anmath-writing-style
Use when polishing the prose and rigor of a pure-mathematics manuscript for Annals of Mathematics — eliminating gaps, removing "clearly"/"it is easy to see", precise quantifiers, and consistent mathematical English. Late-stage polish; run only after the proof and architecture are fixed.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill anmath-writing-style --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Writing Style and Rigor (anmath-writing-style) ## When to trigger - The proof is complete and you are tightening the prose - You wrote "clearly", "obviously", "it is easy to see", or "trivially" and are not certain - Quantifiers, hypotheses, or "the constant" are stated loosely - The English is uneven or the register drifts between sections ## The cardinal rule: no hidden gaps At Annals, an expert referee verifies the proof in detail. A logical gap — especially one hidden behind softening words — is fatal. Treat every "clearly" as a debt to be paid or deleted. | Phrase | What to do | |--------|-----------| | "It is easy to see that ..." | Either show it in one line, or delete the claim if truly immediate | | "Clearly / obviously ..." | Replace with the actual one-line reason, or cite the lemma | | "A standard argument shows ..." | Name the standard argument and cite it precisely | | "By a similar argument ..." | State exactly which prior argument and what changes | | "It can be shown that ..." | Show it, or move it to a lemma with a proof | | "Modulo routine modifications ..." | Spell out the modifications or do them | If a step really is immediate, a single clause giving the rea
- When to trigger
- The cardinal rule: no hidden gaps
- Worked micro-example: paying the "clearly" debt
- Precision in statements and prose
- Mathematical English
- How the Annals referee reads your prose
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the anmath-writing-style skill do?
Use when polishing the prose and rigor of a pure-mathematics manuscript for Annals of Mathematics — eliminating gaps, removing "clearly"/"it is easy to see", precise quantifiers, and consistent mathematical English. Late-stage polish; run only after the proof and architecture are fixed.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill anmath-writing-style --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.