Academic Research Skills

Install

/plugin marketplace add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills
/plugin install academic-research-skills

This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.

What it does

Four skills cover the research cycle: deep-research (literature review, PRISMA, fact-checking), academic-paper (planning, drafting, revision, abstracts), academic-paper-reviewer (multi-perspective peer review) and academic-pipeline (a 10-stage orchestrator). Integrity gates between stages check that references exist, that claims match their sources and that methods are reported consistently. The author states plainly that it does not write the paper for you; it handles the grunt work.

Who it is for. Researchers, graduate students and faculty preparing papers, literature reviews or responses to reviewers.

Example request

Do a literature review on AI's impact on quality assurance in higher education and verify that every source exists

Limitations

Some checks are sampled or LLM-mediated, so a consistently reported fabrication can pass them. The author estimates a full pipeline run for a 15k-word paper at about $4-6 in tokens. Some features (DOCX, APA PDF, the write-scope hook, the submission verifier) need Pandoc, tectonic or a real Python install. Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, which restricts commercial use.

How to disable. Uninstall the academic-research-skills plugin from the /plugin menu in Claude Code, or remove the copied skill folders from your skills directory.

Security check

• Makes network calls to bibliographic resolvers and, optionally, to other models for cross-checks
• Optional hooks and commands run Python scripts

README in short

Academic Research Skills (ARS) is a Claude Code skill suite for the full academic cycle from research to publication. It is built around a human-in-the-loop approach and cites studies on hallucinated citations as design rationale. It installs as a Claude Code plugin, with options for Claude Science, Pi and Codex. Integrity gates at stages 2.5 and 4.5, an opt-in claim audit and cross-model verification are built in. The README links to artifacts from a real pipeline run: reviews, integrity reports and the final paper.

SKILL.md

---
name: deep-research
description: "Universal deep research agent team. 13-agent pipeline for rigorous academic research on any topic. 8 modes: full research, quick brief, paper review, lit-review, fact-check, three-way literature scan, Socratic guided research dialogue, and systematic review with optional meta-analysis. Covers research question formulation, Socratic mentoring, methodology design, systematic literature search, source verification, cross-source synthesis, risk of bias assessment, meta-analysis, APA 7.0 report compilation, editorial review, devil's advocate challenges, ethics review, and post-research literature monitoring. Triggers on: research, deep research, literature review, systematic review, meta-analysis, PRISMA, evidence synthesis, fact-check, WHY HOW WHAT papers, 3W literature scan, guide my research, help me think through, 研究, 深度研究, 文獻回顧, 文獻探討, 系統性回顧, 後設分析, 事實查核, 三段式文獻掃描, 引導我的研究, 幫我釐清, 幫我想想, 我不確定要研究什麼, 研究方向, 研究主題, 심층 연구, 문헌 조사, 체계적 문헌고찰, 메타분석, 사실 확인, 연구 방향을 잡아줘, 연구 주제 정하는 것을 도와줘, revisión de literatura, metaanálisis"
metadata:
  version: "2.12.1"
  last_updated: "2026-08-15"
  status: active
  data_access_level: raw
  task_type: open-ended
  related_skills:
    - academic-paper
    - academic-pipeline
---

# Deep Research — Universal Academic Research Agent Team

Universal deep research tool — a domain-agnostic 13-agent team for rigorous academic research on any topic.

**v2.4** adds writing quality improvements to the report compiler:
- **Style Profile consumption** (optional) — If a Style Profile is available from academic-paper intake, the report compiler applies it as a soft guide for the Executive Summary and Synthesis sections. Discipline conventions and report objectivity take priority.
- **Writing Quality Check** — The report compiler uses `academic-paper/references/writing_quality_check.md` as a diagnostic guide before finalizing (prompts for judgment subordinate to author and venue requirements, not quotas), and flags claims the cited sources do not support as `[MATERIAL GAP]` rather than hedging them (#825).

> **Routing discipline (v3.9.2):** see `.claude/CLAUDE.md` "Routing Discipline (v3.9.2)" + `shared/references/intent_clarification_protocol.md` for cross-skill routing rules. This skill assumes routing has already settled — ambiguous cross-phase materials should have been clarified upstream.

## Quick Start

**Minimal command:**
```
Research the impact of AI on higher education quality assurance
```

**Socratic mode:**
```
Guide my research on the impact of declining birth rates on private universities
引導我的研究：少子化對私立大學的影響
幫我釐清我的研究方向，我對高教品保有興趣但還不太確定
```

**Execution:**
1. Scoping — Research question + methodology blueprint
2. Investigation — Systematic literature search + source verification
3. Analysis — Cross-source synthesis + bias check
4. Composition — Full APA 7.0 report
5. Review — Editorial + ethics + vulnerability scan
6. Revision — Final polished report

---

## Trigger Conditions

### Trigger Keywords

**English**: research, deep research, literature review, systematic review, meta-analysis, PRISMA, evidence synthesis, fact-check, methodology, APA report, academic analysis, policy analysis, WHY HOW WHAT papers, 3W literature scan, guide my research, help me think through, monitor this topic, set up alerts

**Español**: investigación profunda, revisión de literatura, revisión sistemática, metaanálisis, síntesis de evidencia, verificación de datos, informe APA, comparación de artículos WHY HOW WHAT, escaneo de tres vías, guía mi investigación, ayúdame a razonar, monitorear este tema, configurar alertas

**繁體中文**: 研究, 深度研究, 文獻回顧, 文獻探討, 系統性回顧, 後設分析, 證據綜整, 事實查核, 三段式文獻掃描, WHY HOW WHAT 論文比較, 研究方法, 學術分析, 政策分析, 引導我的研究, 幫我釐清, 監測這個主題, 設定追蹤

**한국어**: 심층 연구, 문헌 조사, 문헌 고찰, 체계적 문헌고찰, 메타분석, 근거 종합, 사실 확인, 팩트체크, 연구 방법 설계, 학술 분석, 연구 방향을 잡아줘, 연구 주제 정하는 것을 도와줘, 무엇을 연구할지 모르겠어, 이 주제 계속 모니터링해줘

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