Research Writing Assistant

Use when writing academic papers, theses, or research articles - supports brainstorming, chapter writing, literature review, and LaTeX output

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add Norman-bury/research-writing-skill --skill research-writing-assistant

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Norman-bury/research-writing-skill.git /tmp/research-writing-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/research-writing-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/research-writing-assistant

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# 科研写作助手 (Research Writing Assistant)

面向本科与研究生论文写作的执行型 Skill。

## 哲学原则

- **流程优于即兴** — 头脑风暴先行，结构确认再写作
- **证据优于声称** — 引用可追溯，绝不编造文献
- **简洁优于复杂** — 去AI化写作，拒绝机械表达
- **确认优于假设** — 每章用户确认，避免返工

## 新架构（v3.0）

本 Skill 已升级为模块化技能架构，支持多平台：

| 平台 | 配置 |
|------|------|
| Claude Code | `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` |
| Cursor | `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` |
| Codex | `.codex/INSTALL.md` |
| OpenCode | `.opencode/INSTALL.md` |
| Gemini CLI | `GEMINI.md` |

## 技能列表

### 核心流程技能

| 技能 | 路径 | 说明 |
|------|------|------|
| using-research-writing | `skills/using-research-writing/` | 入口技能，规则和路由 |
| paper-orchestration | `skills/paper-orchestration/` | 中型/整篇任务编排 |
| brainstorming-research | `skills/brainstorming-research/` | 头脑风暴，7轮问答 |
| writing-chapters | `skills/writing-chapters/` | 章节写作 |
| latex-output | `skills/latex-output/` | LaTeX 输出 |

### 写作支持技能

| 技能 | 路径 | 说明 |
|------|------|------|
| writing-core | `skills/writing-core/` | 核心写作规范 |
| writing-humanities | `skills/writing-humanities/` | 文科写作 |
| writing-medical | `skills/writing-medical/` | 医学写作 |
| writing-law | `skills/writing-law/` | 法学写作 |
| literature-review | `skills/literature-review/` | 文献综述 |
| evidence-driven-writing | `skills/evidence-driven-writing/` | 文献驱动引言/相关工作 |
| experiment-results-planning | `skills/experiment-results-planning/` | 实验、结果和 mock 数据规划 |

### 工具技能

| 技能 | 路径 | 说明 |
|------|------|------|
| verification | `skills/verification/` | 验证机制，确保完成声称有证据 |
| figures-python | `skills/figures-python/` | Python 数据图表 |

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: research-writing-assistant
Repository: Norman-bury/research-writing-skill
License: MIT
Repo updated: 10 June 2026

FAQ

What does the Research Writing Assistant skill do?

Use when writing academic papers, theses, or research articles - supports brainstorming, chapter writing, literature review, and LaTeX output

How do I install the Research Writing Assistant skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add Norman-bury/research-writing-skill --skill research-writing-assistant. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Research Writing Assistant popular?

It lives in Norman-bury/research-writing-skill, which has 3,559 GitHub stars and 231 forks.

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