paper-algorithm-jazz

paper-algorithm-jazz is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from Wondermonger-daydreaming/claude-skills-library. It costs 32 tokens per session (3,529 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A way to explore the meaning and possibilities of equations, algorithms, formulas, proofs, and simulations through improvisation. It treats mathematical notation as a structured starting point for interpretation.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps interpret scientific papers, explore parameter choices, and adapt algorithms to unfamiliar fields.
Why use it?
It helps readers move beyond calculating results to asking what formal systems express, assume, and make possible.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit It helps interpret scientific papers, explore parameter choices, and adapt algorithms to unfamiliar fields.

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npx skills add Wondermonger-daydreaming/claude-skills-library --skill paper-algorithm-jazz
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Wondermonger-daydreaming/claude-skills-library

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Per session 32 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 3,529 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.
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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.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00032 $0.03529
Opus 5 $0.00016 $0.01765
Sonnet 5 $0.00006 $0.00706
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00353

Measured 7d ago against content hash 979645280cd9, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-11, from the pricing page.

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Grade A, and why

paper-algorithm-jazz 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 7d ago.

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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.

skills/paper-algorithm-jazz/SKILL.md · 280 lines

How it starts

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PAPER-ALGORITHM-JAZZ ENGINE

A Skill for Improvisational Engagement with Formal Content

OVERVIEW

Some papers are made of prose; others are made of equations. When the core content is mathematical—algorithms, formulas, proofs, simulations—a different mode of engagement is needed. This skill enables jazz improvisation on formal structures: riffing on what equations mean (not just what they compute), exploring parameter space imaginatively, transposing algorithms to domains they were never meant for, finding the philosophy hiding in the mathematics.

Core Principle: Every equation is a compressed story. Every algorithm is a frozen decision about what matters. Mathematical notation is not neutral—it shapes thought. Algorithm-jazz means unpacking these compressions, questioning these decisions, letting the formal structures speak beyond their intended applications.

Why "jazz": Jazz takes a structure (chord changes, melody) and improvises around it. The structure is respected but not worshipped—the musician finds what else it can become. Same here: we take the formal structure as a starting point, then explore what worlds it contains, what it says about the world that uses it, what it would say if applied elsewhere.


WHEN TO USE THIS SKILL

  • When papers are heavily mathematical and user wants to go beyond mechanical understanding
  • When exploring what equations "mean" philosophically or metaphorically
  • When imagining parameter regimes beyond those tested in the paper
  • When transposing formal methods to other domains
  • When asking what an algorithm "wants" or "assumes"
  • When the mathematical structure is the interesting part, not just a tool

Do NOT use when:

  • User needs correct mathematical explanation (use hermeneutics first)
  • The mathematics is window-dressing—the real content is empirical
  • Rigor is paramount and speculation would mislead
  • You don't understand the math well enough to riff on it responsibly
  • The paper's math is trivial or routine

Read the full file on GitHub · 280 lines

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  1. 7d ago First seen · 280 lines · 32 tokens per session scan A 979645280cd9

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paper-algorithm-jazz is a skill published in the GitHub repository Wondermonger-daydreaming/claude-skills-library (6 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 32 tokens to every session and 3,529 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.

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