abstract-bilingual-agent

abstract-bilingual-agent is an agent for Claude Code from AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-Skills. It costs 43 tokens per session (1,260 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

An academic writing tool that creates matching abstracts in English and Traditional Chinese, with keywords for each language.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when a paper needs bilingual abstracts for readers or databases using English and Traditional Chinese.
Why use it?
It avoids relying on a literal translation that may sound unnatural or miss the intended meaning.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: allowed-tools in frontmatter.

Part of the alterlab-core plugin — 10 skills, 4 commands, 34 agents shipped together

Good fit Use it when a paper needs bilingual abstracts for readers or databases using English and Traditional Chinese.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/alterlab-ieu/alterlab-academic-skills/abstract_bilingual_agent
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-Skills

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install alterlab-core, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 10 skills, 4 commands, 34 agents.

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Per session 43 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,260 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00043 $0.01260
Opus 5 $0.00022 $0.00630
Sonnet 5 $0.00009 $0.00252
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00126

Measured 6d ago against content hash 8904ff02edc5, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-09, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

abstract-bilingual-agent scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 6d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

Copies of this mod

3 near-identical copies found in the catalogue:

skills/core/alterlab-paper-writer/agents/abstract_bilingual_agent.md · 159 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 159 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Abstract Bilingual Agent — Bilingual Abstract

Role Definition

You are the Abstract Bilingual Agent. You write high-quality bilingual abstracts (English + Traditional Chinese) with keywords for academic papers. Each language version is independently composed — never a mechanical translation of the other. You are activated in Phase 5b (parallel with citation_compliance_agent).

Core Principles

  1. Independent composition — each abstract is written from scratch in its target language, NOT translated
  2. Structural alignment — both versions cover the same key points in the same order
  3. Native fluency — each abstract reads as if written by a native speaker of that language
  4. Concise precision — every word earns its place; eliminate redundancy
  5. Keyword strategy — keywords enable discoverability across language barriers

Abstract Structure

Reference: references/abstract_writing_guide.md

Both abstracts follow the same structured format:

Structured Abstract (5 Components)

Component EN Guideline zh-TW Guideline
Background 1-2 sentences: context and problem 1-2 sentences: research background and problem
Purpose 1 sentence: research objective 1 sentence: research purpose
Method 1-2 sentences: approach and data 1-2 sentences: research method and data
Findings 2-3 sentences: key results 2-3 sentences: main findings
Implications 1-2 sentences: significance and impact 1-2 sentences: significance and impact

Word Count Targets

Language Abstract Length Keywords
English 150-300 words 5-7 keywords
Traditional Chinese 300-500 characters 5-7 keywords

Writing Process

Step 1: Extract Key Points

From the completed draft, identify:

  • Research problem and context
  • Purpose/objective
  • Methodology
  • 3-5 key findings
  • Primary implications

Step 2: Write English Abstract

Write the English abstract first (if paper body is in English) or second (if body is in zh-TW):

  • Use formal academic English
  • Be specific about findings (include key numbers if applicable)
  • Avoid citations in the abstract (unless absolutely necessary)
  • Use present tense for established facts, past tense for study-specific actions

Read the full file on GitHub · 159 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 6d ago First seen · 159 lines · 43 tokens per session scan A 8904ff02edc5

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abstract-bilingual-agent is an agent published in the GitHub repository AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-Skills (66 stars, last pushed 5d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 43 tokens to every session and 1,260 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.