# Submission Audit

Use when a manuscript is close to submission or resubmission and you need a preflight...

- Repository: https://github.com/Boom5426/Nature-Paper-Skills (646 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-13
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add Boom5426/Nature-Paper-Skills --skill submission-audit -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add Boom5426/Nature-Paper-Skills --skill submission-audit -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add Boom5426/Nature-Paper-Skills --skill submission-audit -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add Boom5426/Nature-Paper-Skills --skill submission-audit -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Use when a manuscript is close to submission or resubmission and you need a preflight audit for claim support, figure-panel coverage, legend sync, methods references, terminology stability, and venue-facing risks.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Submission Audit

## Overview

Use this skill for late-stage manuscript QA. It is narrower than `manuscript-optimizer`: do not use it to redesign a paper from scratch. Use it when the structure mostly exists and the main task is to catch the failures that survive normal revision cycles.

The core rule is simple: never treat a clean-looking manuscript as submission-ready until the front half, figures, legends, methods, supplement, and venue expectations have been checked against each other.

Use the helper script when you want a fast local pass over figure citations:

```bash
python ~/.agents/skills/submission-audit/scripts/check_figure_refs.py path/to/manuscript.md
# Claude Code (global install): replace ~/.agents/skills with ~/.claude/skills
# Claude Code (project-local install): replace ~/.agents/skills with .claude/skills
```

## When To Use

Use this skill when:
- The draft is near submission, resubmission, or internal circulation
- Figures and legends are mostly finalized
- The paper needs a last pass for overclaim, missing references, or cross-section drift
- A revision round compressed the prose and may have dropped supporting detail
- The supplement exists and may no longer match the main text

Do not use this skill for:
- Early brainstorming
- Initial section drafting
- Citation discovery from scratch
- Heavy structural rewrites that belong in `manuscript-optimizer`

## Audit Order

The rest: https://github.com/Boom5426/Nature-Paper-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/core/submission-audit/SKILL.md