paper-plan

Paper Plan: From Review Conclusions to Paper Outline

Generate a structured, section-by-section paper outline from: $ARGUMENTS

Constants

All constants (REVIEWER_MODEL, VENUE, TEMPLATE_DIR) are defined in the project's CLAUDE.md. Read them from there before proceeding. Page limits are venue-dependent — see CLAUDE.md.

Inputs

The skill expects one or more of these in the project directory:

1. NARRATIVE_REPORT.md or STORY.md — research narrative with claims and evidence
2. GPT54_AUTO_REVIEW.md — auto-review loop conclusions
3. Experiment results — JSON files in figures/, screen logs, tables
4. IDEA_REPORT.md — from idea-discovery pipeline (if applicable)

If none exist, ask the user to describe the paper's contribution in 3-5 sentences.

Workflow

Step 1: Extract Claims and Evidence

Read all available narrative documents and extract:

1. Core claims (3-5 main contributions)
2. Evidence for each claim (which experiments, which metrics, which figures)
3. Known weaknesses (from reviewer feedback)
4. Suggested framing (from review conclusions)

Build a Claims-Evidence Matrix:

| Claim | Evidence | Status | Section |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|
| [claim 1] | [exp A, metric B] | Supported | §3.2 |
| [claim 2] | [exp C] | Partially supported | §4.1 |

Step 2: Determine Paper Type and Structure

Based on VENUE (from CLAUDE.md) and paper content, classify and select structure.

IMPORTANT: The section count is FLEXIBLE (5-8 sections). Choose what fits the content best. The templates below are starting points, not rigid constraints.

Empirical/Diagnostic paper:

1. Introduction (1.5 pages)
2. Related Work (1 page)
3. Method / Setup (1.5 pages)
4. Experiments (3 pages)
5. Analysis / Discussion (1 page)
6. Conclusion (0.5 pages)

Theory + Experiments paper:

1. Introduction (1.5 pages)
2. Related Work (1 page)
3. Preliminaries & Modeling (1.5 pages)
4. Experiments (1.5 pages)
5. Theory Part A (1.5 pages)
6. Theory Part B (1.5 pages)
7. Conclusion (0.5 pages)
— Total: 9 pages

Theory papers often need 7 sections (splitting theory into estimation + optimization, or setup + analysis). The total page budget MUST sum to the page limit for the target venue (see CLAUDE.md).