Agent skill
academic-writing-assistant
Skill for assisting with academic and scientific writing
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/domains/science/scientific-discovery/skills/academic-writing-assistant
Metadata
Additional technical details for this skill
- domain
- science
- category
- Communication
- skill id
- SK-SCIDISC-027
- specialization
- scientific-discovery
SKILL.md
Academic Writing Assistant Skill
Purpose
Assist with academic and scientific writing including structure, style, clarity, and adherence to publication standards.
Capabilities
- Structure manuscripts
- Improve clarity
- Check style consistency
- Format references
- Suggest improvements
- Review grammar
Usage Guidelines
- Input draft text
- Analyze structure
- Check style
- Suggest improvements
- Review changes
- Finalize document
Process Integration
Works within scientific discovery workflows for:
- Manuscript preparation
- Grant writing
- Report creation
- Thesis development
Configuration
- Style guides
- Journal requirements
- Language preferences
- Review depth
Output Artifacts
- Edited manuscripts
- Style suggestions
- Structural feedback
- Improvement reports
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