# Research Paper Writing

Improves ML and CV paper sections, figures, claims and self-review.

- Repository: https://github.com/Master-cai/Research-Paper-Writing-Skills (7985 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-06-23
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add Master-cai/Research-Paper-Writing-Skills --skill research-paper-writing -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add Master-cai/Research-Paper-Writing-Skills --skill research-paper-writing -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add Master-cai/Research-Paper-Writing-Skills --skill research-paper-writing -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add Master-cai/Research-Paper-Writing-Skills --skill research-paper-writing -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Improve academic paper writing quality for ML/CV/NLP-style papers with clear section structure, paragraph flow, and reviewer-facing presentation. Use when drafting or revising Abstract, Introduction, Related Work, Method, Experiments, or Conclusion; polishing figures/tables; checking claim-support alignment; or performing self-review before submission.

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

# Research Paper Writing

## Overview

Use this skill to rewrite a research paper into a reviewer-friendly, high-clarity draft.
Prioritize first-impression quality (figures/tables/layout), logical flow, and evidence-backed claims.

## Core Workflow

1. Clarify the paper story before sentence-level edits.
2. Use section-specific guidance in `references/`.
3. Rewrite paragraph-by-paragraph with one message per paragraph.
4. Run reverse outlining after writing each section.
5. Check every major claim in Abstract/Introduction against experimental evidence.
6. Run final-paper adversarial review with `references/paper-review.md`.

## Global Principles

1. Keep one paragraph for one message only.
2. State the paragraph message in the first sentence.
3. Make nouns self-contained; define new terms before reusing them.
4. Maintain sentence-to-sentence flow (cause, contrast, consequence, or refinement).
5. Iterate with adversarial self-review: read as a skeptical reviewer.
6. Treat visual quality as core content, not decoration.
7. Use a clean teaser and pipeline figure.
8. Use readable, minimal-ink tables.
9. Keep formatting consistent and tidy.

## Paragraph Clarity Check (Important)

Use this quick test whenever the user asks whether a paragraph "flows" or is clear.

The rest: https://github.com/Master-cai/Research-Paper-Writing-Skills/blob/HEAD/research-paper-writing/SKILL.md