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| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00027 | $0.03594 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00014 | $0.01797 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00005 | $0.00719 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00003 | $0.00359 |
Grade A, and why
write-introduction 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 8d ago.
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Nothing flagged
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How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 266 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Write Introduction Skill
Write Chapter 1 (Introduction) for the thesis "Automation and Political Ideology: Task Displacement and the Conservative Shift Among Exposed Workers."
This skill implements a structured, multi-pass writing workflow distilled from leading academic writing guides and adapted for a Master's thesis.
Arguments
draft— Run the full pipeline: research, draft, style-match, verify (default)outline— Produce only a detailed outline with paragraph-level annotationsrevise— Revise an existing draft of Ch.1 (assumes01_introduction.texalready has content)
Academic Writing Foundations
This skill is built on best practices from:
- Keith Head ("The Introduction Formula"): Hook → Question → Antecedents → Value-Added → Roadmap
- Jesse Shapiro ("Four Steps to an Applied Micro Paper"): Distinguish aspirational paragraphs ("I show that X causes Y") from contractual paragraphs ("Section 2 does A, Section 3 does B"). Aspirational paragraphs are the heart of the introduction; contractual paragraphs are its skeleton.
- Claudia Goldin ("Writing Tips"): Lead with your strongest result. The paper is persuasion, not a mystery novel. No generic section headings.
- Marc Bellemare ("How to Write Applied Papers"): In a thesis, the introduction is longer than in a journal article — it should be self-contained enough that a reader who skips everything else still understands the contribution.
- Gallea's one-shot template: Hook → Gap → Contribution → Results → Roadmap — compressed for a journal paper but expandable for a thesis.
Key Principles
- No mystery novels (Goldin): State the main finding in the first 2 paragraphs. The reader should know "automation exposure → conservative shift" before paragraph 3.
- Every sentence earns its place (Shapiro): No filler. No "it is worth noting." No "interestingly."
- Aspirational before contractual (Shapiro): Tell the reader what you found before telling them how the chapter is organized.
- Self-contained (Bellemare): A busy committee member who reads only Ch.1 should still understand the research question, method, key findings, and contribution.
- Bridge, don't duplicate (Head): The Antecedents section is a 3-4 paragraph map of the literature, NOT a mini literature review. Point to Ch.2 for depth.
What this file has done since we first saw it
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- 8d ago First seen · 266 lines · 27 tokens per session scan A 46f819b5c2e4
write-introduction is a skill published in the GitHub repository AlessandroCaforio/Academic-Writing (17 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 27 tokens to every session and 3,594 once invoked, about $0.0001 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 2026-08-30.
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