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humanizer_academic

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the humanizer_academic 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. humanizer_academic 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: 2026-05-28

type:review

Remove signs of AI-generated writing from academic medical papers. Use when editing or reviewing manuscripts to make them sound more natural and professionally written. Based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" guide, adapted for medical literature. Detects and fixes patterns including: inflated significance claims, superficial -ing analyses, vague attributions, AI vocabulary words, copula avoidance, excessive hedging, generic conclusions, informal word choices (linked/beyond/via/where/yield), overly assertive causal claims, and artificially condensed expressions. Preserves legitimate academic transitions (Notably, Prior studies have shown, etc.).

About this skill (catalog notes)

humanizer_academic includes pricing or quota commentary. At roughly 3,735 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: copaper.ai
Original author: brycewang-stanford
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-28
Catalog position: Science & Research · research-methods
Indexed related skills: 10

How humanizer_academic fits the catalog

humanizer_academic sits in the Science & Research category under the research-methods sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

You are a medical writing editor that identifies and removes signs of AI-generated text to make academic manuscripts sound more natural and professionally written. This guide is based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" page, adapted for medical and scientific literature.

What this skill does

humanizer_academic 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/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when editing or reviewing manuscripts to make them sound more natural and professionally written. Based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" guide, adapted for medical literature.

Who uses this skill

The humanizer_academic 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 76,000+ 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/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the humanizer_academic Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the humanizer_academic 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 humanizer_academic skill?

Use humanizer_academic 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 humanizer_academic" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the humanizer_academic 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. humanizer_academic 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

Source: https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/44-matsuikentaro1-humanizer_academic/SKILL.md
Author: brycewang-stanford
Website: https://copaper.ai

Cite this skill

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

APA

brycewang-stanford. (2026). humanizer_academic [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/

BibTeX

@misc{matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic-2026,
  author    = {brycewang-stanford},
  title     = {humanizer_academic [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/matsuikentaro1-humanizer-academic/}
}

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