paper-workflow

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Use when deciding which paper-related skill to use or how to sequence manuscript work from project setup through submission and rebuttal.

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Added on2026-05-17

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Paper Workflow

Overview

Use this skill as the routing map for paper work. It does not replace the specialized skills. It tells you which one to use next.

Default assumption: unless the user explicitly names a conference venue, the manuscript should follow the journal-oriented,

Nature

-style workflow.

When writing follows experiments or analysis performed across multiple sessions, freeze a compact handoff first: current paper story, supported findings, unresolved decisions, and the figure list that actually carries those findings.

Routing Map

Use:

```
paper-bootstrap
```
when a project is new, messy, or missing a source of truth
```
nature-portfolio-playbook
```
when the target is
```
Nature
```
,
```
Nature Methods
```
,
```
Nature Biotechnology
```
, or the venue fit among those journals is still unclear
```
scientific-writing
```
when drafting or rewriting sections in prose
```
manuscript-optimizer
```
when the paper's claim structure, evidence chain, terminology, or prose need revision
```
results-section-revision
```
when the Results section is scientifically stable but the subsection flow, paragraph openings, or argument progression still feel jumpy
```
figure-planner
```
when the main bottleneck is figure logic, panel roles, or legend sync
```
citation-verifier
```
when bibliography hygiene or source verification is the bottleneck
```
data-availability
```
when repository plans, accession numbers, source-data coverage, or Data Availability wording are the bottleneck
```
submission-audit
```
when the paper is near submission or resubmission and needs a preflight pass
```
rebuttal-response
```
when reviewer comments exist and a response letter plus aligned manuscript edits are needed
```
conference-paper-writing
```
only when the user explicitly wants a conference paper for venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, AAAI, or COLM

Default Sequence

For most journal manuscripts, prefer this order:

```
paper-bootstrap
```
```
nature-portfolio-playbook
```
when venue fit or article type is uncertain

Refresh

notes/project_truth.md

,

notes/result_summary.md

, and

notes/paper_handoff.md

after any major experimental or figure update

```
scientific-writing
```
or
```
manuscript-optimizer
```
```
figure-planner
```
```
results-section-revision
```
when Results is substantively right but narratively abrupt
```
citation-verifier
```
```
data-availability
```
```
submission-audit
```
```
rebuttal-response
```
after external review

Common Mistakes

using conference-style writing skills by default for journal manuscripts
polishing sections before the active manuscript source of truth is clear
rewriting the manuscript from experiment memory instead of a current
```
result_summary.md
```
or
```
paper_handoff.md
```
editing figure legends late without rechecking the Results text
leaving repository choice, accession IDs, or source-data coverage until the submission portal is already open
postponing Nature Portfolio article-type or venue-fit decisions until after the paper is mostly rewritten
treating citation formatting as the same thing as citation verification
writing a response letter before deciding the underlying manuscript edits