AlterLab Paper Writer
Skill ActivePart of the AlterLab Academic Skills suite for faculty and researchers. Academic paper writing skill with 12-agent pipeline. v2.4: LaTeX output formatting hardening — mandatory apa7 class, text justification fix, table column width formula, bilingual abstract centering, standardized font stack, PDF must compile from LaTeX. Supports IMRaD, literature review, theoretical, case study, policy brief, and conference paper structures. APA 7.0 (default), Chicago, MLA, IEEE, Vancouver citation formats. Bilingual abstracts (zh-TW + EN). Multi-format output (LaTeX, DOCX, PDF, Markdown). Triggers on: write paper, academic paper, paper outline, write abstract, revise paper, check citations, convert to LaTeX, guide my paper, parse reviews, revision roadmap, 寫論文, 學術論文, 論文大綱, 寫摘要, 修改論文, 檢查引用, 引導我寫論文, 帶我規劃論文, 逐章規劃, 論文架構, 審查意見, 修訂路線圖.
To assist faculty and researchers in writing high-quality academic papers by providing a structured workflow, specialized formatting, and intelligent agent support.
Features
- 12-agent pipeline for comprehensive paper writing
- Supports multiple academic paper structures
- Advanced LaTeX output formatting with APA 7.0 compliance
- Bilingual abstract generation (zh-TW + EN)
- Multi-format output options (LaTeX, DOCX, PDF, Markdown)
- Multiple citation format support
- Peer review simulation and revision guidance
- Plan mode for guided chapter-by-chapter writing
Use Cases
- Write a complete academic paper from scratch
- Generate an outline or plan for a paper
- Revise a draft based on peer review feedback
- Format a paper to APA 7.0 or other styles
- Create a bilingual abstract for a paper
Non-Goals
- Conducting primary research or data collection
- Providing general conversational AI assistance
- Replacing a human advisor or editor entirely
Practices
- Academic Writing Quality
- Structured Documentation
- Agent Orchestration
- Bilingual Content Generation
Trust
- warning:Issues AttentionThere are 2 open issues in the last 90 days and 0 closed, indicating potentially slow maintainer responsiveness.
Installation
npx skills add AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-SkillsRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
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