft into a PaperPRISM ResearchAsset
Example prompts
- “/research-understanding”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Extract task, method, insight, evidence, baselines, related works, theory, limitations, and target venue.
- If the user provides a draft, extract assets before rewriting.
- Update ResearchAsset.md or provide an equivalent concise working summary.
- Identify the top missing inputs that block claims or writing.
- Ask at most three high-value questions; otherwise continue with caveats.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 13e134f. 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
Research Understanding loads about 353 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 47 tokens; SKILL.md has 154 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 154 words (~353 tokens).
- name
- research-understanding
Files
Just SKILL.md in codex_skills/research-understanding of XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 13e134f
Compare with similar skills
Research Understanding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Understanding this skillXueruiSu/Paper-PRISM | 109 | — | ~353 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Typst Paperbahayonghang/academic-writing-skills | 500 | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Academic Paperbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~7.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Academic Paper Writing PipelineImbad0202/academic-research-skills | 51k | — | ~16k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Econ Writehanlulong/econ-writing-skill | 651 | 2 repos | ~14k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper OrchestraAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 679 | 1 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Research Understanding
What does Research Understanding do?
A skill your agent uses when Codex needs to interview the user or normalize research notes, experiments, theory, related works, LaTeX, tables, or a draft into a PaperPRISM ResearchAsset. Research Understanding is an agent skill from XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM. Use when Codex needs to interview the user or normalize research notes, experiments, theory, related works, LaTeX, tables, or a draft into a PaperPRISM ResearchAsset.
When should I use Research Understanding?
Research Understanding fits situations like: Codex needs to interview the user; normalize research notes; A draft into a PaperPRISM ResearchAsset.
How do I install Research Understanding in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (codex_skills/research-understanding in XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM) into .claude/skills/research-understanding in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Research Understanding in Codex?
Run `npx skills add XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (codex_skills/research-understanding in XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM) into .agents/skills/research-understanding in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Research Understanding 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 XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM --skill research-understanding -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/research-understanding, .gemini/skills/research-understanding, .github/skills/research-understanding and .opencode/skills/research-understanding in your project.
What does Research Understanding need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Research Understanding is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Research Understanding 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 Research Understanding 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 Research Understanding use?
No licence was found for Research Understanding or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Research Understanding use?
About 353 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k 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 Research Understanding?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Understanding: Typst Paper (bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills, 500 stars), Academic Paper (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars), Academic Paper Writing Pipeline (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars) and Econ Write (hanlulong/econ-writing-skill, 651 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Research Understanding?
XueruiSu (a GitHub user) maintains it in XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM, which has 109 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 11, 2026.
Source: XueruiSu/Paper-PRISM on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.