cc-reporting-standards
Use when assembling STAR Methods and the Key Resources Table for a Cancer Cell (Cell Press) manuscript, and when ensuring rigor / reproducibility (cell-line authentication, mycoplasma, antibody validation, ARRIVE animal reporting, data/code deposition). It governs reporting; it does not design experiments.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cc-reporting-standards --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.
# Rigor, Reproducibility & STAR Methods (cc-reporting-standards) ## When to trigger - Drafting or auditing the Methods section for a Cell Press submission - Reviewers may flag unauthenticated cell lines, undefined reagents, or missing deposition - Need to build the Key Resources Table (KRT) and assign RRIDs - Animal or sequencing work needs structured rigor reporting ## STAR Methods structure Cell Press uses **STAR Methods** (Structured, Transparent, Accessible Reporting). Organize methods under standardized headings: 1. **Key Resources Table (KRT)** — at the top; tabulates every critical reagent/resource with source, identifier, and RRID. 2. **Resource availability** — Lead contact; Materials availability (plasmids, cell lines, mouse strains); Data and code availability. 3. **Experimental model and study participant details** — cell lines, animals, human subjects, organoids/PDX provenance. 4. **Method details** — full protocols, reproducible by an expert. 5. **Quantification and statistical analysis** — what test, what `n`, what software (links to `cc-statistics`). ## Key Resources Table — what must carry an RRID / identifier | Category | Required detail | |----------|------------
- When to trigger
- STAR Methods structure
- Key Resources Table — what must carry an RRID / identifier
- Cell-line rigor (frequent reviewer target)
- Antibody validation
- Animal reporting (ARRIVE 2.0 essentials)
- Data and code availability
- Worked micro-example: a KRT antibody row before → after
- STAR Methods pre-submission self-check
- Rigor failure modes that draw reviewer or editor flags
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the cc-reporting-standards skill do?
Use when assembling STAR Methods and the Key Resources Table for a Cancer Cell (Cell Press) manuscript, and when ensuring rigor / reproducibility (cell-line authentication, mycoplasma, antibody validation, ARRIVE animal reporting, data/code deposition). It governs reporting; it does not design experiments.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cc-reporting-standards --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.