io-workflow
Use as the entry point for any International Organization (IO) manuscript. Routes to the right IO sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which article type (Research Article, Research Note, Essay) fits. IO is the IR-specialist flagship, so the router's first job is to confirm the paper is an international-relations contribution, not a domestic-politics paper with an international label. It dispatches; it does not draft content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill io-workflow --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.
# IO Workflow Router (io-workflow) The orchestrator for an *International Organization* submission. Figure out the stage and the **article type**, then send the user to the matching skill. IO is the **leading journal of international relations** — the router's first job is to make sure the **international or cross-border phenomenon is a major cause or effect**, and that the paper offers a **generalizable theory** of international politics. ## When to trigger - Starting a new IO paper and unsure where to begin - Mid-project and unsure which skill applies next - Deciding among **Research Article / Research Note / Essay** - Returning with a decision letter (route to `io-rebuttal`) ## First question: is it really an IR paper, and which type? | Situation | Article type | Route to | |-----------|--------------|----------| | Full original IR study, generalizable theory | **Research Article** (≤ 14,000 words) | normal pipeline below | | Focused single IR contribution | **Research Note** (≤ 8,000 words) | normal pipeline, tighter scope | | Conceptual / agenda-setting / debate piece | **Essay** (≤ 10,000 words) | `io-theory-building` + `io-literature-positioning` | | International phenomenon
- When to trigger
- First question: is it really an IR paper, and which type?
- Routing map (stage → skill)
- Default order
- Calibrating to the IO house culture
- Lifecycle-to-skill decision table
- Worked routing vignette (illustrative)
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the io-workflow skill do?
Use as the entry point for any International Organization (IO) manuscript. Routes to the right IO sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which article type (Research Article, Research Note, Essay) fits. IO is the IR-specialist flagship, so the router's first job is to confirm the paper is an international-relations contribution, not a domestic-politics paper with an international label. It dispatches; it does not draft content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill io-workflow --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.