Getting it into your agent
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npx skills add muhammad1438/academic-writer-skills --skill research-proposalgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/muhammad1438/academic-writer-skillsWrote this? Show the measurements
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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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00000 | $0.02048 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00000 | $0.01024 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00000 | $0.00410 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00000 | $0.00205 |
Grade A, and why
research-proposal 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 11d 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 200 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Research Proposal
A research proposal argues two things simultaneously: that the research question is worth answering and that you are capable of answering it. Both must be demonstrated convincingly.
Types of Research Proposals
| Type | Purpose | Audience | Typical Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD Application Proposal | Demonstrate research potential and fit | Admissions committee + potential supervisor | 1,000–2,000 words |
| Ethics Submission (IRB/HREC/HRA) | Gain ethical approval before data collection | Ethics board | 2,000–5,000 words |
| Internal Funding Bid | Secure departmental or faculty funding | Internal review committee | 500–2,000 words |
| Conference Research Proposal | Propose a paper or presentation | Programme committee | 300–500 words abstract |
| Research Grant Pre-proposal | Invitation to submit full grant | Programme officers | 2–5 pages |
Standard Research Proposal Structure
1. Title
- Descriptive and specific (not vague)
- Should indicate: topic + method + population/context where relevant
- Example: "Examining the Role of Social Capital in Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: A Mixed-Methods Study in Northern Mali"
2. Background and Literature Context
- Establish the significance of the topic
- Summarise what is currently known
- Identify the specific gap your research will address
- Length: 20–30% of the proposal
3. Research Questions / Objectives
- Central research question: The overarching question guiding the study
- Sub-questions (2–4): Specific, researchable aspects of the central question
- Objectives: What the research will actually do (usually verb-led: "to examine," "to compare," "to assess")
4. Theoretical Framework
- What conceptual lens or theoretical perspective will guide interpretation?
- Why is this framework appropriate for your question?
- How does it connect to your methodology?
5. Methodology
- Research design (qualitative / quantitative / mixed methods)
- Data sources and collection methods
- Sampling strategy and justification
- Analysis approach
- Limitations and how they will be mitigated
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.
- 11d ago First seen · 200 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A 9b3ff1dcb639
research-proposal is a skill published in the GitHub repository muhammad1438/academic-writer-skills (6 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 2,048 tokens. 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 2026-08-31.
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