Article Writer Skill

This skill allows you to draft research papers, initialize project structures, select venue-specific templates, and write content sections. It integrates the expertise of multiple academic roles directly into the commands.

Overview

The Article Writer is a comprehensive academic writing assistant that combines multiple AI-powered capabilities:

• Academic Writing Expert: Drafts content in formal academic tone with proper LaTeX formatting
• Research Assistant: Analyzes papers and code repositories to extract key information
• Code Analyst: Translates implementation details into methodology descriptions
• Bibliography Manager: Handles citations and reference management
• Figure Generator: Creates publication-ready visualizations and tables
• LaTeX Formatter: Ensures proper typesetting and syntax
• Strict Reviewer: Provides critical feedback on drafts

Supported Templates

Category	Templates
Conference	IEEE, ACM SIGCONF, NeurIPS, CVPR, LNCS
Journal	IEEE Transactions, Springer, Elsevier
Thesis	PhD, Master's
Other	ArXiv preprint

Commands

Command	Description
/article-writer:init [template]	Initialize project with venue-specific template
/article-writer:write <section>	Write or expand a paper section
/article-writer:research <query>	Analyze papers and code for research
/article-writer:add-code <repo>	Add code repository as research material
/article-writer:analyze-code	Extract implementation details from code
/article-writer:cite <topic>	Find and insert citations
/article-writer:figure <description>	Generate figures and tables
/article-writer:review <target>	Critique paper draft
/article-writer:format <file>	Format text as LaTeX
/article-writer:compile	Build paper to PDF

Key Features

Academic Writing

• Formal academic tone with logical flow
• LaTeX formatting for math, citations, and structure
• Cross-referencing with \label{} and \ref{}
• Citation management using \cite{} keys from references.bib

Research Analysis

• Paper summarization and key contribution extraction
• Code structure analysis and algorithm extraction
• Pseudo-code generation from implementations
• Comparative analysis against related work

LaTeX Integration

• Multi-pass compilation (pdflatex + bibtex)
• Error handling with log parsing
• Watch mode for auto-recompilation
• Clean auxiliary file management

Smart Features

• Page Tracking: Automatic page limit monitoring
• Style Compliance: Adapts to venue-specific formatting requirements
• Vector Graphics: Prefers PDF/TikZ for publication quality

Additional Resources

• API Reference: reference.md - Complete command details and options
• Usage Examples: examples.md - Real-world usage patterns

Skill-Specific Guides

Each skill has its own guide file in its directory:

Guide	Location
Project Setup	skills/init-project/init-project.md
Writing Sections	skills/write-section/write-section.md
Managing Citations	skills/manage-citations/cite-references.md
Importing References	skills/manage-citations/import-references.md
Researching Papers	skills/research-papers/research-papers.md
Research Workflow	skills/research-papers/research-workflow.md
Creating Figures	skills/create-figures/scripts/create-figures.md
Reviewing Papers	skills/review-paper/review-paper.md
Compiling Papers	skills/compile-paper/scripts/compile-paper.md
Code to Paper	skills/code-to-paper/code-to-paper.md
Venue Tips	skills/format-document/venue-tips.md

Custom Templates

Add your own .tex templates to skills/init-project/templates/latex/custom/. See skills/init-project/templates/latex/custom/README.md.

Workflow Examples

# Initialize a paper project
/article-writer:init conference/neurips

# Research and add materials
/article-writer:research "transformer attention"
/article-writer:add-code https://github.com/user/project

# Write sections
/article-writer:write "methodology" --from code/ --length 2.5

# Generate figures
/article-writer:figure "architecture diagram"

# Compile and review
/article-writer:compile
/article-writer:review main.tex

Platform Compatibility

Works on all platforms (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor). Command syntax may vary by platform.