Scientific Writing

Turns IMRAD research into full paragraphs with proper citations and reporting guidelines. Two-stage process: outline sections with key points, then convert to flowing prose instead of bullet points. Handles APA/AMA/Vancouver citations, figure/table formatting, and study-specific standards like CONSORT, STROBE, and PRISMA. The standout requirement is mandatory visual generation: every paper needs a graphical abstract plus at least one AI-generated schematic using the scientific-schematics skill. Use it for journal submissions, manuscript revisions, or any research writing where you need publication-ready formatting and comprehensive literature backing through the research-lookup integration.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills --skill scientific-writing --agent claude-code

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Scientific Writing

Purpose

Produce clear scientific prose without inventing evidence or concealing uncertainty. Keep drafting, evidence verification, and submission approval as separate stages.

The accountable human authors control scientific decisions and final approval. AI is not an author, and generated fluency is never evidence [SW-S01, SW-S03].

Non-negotiable safety rules

Confidentiality

Do not send unpublished manuscripts, peer-review or editorial material, sensitive or restricted data, PHI or other personal data, proprietary content, or source documents to an external service without:

explicit authorization from a person or body empowered to grant it; and
a documented review of journal, institutional, funder, consent, ethics, contractual, legal, and data-use policy.

When authorization or policy is unclear, keep processing local and use only the minimum metadata needed. De-identification requires expert review; removing obvious names is not sufficient. See references/authorship_ai_confidentiality.md.