Nature Writing Studio skill
nature-writing-studio
Turns a Chinese or English article draft into Nature-style English using a pattern base distilled from hundreds of papers.
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- The draft goes to the model; judge unpublished data by lab rules.
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- The draft goes to the model; judge unpublished data by lab rules.
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What it does
Nature Writing Studio is a Codex skill that rewrites scientific text in the manner of the Nature family of journals. Input is a Chinese or English draft plus a target section: `abstract`, `introduction`, `methods`, `results`, `discussion`, `figure_legend`, `sentence`, or `multi_section` for a whole paper. Output has three fields: `text`, a `text_compact` version at 60–70% of the length, and a `summary` listing the rules used. The base is 13 TSV tables: writing rules, phrase templates, registers for 22 scientific fields and a blacklist of 136 overused AI phrases such as `delve into` and `shed light on`. In `multi_section` mode the skill builds a logic line for the paper, writes seven sections and audits their consistency with ten rules.
Who it is for. Authors of scientific papers drafting in Chinese or English who want a Nature-style draft to review.
Good fit when
- A Chinese results paragraph is turned into journal-grade English.
- An abstract runs long against a hard word limit, so the `text_compact` version helps.
- An English draft shows phrases like `delve into` that should be replaced with plain words.
- A seven-section paper is brought to one logic line and one style.
Not a fit when
- The study has no results yet, so the text would have to be invented.
- The journal bans AI-assisted editing and the author will not disclose it.
- You need a guarantee that the text passes AI detectors, which the skill does not promise.
Example request
`$Nature Writing Studio` Rewrite this results paragraph in Nature-style English and show the rules used.Limitations
The skill rewrites wording and does not verify scientific accuracy: figures, gene names and conclusions remain the author's responsibility. The draft is sent to the model inside Codex, so unpublished data fall under lab and journal rules. Many journals require disclosure of AI use in manuscript preparation, so check the publisher's policy first. The README does not promise that output passes AI-text detectors. The repository states no licence. The main README is in Chinese, with a short English version.
How to disable. Delete the `nature-writing-studio` folder from the Codex skills directory and restart Codex. Texts you prepared stay with you.
FAQ
What text does the skill accept?
A Chinese or English draft. The `target` parameter sets the section and the optional `domain` sets the field of science.
What does the skill return?
Three fields: `text` with the main version, `text_compact` at 60–70% of the length, and `summary` with the logic line, rules and avoided AI phrases.
How do I rewrite a whole paper at once?
Choose `target=multi_section`. The skill builds a logic line, goes through the sections and audits their consistency.
How much space does the skill take?
About 15 MB: 13 knowledge tables and 10 prompt modules.
Which agent runs the skill?
Codex: install with the README phrase and call it as `$Nature Writing Studio`. The `skill/agents` folder holds `openai.yaml`.
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Comparison with similar tools
Cards that share the main search query, and how they differ.
| Tool | Official | Repository stars | Main difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Writing Studio (this card) | no | 137 | |
| Nature-Paper-Skills | no | 671 | 27 skills guide a paper from hypothesis to reviewer replies; Nature Writing Studio only rewrites text from Nature patterns |
| paper-writing-skill | no | 249 | five stages of paper work with an author interview; here one task, rewriting a draft in the Nature manner |
README in short
The skill relies on template tables collected from Nature papers and bans 136 phrases that models overuse. Output checking is described in the README section on the verification layer.