/draft-section
Write one specific section of a paper as complete paragraphs. Use when you already have context and just need one section drafted. Follows writing-engine templates.
$ npx -y skills add TobiasBlask/open-paper-machine --agent claude-codeShips with open-academic-paper-machine. Installing the plugin gets this command.
How it fires
How this command gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/draft-section
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What this command does when you run it.
Write one specific section of a paper as complete paragraphs. Use when you already have context and just need one section drafted. Follows writing-engine templates.
A Claude Code plugin that autonomously writes academic papers โ from literature search to production-ready LaTeX/PDF. Scope note.
Other commands on open-academic-paper-machine.
- /analyze-interviews
Analyze qualitative interview transcripts. Generates structured summaries, thematic codes, cross-case analysis, and evidence tables. Solves context-window overflow by working summary-first.
Open command - /analyze-positioning
Analyze how the paper positions itself relative to the closest existing work. Identifies the 5-10 most similar papers, builds a differentiation matrix, and generates a positioning statement that strengthens the contribution argumentation.
Open command - /analyze-writing
Analyze academic writing quality of the current draft. Checks for passive voice overuse, weak openings, hedging balance, readability, sentence length variation, and word repetitions. Produces a writing quality report with specific improvement suggestions per section.
Open command - /audit-paper
Audit a paper's empirical claims against the linked code repository โ catches MISMATCH, MISSING, and PARTIAL claims before submission
Open command - /brainstorm
Creative research brainstorming โ generate ideas researchers within a single field would miss. Cross-field connections, assumption challenges, alternative framings, and wild cards. Produces bold, specific, surprising ideas rather than safe incremental ones.
Open command - /evaluate-idea
Evaluate whether a research idea is worth pursuing before investing months of effort. Stress-tests ideas along 7 dimensions (novelty, impact, timing, feasibility, competition, nugget clarity, narrative potential) using 3 specialist agents. Delivers a PURSUE / PARK / KILL verdict
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