/paper-trail-new-paper

description: Start writing an academic paper (IMRaD structure) on a topic, with anti-hallucination citation verification at every step. Builds on existing audited SOTAs.

`/paper-trail:new-paper` — Start writing an academic paper

Invoke the `paper-writer` skill to start drafting an academic paper.

Usage

/paper-trail:new-paper <topic>
/paper-trail:new-paper <topic> --venue ISMIR|SMC|NeurIPS|ACL|...
/paper-trail:new-paper <topic> --based-on <SOTA1>,<SOTA2>,...

What it does

1. Identifies SOTAs in the vault relevant to the topic (via the adapter) 2. Verifies the SOTAs are audited (`/paper-trail:audit-sota` underneath) 3. Sets up the paper structure (IMRaD by default, venue-specific conventions if `--venue` is set) 4. Drafts each section :

• Methods & Results : skeleton with TODOs for user content
• Related Work : draws from audited SOTAs, citing

`sota_cited_confirmed` refs only 5. Updates `cited_in[]` of each cited ref's frontmatter 6. Pre-submission : prompts user to run `/paper-trail:audit-article`

Safeguards

• **PreToolUse hook** (`tools/precheck_sota_wikilinks.py`) blocks the

write if any cited wikilink points to a non-validated ref

• **Citation-receipts** mandatory before considering the paper

ready for submission

• **No inventing references** : only consumes from the audited registry

Examples

Standard usage

/paper-trail:new-paper "Petri nets for music notation"

Skill identifies relevant SOTAs (e.g., `SOTA_Music_Notation_Formal`, `SOTA_Petri_Nets_in_Arts`), proposes draft outline.

Venue-specific

/paper-trail:new-paper "Polyrhythm quantification" --venue ISMIR

6-page IMRaD structure matching ISMIR LaTeX template.

Based on specific SOTAs

/paper-trail:new-paper "Generation-recognition asymmetry" \
  --based-on SOTA_Asymmetry_Languages,SOTA_Formal_Grammars

Restricts the Related Work section to these specific SOTAs.

Output

• Draft paper file at the location appropriate for the venue

(e.g., `40_OUTPUT/Papers/<topic>/<paper>.tex` for LaTeX, or Markdown if Markdown-based workflow)

• `.bib` file generated from the cited refs
• A TODO list of sections needing user content (Methods, Results)

Pre-submission workflow

/paper-trail:audit-article <paper.tex>      # per-citation audit
/paper-trail:audit-sota <each_source_SOTA>  # bibliography audit
pipeline doctor --severity error             # registry integrity

All three must be clean before submission.

Cross-reference

• `/paper-trail:audit-article` — pre-submission audit
• `/paper-trail:new-sota` — upstream SOTA creation
• `/paper-trail:cascade` — acquire missing refs cited in your draft