Abstract
- 1 installs
- 3.2k repo stars
- Updated August 4, 2026
- brycewang-stanford/awesome-agent-skills-for-empirical-research
Abstract is a Claude skill that reads an academic manuscript and notebooks to draft a structured research abstract.
About
Abstract reads an academic manuscript and its registered notebooks to generate a structured abstract. A researcher runs it to draft or update the abstract of an empirical paper. It pulls the research question, data and methods, key quantitative results, and contribution, then targets a configurable word count. It writes the result into the abstract field of the manuscript's YAML front matter after review.
- Reads index.qmd and notebooks to draft a structured abstract
- Assembles motivation, data/methods, key results, and contribution sections
- Verifies the abstract is within 10 percent of a target word count
Abstract by the numbers
- 1 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #1,366 of 1,879 Documentation skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
abstract capabilities & compatibility
Free; reads local manuscript and notebook files.
- Capabilities
- abstract generation · academic writing
- Use cases
- documentation · research
- Pricing
- Free
What abstract says it does
Reads the manuscript and notebooks to generate a structured abstract. Use when writing or updating the abstract.
Verify the word count is within ±10% of the target. Adjust if needed.
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| Installs | 1 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 3.2k |
| Last updated | August 4, 2026 |
| Repository | brycewang-stanford/awesome-agent-skills-for-empirical-research ↗ |
What it does
Drafting a structured abstract from an academic manuscript and its result notebooks.
Who is it for?
Drafting or updating an academic paper's abstract from its manuscript and notebooks
Skip if: Writing full paper sections or running the analysis
When should I use this skill?
Writing or updating the abstract of an empirical manuscript
What you get
A structured abstract within the target word count, written into the manuscript front matter.
- A structured abstract in the manuscript YAML front matter
By the numbers
- default 150-word target
- within 10 percent of target word count
- four abstract components
Files
Generate Abstract
Read the manuscript and generate a structured abstract.
Arguments
$ARGUMENTS— optional target word count (default: 150 words)
Steps
1. Parse the target word count from arguments (default 150 if not specified).
2. Read index.qmd in full:
- Identify the research question from the Introduction
- Identify the data and methods from the Data/Methods sections
- Identify key results from the Results section
- Identify the contribution from the Conclusion
3. Read the registered notebooks to extract key quantitative findings:
- Main coefficient estimates and significance levels
- Sample size
- Key figures or descriptive statistics
4. Draft a structured abstract with these components:
- Motivation (1–2 sentences): What problem or question does this paper address? Why does it matter?
- Data and methods (1–2 sentences): What data, sample, and empirical approach are used?
- Key results (2–3 sentences): What are the main findings? Include specific numbers where possible.
- Contribution (1 sentence): What is the paper's contribution to the literature or policy?
5. Verify the word count is within ±10% of the target. Adjust if needed.
6. Present the draft to the user for review.
7. On approval, update the abstract: field in the YAML front matter of index.qmd:
abstract: |
<drafted abstract text>Error handling
- If
index.qmdhas only[FILL:]placeholders in the body sections, inform the user that the manuscript needs more content before an abstract can be generated. - If the current abstract field already contains real content (not a
[FILL:]placeholder), show it and ask whether to replace or refine it.
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What word count does it target?
It defaults to 150 words and verifies the draft is within plus or minus 10 percent of the target.
Where does it write the abstract?
Into the abstract field of the YAML front matter of index.qmd, after user approval.