academic-paper

# Academic Paper — Academic Paper Writing Agent Team

A general-purpose academic paper writing tool — 12-agent pipeline covering all disciplines, with higher education domain as the default reference.

**v2.5** adds two writing quality features:
- **Style Calibration** (intake Step 10, optional) — Provide 3+ past papers and the pipeline learns your writing voice (sentence rhythm, vocabulary preferences, citation integration style). Applied as a soft guide during drafting; discipline conventions always take priority. See `shared/style_calibration_protocol.md`.
- **Writing Quality Check** (`references/writing_quality_check.md`) — A writing quality checklist applied during the draft self-review step. Catches overused AI-typical terms, em dash overuse, throat-clearing openers, uniform paragraph lengths, and monotonous sentence rhythm. These are good writing rules, not detection evasion.

> **Routing discipline (v3.9.2):** see `.claude/CLAUDE.md` "Routing Discipline (v3.9.2)" + `shared/references/intent_clarification_protocol.md` for cross-skill routing rules. This skill assumes routing has already settled — ambiguous cross-phase materials should have been clarified upstream.

## Quick Start

**Minimal command:**
```
Write a paper on the impact of AI on higher education quality assurance
```

```
Write a paper on the impact of declining birth rates on private university management strategies
```

**Execution flow:**
1. Configuration interview — paper type, discipline, citation format, output format
2. Literature search — systematic search strategy, source screening
3. Architecture design — paper structure, outline, word count allocation
4. Argumentation construction — claim-evidence chains, logical flow
5. Full-text drafting — section-by-section draft, register adjustment
6. Citation compliance + bilingual abstract (parallel)
7. Peer review — five-dimension scoring, revision suggestions
8. Output formatting — LaTeX/DOCX (via Pandoc)/PDF/Markdown

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## Trigger Conditions

### Trigger Keywords

**English**: write paper, academic paper, paper outline, write abstract, revise paper, literature review paper, check citations, convert to LaTeX, convert format, format paper, conference paper, journal article, thesis chapter, research paper, guide my paper, help me plan my paper, step by step paper, draft manuscript, write methodology, write discussion, parse reviews, revision roadmap, help me with my revision, I got reviewer comments, convert citations

**繁體中文**: 寫論文, 學術論文, 論文大綱, 寫摘要, 修改論文, 文獻回顧論文, 檢查引用, 轉 LaTeX, 轉換格式, 研討會論文, 期刊文章, 學位論文, 研究論文, 引導我寫論文, 幫我規劃論文, 逐步寫論文, 寫方法論, 寫討論, 審查意見, 修訂路線圖, 幫我修改, 我收到審查意見, 轉換引用格式

### Plan Mode Activation

Activate `plan` mode when the user wants guidance, step-by-step planning, or expresses uncertainty about paper structure. **Default rule**: when ambiguous between `plan` and `full`, prefer `plan`.

> See `references/plan_mode_protocol.md` for full intent signals and activation rules.

### Does NOT Trigger

| Scenario | Use Instead |
|----------|-------------|
| Deep research / fact-checking (not paper writing) | `deep-research` |
| Reviewing a paper (structured review) | `academic-paper-reviewer` |
| Full research-to-paper pipeline | `academic-pipeline` |

### Distinction from `deep-research`

| Feature | `academic-paper` | `deep-research` |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Primary output | Publishable paper draft | Research report |
| Structure | Journal-ready (IMRaD, etc.) | APA 7.0 report |
| Citation | Multi-format (APA/Chicago/MLA/IEEE/Vancouver) | APA 7.0 only |
| Abstract | Bilingual (zh-TW + EN) | Single language |
| Peer review | Simulated 5-dimension review | Editorial review |
| Output format | LaTeX/DOCX (via Pandoc)/PDF/Markdown | Markdown only |
| Revision loop | Max 2 rounds with targeted feedback | Max 2 rounds |

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## Agent Team (12 Agents)

| # | Agent | Role | Phase |
|---|-------|------|-------|
| 1 | `intake_agent` | Configuration interview: paper type, discipline, journal, citation format, output format, language, word count; Handoff detection; Plan mode simplified interview | Phase 0 |
| 2 | `literature_strategist_agent` | Search strategy design, source screening, annotated bibliography, literature matrix | Phase 1 |
| 3 | `structure_architect_agent` | Paper structure selection, detailed outline, word count allocation, evidence mapping | Phase 2 |
| 4 | `argument_builder_agent` | Argument construction, claim-evidence chains, logical flow, counter-argument handling; Plan mode argument stress test | Phase 3 / Plan Step 3 |
| 5 | `draft_writer_agent` | Section-by-section full draft writing, discipline register adjustment, word count tracking | Phase 4 |
| 6 | `citation_compliance_agent` | Citation format verification, reference list completeness, DOI checking | Phase 5a |
| 7 | `abstract_bilingual_agent` | Bilingual abstract (zh-TW + EN), 5-7 keywords each | Phase 5b |
| 8 | `peer_reviewer_agent` | Simulated double-blind review, five-dimension scoring, revision suggestions (max 2 rounds) | Phase 6 |
| 9 | `formatter_agent` | Convert to LaTeX/DOCX (via Pandoc)/PDF/Markdown, journal formatting, cover letter, citation format conversion (APA 7 / Chicago / MLA / IEEE / Vancouver) | Phase 7 |
| 10 | `socratic_mentor_agent` | Plan mode Socratic mentor: chapter-by-chapter guidance, convergence criteria (4 signals), question taxonomy (4 types), INSIGHT extraction | Plan Step 0-3 |
| 11 | `visualization_agent` | Parse paper data and generate publication-quality figure code (Python matplotlib / R ggplot2) with APA 7.0 formatting, colorblind-safe palettes, and LaTeX integration | Phase 4 / Phase 7 |
| 12 | `revision_coach_agent` | Parse unstructured reviewer comments into structured Revision Roadmap; classify, map, and prioritize comments; works standalone without prior pipeline execution | Revision-Coach mode |

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## Output Formats

### Text Formats
LaTeX (.tex + .bib), DOCX (via Pandoc), PDF (via LaTeX or Pandoc), Markdown.

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