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Academic Writing Style

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Academic Writing Style skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Academic Writing Style is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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Personalized academic writing assistant for university assignments in Chinese and English. Use when users need help writing/revising academic reports, project docs, technical analyses, research reviews, or case studies. Produces natural prose avoiding AI markers. Triggers: academic writing, assignment, report, technical analysis, research review, case study. | 个性化学术写作助手，适用于中英文大学作业。触发词：学术写作、作业、报告、技术分析、研究综述、案例研究、项目文档。

From the source SKILL.md

Transform provided information into well-written academic assignments that match the user's natural writing style, avoiding obvious AI patterns while maintaining professional quality.

What this skill does

Academic Writing Style is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/academic-writing-style/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when users need help writing/revising academic reports, project docs, technical analyses, research reviews, or case studies. Produces natural prose avoiding AI markers.

Who uses this skill

The Academic Writing Style Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 117,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/academic-writing-style
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/academic-writing-style/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/academic-writing-style/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/academic-writing-style/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/academic-writing-style/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\academic-writing-style\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Academic Writing Style Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/academic-writing-style/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Academic Writing Style skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Academic Writing Style skill?

Use Academic Writing Style when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Academic Writing Style" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Academic Writing Style skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Academic Writing Style is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

coolgan. (2026). Academic Writing Style [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/academic-writing-style/

BibTeX

@misc{academic-writing-style-2026,
  author    = {coolgan},
  title     = {Academic Writing Style [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/academic-writing-style/}
}

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