Agent skill

Academic Writing

by ZimoLiao in ZimoLiao/scholaraio

A skill your agent uses when the user needs help choosing or organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable, stage, or format, including review articles, guided reading, paper sections, PPT…

MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Academic Writing

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill academic-writing -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio academic-writing --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/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/academic-writing .claude/skills/academic-writing && 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
academic-writing
GitHub stars
577
Token cost
~827 tokens
SKILL.md length
271 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
43
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when the user needs help choosing or organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable, stage, or format, including review articles, guided reading, paper sections, PPT…

  • Works in 5 steps: 明确用户最终要交付什么。 → 判断用户现在处于哪个阶段:选题、搜集、起草、润色、回复、排版交付。 → 选择一个主 skill;只有在确有必要时才组合多个 skill。 → …
  • The user needs help choosing
  • SKILL.md covers Capability Routing, Purpose, Route By Deliverable and Route By Writing Stage, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Academic Writing is an agent skill from ZimoLiao/scholaraio. Use when the user needs help choosing or organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable, stage, or format, including review articles, guided reading, paper sections, PPT or slides, posters, and technical reports.

Its SKILL.md is about 830 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 Scientific writing, PowerPoint presentations and Slides and decks. It works with Microsoft PowerPoint. The repository describes itself as: Scholar All-In-One: A research infrastructure for AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user needs help choosing
  • Organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable
  • Including review articles
  • Technical reports

Example prompts

  • “/academic-writing”

Workflow steps

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

  1. 明确用户最终要交付什么。
  2. 判断用户现在处于哪个阶段:选题、搜集、起草、润色、回复、排版交付。
  3. 选择一个主 skill;只有在确有必要时才组合多个 skill。
  4. 用一句话告诉用户接下来走哪条路线。
  5. 转入下游 skill 的工作流,避免在本 skill 中重复实现它们。

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 777628b. 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

Academic Writing loads about 827 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 271 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~59
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~827

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

The full file from ZimoLiao/scholaraio at commit 777628b, republished under its MIT licence (© ZimoLiao). 271 words, ~827 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/academic-writing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
academic-writing
description
Use when the user needs help choosing or organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable, stage, or format, including review articles, guided reading, paper sections, PPT or slides, posters, and technical reports.

Academic Writing Router

Route academic-writing requests to the right specialized skill with minimal overlap.

Capability Routing

当前 Agent 原生能力优先,但必须先做能力检查:按任务所需能力和最终交付物路由,不按 Agent 品牌路由。若当前会话实际提供的原生能力能满足任务,就由当前使用的 Agent 原生能力完成检索后的理解、论文阅读、学术写作、演示结构和逐页内容。只有用户需要可下载、可复现的 DOCX/PPTX/XLSX 文件时才接 /document;不要为普通写作或普通 PPT 自动启动外部生成服务。

Purpose

This skill is the entry point for users who know what they want to produce, but do not know which writing workflow to use.

Do not duplicate the full instructions of the downstream skills. Your job is to:

  • identify the target deliverable
  • identify the current writing stage
  • select the right specialized skill or skill combination
  • explain the route briefly, then continue with that workflow

Route By Deliverable

User wantsRoute
文献综述 / survey / review article/literature-review
单篇论文引导式精读 / guided deep reading of one paper/paper-guided-reading
论文具体章节(Introduction / Method / Results / Discussion / Conclusion)/paper-writing
审稿回复 / rebuttal / response letter/review-response
研究空白分析 / 选题调研/research-gap
语言润色 / 去 AI 味 / 风格迁移/writing-polish
引用真实性检查/citation-check
正式 Word 报告写作 skill + /document
汇报 PPT / 答辩幻灯片写作 skill + /document
海报内容包/poster
专题/技术调研报告/technical-report

Route By Writing Stage

StageRoute
还没确定应该用哪个 skill留在本 skill,先做任务分流
需要先锁定并深读一篇论文/paper-guided-reading
已有论文集合,需要组织叙述/literature-review
已有研究内容,需要写论文段落/paper-writing
已收到审稿意见/review-response
还在找空白和方向/research-gap
只需要修语言/writing-polish
快交稿了,要核验引用/citation-check
需要交付 DOCX / PPTX/document

Deliverable Guidance

PPT / Beamer
  • 当前一等支持的演示文稿交付是 PPTX,通过 /document 生成和检查。
  • 如果用户明确说 beamer,先按“演示文稿内容工作流”组织结构、标题、每页要点、图表需求。
  • 除非用户明确要求 LaTeX 模板实现,否则默认优先走 PPTX,不要假设仓库已经有 beamer 专用后端。
Poster
  • 海报任务优先交给 /poster,由它负责 poster 专属的版块和文本密度控制。
  • /poster 会继续组合 /literature-review、/paper-writing、/research-gap、/draw、/document。
Technical Report / Special-Topic Report
  • 这类任务优先交给 /technical-report,由它负责 audience、结构和建议层组织。
  • /technical-report 会继续组合 /literature-review、/research-gap、/paper-writing、/document。

Workflow

  1. 明确用户最终要交付什么。
  2. 判断用户现在处于哪个阶段:选题、搜集、起草、润色、回复、排版交付。
  3. 选择一个主 skill;只有在确有必要时才组合多个 skill。
  4. 用一句话告诉用户接下来走哪条路线。
  5. 转入下游 skill 的工作流,避免在本 skill 中重复实现它们。

Principles

  • 路由优先:本 skill 负责分流,不负责取代其他写作 skill。
  • 最小组合:能用一个 skill 解决时,不要堆多个。
  • 交付物导向:按用户最终产物组织流程,而不是按内部模块名组织。
  • 诚实表达能力边界:当前一等文档交付是 DOCX/PPTX/XLSX;对 beamer/poster 用“工作流支持”表述,不要伪装成已有独立后端。

Examples

用户说:"我想做一个给导师汇报的 PPT,但还没想好结构" → 先用本 skill 路由到 “汇报 PPT” 工作流,再转 /document,必要时补 /research-gap 或 /literature-review

用户说:"帮我写一个技术调研报告" → 先判断是偏综述还是偏研究空白分析,然后转 /literature-review 或 /research-gap,最后如需正式文件再接 /document

用户说:"我想先找一篇最相关的论文,然后带着我精读" → 先路由到 /paper-guided-reading

用户说:"我想写 beamer" → 先确认是否真的需要 LaTeX beamer;若不是硬要求,默认走演示内容 + PPTX 工作流

© ZimoLiao, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/academic-writing of ZimoLiao/scholaraio.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 777628b

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Academic Writing this skillZimoLiao/scholaraio577—~827Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Powerpoint SlidesNoi1r/powerpoint-skill124—~12kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Academic Paper to PPTXYuan1z0825/nature-skills47k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Sci HTMLShZhao27208/Aut_Sci_Write209—~1.4kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Nature Paper2pptjing1312/nature-figure-skill171—~9.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Academic Writing

What does Academic Writing do?

A skill your agent uses when the user needs help choosing or organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable, stage, or format, including review articles, guided reading, paper sections, PPT…. Academic Writing is an agent skill from ZimoLiao/scholaraio. Use when the user needs help choosing or organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable, stage, or format, including review articles, guided reading, paper sections, PPT or slides, posters, and technical reports.

When should I use Academic Writing?

Academic Writing fits situations like: the user needs help choosing; organizing an academic-writing workflow by deliverable; including review articles; technical reports.

How do I install Academic Writing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill academic-writing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/academic-writing in ZimoLiao/scholaraio) into .claude/skills/academic-writing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Academic Writing in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill academic-writing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/academic-writing in ZimoLiao/scholaraio) into .agents/skills/academic-writing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Academic Writing 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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill academic-writing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/academic-writing, .gemini/skills/academic-writing, .github/skills/academic-writing and .opencode/skills/academic-writing in your project.

What does Academic Writing need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Academic Writing is instructions for the agent only.

Does Academic Writing 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 Academic Writing 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 Academic Writing use?

Academic Writing 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 Academic Writing use?

About 827 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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 Academic Writing?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Academic Writing: Beamer (Noi1r/beamer-skill, 364 stars), Powerpoint Slides (Noi1r/powerpoint-skill, 124 stars), Academic Paper to PPTX (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars) and Sci HTML (ShZhao27208/Aut_Sci_Write, 209 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Academic Writing?

ZimoLiao (a GitHub user) maintains it in ZimoLiao/scholaraio, which has 577 GitHub stars. The repository holds 43 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 25, 2026.

Source: ZimoLiao/scholaraio on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.