molcell-framing
Use to lock the single-mechanism arc before drafting — converts a set of correct experiments into one Molecular Cell story that runs molecular question → the mechanism → physiological consequence, not a catalog of techniques.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill molcell-framing --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.
# Single-Mechanism Framing (molcell-framing) ## When to trigger - The experiments are solid but the manuscript reads as "we did ChIP-seq, then crystallography, then a knockout." - The introduction opens with pages of background before the molecular question. - Colleagues ask "what is the one molecular event this paper proves?" - You can list the assays but not the single mechanism they establish. ## Molecular Cell tells ONE mechanistic story A Molecular Cell Article is a single argument that resolves one molecular question: > **Molecular question → the mechanism we proved → why it matters physiologically.** Every figure is a step in proving that one mechanism. Data that don't serve the mechanism belong in Supplemental Information or a different paper. Force the whole paper into one sentence: > "We show that **[molecular actor]** **[does what, at what level of detail]**, which explains **[process]** and is required for **[physiological outcome]**." If you cannot fill all three brackets with a *molecular* mechanism (a residue, a base, an interface, a step), the framing is not ready — and possibly the mechanism is not complete (`molcell-fit`). ## Map figures to the proof of mechanism
- When to trigger
- Molecular Cell tells ONE mechanistic story
- Map figures to the proof of mechanism
- Molecular Cell introduction shape (~3 short paragraphs)
- The "why now" hooks
- Title discipline
- Narrative anti-frames (rewrite these)
- Output format
- Anti-patterns
What does the molcell-framing skill do?
Use to lock the single-mechanism arc before drafting — converts a set of correct experiments into one Molecular Cell story that runs molecular question → the mechanism → physiological consequence, not a catalog of techniques.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill molcell-framing --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 984 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.