Workwork
LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills
Academic review writer and formatting assistant for Chinese academic papers.
Route a fixed research topic into a rigorous paper-generation workflow.
Install Paper From Zero
$ npx skills add yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills paper-from-zero --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/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero .claude/skills/paper-from-zero && 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 "paper-from-zero" agent skill from https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero into .claude/skills/paper-from-zero/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-from-zero", 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/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/paper-from-zeroType 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 yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills paper-from-zero --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero .agents/skills/paper-from-zero && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "paper-from-zero" agent skill from https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero into .agents/skills/paper-from-zero/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-from-zero", 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 yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills paper-from-zero --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero .cursor/skills/paper-from-zero && 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 "paper-from-zero" agent skill from https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero into .cursor/skills/paper-from-zero/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-from-zero", 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/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.git --path .codex/skills/paper-from-zero--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 yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills paper-from-zero --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero .gemini/skills/paper-from-zero && 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 "paper-from-zero" agent skill from https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero into .gemini/skills/paper-from-zero/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-from-zero", 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 yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills paper-from-zeroInstalls 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 yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero .github/skills/paper-from-zero && 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 "paper-from-zero" agent skill from https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero into .github/skills/paper-from-zero/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-from-zero", 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 yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills paper-from-zero --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero .opencode/skills/paper-from-zero && 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 "paper-from-zero" agent skill from https://github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/paper-from-zero into .opencode/skills/paper-from-zero/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-from-zero", 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
paper-from-zero- GitHub stars
- 267
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 659 words
- Files
- 12 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 8
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Route a fixed research topic into a rigorous paper-generation workflow.
- Works in 8 steps: Confirm the topic, constraints, and… → Actively search literature and build a… → Produce 3-5 candidate… → …
- Tasks that involve Literature review
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Outputs and Workflow, plus 6 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3
What it does
Paper From Zero is an agent skill from yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills. Route a fixed research topic into a rigorous paper-generation workflow. Handles active literature search, innovation framing, contribution/evidence planning, and routes to either the review writer or empirical writer skill.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 14 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/contribution-map-template.yaml`, `assets/outline-contract-template.md` and `assets/router-decision-template.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Literature review and Performance reviews. The repository describes itself as: A modular skill-based framework for writing, revising, and managing LaTeX academic papers with AI assistance. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Literature review
- Tasks that involve Performance reviews
Example prompts
- “/paper-from-zero”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Confirm the topic, constraints, and whether the user already has a preferred innovation.
- Actively search literature and build a compact literature map.
- Produce 3-5 candidate innovation/contribution framings unless the user already supplied one.
- Kill weak framings early: reject ideas that lack a clear gap, evidence path, or falsifiable claim.
- Build a contribution map
- Build an evidence matrix for every claim
- Produce an outline contract with section goals, citation quotas, and figure quotas.
- Route
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d0f1061. 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:
python3
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
Paper From Zero loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 659 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills at commit d0f1061, republished under its MIT licence (© yunshenwuchuxun). 659 words, ~1,513 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/paper-from-zero/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 11 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- paper-from-zero
- description
- Route a fixed research topic into a rigorous paper-generation workflow. Handles active literature search, innovation framing, contribution/evidence planning, and routes to either the review writer or empirical writer skill.
- metadata.short-description
- Research-to-paper router for review and empirical papers
Paper-From-Zero
Use this skill when the user already has a topic/domain and wants a structured path from topic -> innovation framing -> evidence plan -> draft-ready paper workflow.
This skill is the front door of the paper stack:
- It decides whether the work is best treated as a
revieworempiricalpaper. - It actively searches literature and frames the contribution.
- It produces the handoff contract used by the downstream writer skill.
When to Use
- The topic is known, but the paper structure and contribution are not yet pinned down.
- The user wants the model to search for candidate innovation angles.
- The user wants a rigorous pre-writing stage before draft generation.
When NOT to Use
- The user already has a finished review outline and only wants review execution.
- The user already has an experimental paper contract and only wants draft execution.
- The task is non-academic or does not need citation-grounded writing.
Outputs
brief/topic-brief.mdbrief/contribution-map.yamlbrief/evidence-matrix.csvnotes/innovation/(innovation candidates + evidence links; recommended)plan/outline-contract.mdplan/router-decision.md- A routing decision to one downstream writer:
../arxiv-paper-writer/SKILL.mdfor review papers../empirical-paper-writer/SKILL.mdfor experimental papers
Workflow
- Confirm the topic, constraints, and whether the user already has a preferred innovation.
- Actively search literature and build a compact literature map.
- Produce 3-5 candidate innovation/contribution framings unless the user already supplied one.
- Kill weak framings early: reject ideas that lack a clear gap, evidence path, or falsifiable claim.
- Build a contribution map:
- primary claim
- secondary claims
- non-goals / out-of-scope claims
- risk factors / likely reviewer objections
- Build an evidence matrix for every claim:
- required citations
- required visuals/tables
- required experiments (if any)
- what may remain placeholder vs what must be verified before finalization
- Produce an outline contract with section goals, citation quotas, and figure quotas.
- Route:
review-> use../arxiv-paper-writer/SKILL.mdempirical-> use../empirical-paper-writer/SKILL.md
Collaboration Hooks (Recommended)
The following hooks integrate the breadth (Gemini) and depth (Claude) co-pilots at fixed points in the workflow. Hooks are optional but strongly recommended for research rigor.
| # | Trigger | Call | Input | Output consumed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After step 2 (literature initial screening) | Gemini literature-map | topic + Key Terms from topic-brief | Candidate papers and keyword clusters feed back into literature search; not written directly into artifacts. |
| 2 | After step 5 (contribution-map initial draft) | Claude claim-stress-test | contribution-map.yaml full text | risks and reviewer_objections feed back into contribution-map revision. |
| 3 | After step 6 (evidence-matrix initial draft) | Gemini evidence-matrix-gap-check OR Claude evidence-sufficiency-audit | evidence-matrix.csv + claims list | Gap list or sufficiency assessment feeds back into evidence-matrix revision. |
| 4 | Before step 8 (routing decision) | Claude route-review-vs-empirical | contribution-map + evidence-matrix summary | Routing recommendation + adversarial challenge written into router-decision.md. |
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Hooks are non-blocking. If the target model is unavailable, the orchestrator decides the fallback. Candidates-Only constraint applies regardless of executor.
Hook 3 selection rule: If the average evidence rows per claim < 3, call Gemini
evidence-matrix-gap-check first (breadth). If coverage appears sufficient, call
Claude evidence-sufficiency-audit (depth). Both may be called sequentially.
Constraint: Collaboration outputs are inputs to artifact revision, not direct
writes. All candidate entries must pass the Candidates-Only constraint defined in the
co-pilot skills. validate_handoff.py does not check capsule state — it only validates
final artifact completeness.
Routing Rules
- Route to
reviewwhen the deliverable is a survey, synthesis, taxonomy, benchmark-style review, or evidence-first overview. - Route to
empiricalwhen the deliverable makes a novel method/setting/evaluation claim that needs experimental validation. - If the topic contains both, prefer the paper’s primary contribution type.
Handoff Contract
Before routing, create the following artifacts in the target project folder:
brief/topic-brief.md: topic, scope, audience, constraints, venue/page targetsbrief/contribution-map.yaml: claims, non-claims, novelty framing, risksbrief/evidence-matrix.csv: claim-to-evidence mappingplan/outline-contract.md: section tree + section intent + citation/figure quotasplan/router-decision.md: chosen mode and why
The downstream writer must consume these artifacts rather than re-guessing user intent.
Validation (recommended)
Before routing, validate the handoff artifacts:
python3 .codex/skills/paper-from-zero/validate_handoff.py --project-dir <paper_dir>Strictness Rules
- Do not invent novelty. Frame novelty as a hypothesis until grounded by evidence.
- Do not skip literature search for “obvious” topics.
- Do not allow claim language stronger than available evidence.
- For empirical work, explicitly separate
planned,placeholder, andverifiedresults.
References to Read
references/architecture.mdreferences/innovation-framing.mdreferences/routing-policy.md
© yunshenwuchuxun, 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 11 other files (scripts, references, assets) in .codex/skills/paper-from-zero of yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills.
- SKILL.md
- assets/contribution-map-template.yaml
- assets/evidence-matrix-template.csv
- assets/outline-contract-template.md
- assets/router-decision-template.md
- assets/topic-brief-template.md
- references/architecture.md
- references/handoff-contract.md
- references/innovation-framing.md
- references/routing-policy.md
- scripts/route_and_invoke.py
- validate_handoff.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d0f1061
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Related
Questions about Paper From Zero
What does Paper From Zero do?
Route a fixed research topic into a rigorous paper-generation workflow. Paper From Zero is an agent skill from yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills. Route a fixed research topic into a rigorous paper-generation workflow.
When should I use Paper From Zero?
Paper From Zero fits situations like: tasks that involve Literature review; tasks that involve Performance reviews.
How do I install Paper From Zero in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/paper-from-zero in yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills) into .claude/skills/paper-from-zero in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Paper From Zero in Codex?
Run `npx skills add yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/paper-from-zero in yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills) into .agents/skills/paper-from-zero in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Paper From Zero 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 yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills --skill paper-from-zero -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-from-zero, .gemini/skills/paper-from-zero, .github/skills/paper-from-zero and .opencode/skills/paper-from-zero in your project.
What does Paper From Zero need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Paper From Zero needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Paper From Zero 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 Paper From Zero 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 From Zero use?
Paper From Zero 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 Paper From Zero use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.1k 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 1.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Paper From Zero?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Paper From Zero: Workwork (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k 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 Paper From Zero?
yunshenwuchuxun (a GitHub user) maintains it in yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills, which has 267 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 25, 2026.
Source: yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.