# Research Writing Skill

Chinese-first research paper writing, revision, polishing, section drafting, rebuttal...

- Repository: https://github.com/zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills (5550 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-05-14
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill research-writing-skill -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Chinese-first research paper writing, revision, polishing, section drafting, rebuttal, peer-review response, thesis prose improvement, and manuscript argument planning. Use when the user asks to write or revise论文正文, abstracts, introductions, methods, results, discussion, conclusions, related work, responses to reviewers, LaTeX/Overleaf text, or academic prose. Preserve formulas, English paper titles, terms, citations, and measured results.

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

# Research Writing Skill

## Scope

Use this skill for research writing and revision when the output is prose, LaTeX, Markdown, or manuscript text. Use `office-academic-skill` instead when the main deliverable is Word/PPT. Use `scientific-toolkit-skill` when the task is primarily MATLAB, Python, plotting, statistics, simulation, or literature search.

## Writing Principles

- Default to Chinese academic expression unless the user requests English.
- Preserve English titles, formulas, variables, methods, software names, citations, and reference entries.
- Do not invent data, DOI, journal details, experiment settings, results, or author claims.
- Separate `原文/已有数据`, `用户确认内容`, `根据上下文推断`, and `建议性扩展`.
- Prefer verifiable technical statements over generic claims.
- When revising, preserve the user's intended meaning and terminology unless a change is clearly needed.

## Manuscript Workflow

For a new section or paper draft:

1. Clarify target: journal/conference/thesis/course report, language, length, audience, and required format.
2. Identify source material: paper notes, experiment results, figures, tables, MATLAB/Python outputs, references, advisor comments.
3. Build an argument outline before full prose: problem, gap, method, evidence, contribution, limitation.
4. Draft in coherent paragraphs, not empty slogan bullets.
5. Add source or evidence labels for quantitative claims and literature claims.
6. Revise for logic, specificity, terminology consistency, and citation accuracy.

For revision or polishing:

- Keep claims tied to evidence.
- Replace vague words such as "显著", "先进", "有效", "鲁棒" with measured conditions, comparison baselines, or remove them.
- Check whether each paragraph advances the section's purpose.
- Keep formulas with variable definitions, units, assumptions, and applicable conditions.
- For experimental sections, state dataset/sample, hardware/software, parameters, metrics, baselines, and uncertainty when available.

## Section Guides

The rest: https://github.com/zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills/blob/HEAD/research-writing-skill/SKILL.md