academic-writer-skills: Instructions file for Claude Code

Academic Writer Skills — Claude Code Project Instructions

This file configures Claude Code for contributing to and using the Academic Writer Skills plugin.

Project Overview

The Academic Writer Skills plugin provides 27 specialist AI skills for academic writing. Skills are stored in skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md and configured in .claude-plugin/plugin.json.

Directory Structure

academic-writer-skills/
├── skills/                    # 27 skill directories
│   └── {skill-name}/
│       └── SKILL.md           # Skill definition file
├── .claude-plugin/
│   ├── plugin.json            # Plugin manifest (source of truth)
│   └── marketplace.json       # Marketplace listing (mirrors plugin.json)
├── manifests/
│   ├── install-modules.json   # Module group definitions
│   ├── install-components.json # Component-to-module mapping
│   └── install-profiles.json  # Preset installation profiles
├── contexts/
│   ├── writing.md             # Writing mode context
│   ├── research.md            # Research mode context
│   └── review.md              # Review mode context
├── scripts/
│   ├── install.js             # Node.js selective installer
│   └── install-plan.js        # Installation plan viewer
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/             # CI/CD pipelines
├── GEMINI.md                  # Gemini CLI integration guide
├── AGENTS.md                  # Multi-agent workflow guide
├── CLAUDE.md                  # This file
├── .cursorrules               # Cursor IDE rules
├── install.sh                 # Bash installer wrapper
└── README.md                  # User documentation

Skill Format Specification

Every skill MUST follow this format:

# {Skill Display Name}

## Overview
[2-3 sentence description of what this skill does and when to use it]

## Capabilities

### {Capability Group 1}
[Description and examples]

### {Capability Group 2}
[Description and examples]

## Usage Examples

### Example 1: {Use Case}
[Prompt and expected output description]

### Example 2: {Use Case}
[Prompt and expected output description]

## {Domain-Specific Sections}
[e.g., Citation Styles, Statistical Formats, Funder Requirements]

## Integration with Other Skills
[Which skills this one commonly works with and in what order]