Alterlab Paper Writer

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Alterlab Paper Writer 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. Alterlab Paper Writer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: content-misc · Last updated: 2026-10-04

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Drafts and revises academic papers through a 12-agent pipeline with hardened LaTeX output (apa7 class, PDF compiled from LaTeX), supporting IMRaD, literature review, theoretical, case study, policy brief, and conference paper structures, APA 7.0 (default), Chicago, MLA, IEEE, and Vancouver citation formats, bilingual abstracts (English plus the author's language, e.g. Turkish or Traditional Chinese), and multi-format output (LaTeX, DOCX, PDF, Markdown). Use when the request mentions write paper, academic paper, paper outline, write abstract, revise paper, check citations, convert to LaTeX, guide my paper, parse reviews, revision roadmap, or makale yaz, akademik makale, özet yaz, makaleyi revize et, hakem yorumları, or 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, 審查意見, 修訂路線圖. Its citation-check mode formats and inserts citations while drafting; for a standalone anti-hallucination check that cited references actually exist prefer alterlab-citation-verifier instead. Part of the AlterLab Academic Skills suite.

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From the source SKILL.md

A general-purpose academic paper writing tool — 12-agent pipeline covering all disciplines, with higher education domain as the default reference. v2.4 hardens LaTeX output formatting: mandatory apa7 document class for APA 7.0, text justification override for man mode, table column width formula with \tabcolsep deduction, bilingual abstract centering, standardized font stack (Times New Roman + Source Han Serif TC VF + Courier New), and PDF compilation via tectonic.

What this skill does

Alterlab Paper Writer is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/alterlab-paper-writer/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the request mentions write paper, academic paper, paper outline, write abstract, revise paper, check citations, convert to LaTeX, guide my paper, parse reviews, revision roadmap, or makale yaz, akademik makale, özet yaz, makaleyi revize et, hakem yorumları, or 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, 審查意見, 修訂路線圖. Its citation-check mode formats and inserts citations while drafting; for a standalone anti-hallucination check that cited references actually exist prefer alterlab-citation-verifier instead.

Who uses this skill

The Alterlab Paper Writer Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 201,000+ 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/alterlab-paper-writer
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/alterlab-paper-writer/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/alterlab-paper-writer/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/alterlab-paper-writer/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

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

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Alterlab Paper Writer Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Alterlab Paper Writer 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 Alterlab Paper Writer skill?

Use Alterlab Paper Writer when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the content misc 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 Alterlab Paper Writer" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Alterlab Paper Writer 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. Alterlab Paper Writer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/c5ca1f5f616d22ea2db09790e3e5840c3cc48d32/skills/documents/alterlab-paper-writer/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: majiayu000
Website: https://majiayu000.github.io/claude-skill-registry/

Cite this skill

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

APA

majiayu000. (2026). Alterlab Paper Writer [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/alterlab-paper-writer/

BibTeX

@misc{alterlab-paper-writer-2026,
  author    = {majiayu000},
  title     = {Alterlab Paper Writer [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/alterlab-paper-writer/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-10-04 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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