molcell-workflow
Use when deciding which molcell-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing a manuscript from mechanism-fit test through reviewer rebuttal for Molecular Cell (Mol. Cell, Cell Press). Routes to the specialized skills — it does not replace them.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill molcell-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.
# Molecular Cell Workflow Router (molcell-workflow) ## Overview This is the router. It does not do the work of any specialized skill; it names **which molcell-* skill fits the current stage** of a manuscript aimed at *Molecular Cell* (Cell Press). Default assumption: unless told otherwise, the target is **Molecular Cell** — the mechanism-focused molecular-biology flagship — not *Cell*, *Cell Reports*, *Molecular Cell*'s sibling *Structure*, or a field-specific title. The Cell Press family shares STAR Methods, the Key Resources Table, Highlights, the eTOC blurb, the Graphical Abstract, and (now) numbered references, but the venues differ sharply on what kind of advance they reward. ## The single most important idea about Molecular Cell *Cell* asks "does this reframe a broad field?" **Molecular Cell asks a different question: "is the molecular mechanism worked out to the base-pair, residue, or single-molecule level, and proven by orthogonal approaches?"** Depth of mechanism beats breadth of implication here. A correlative or descriptive story — even a broadly interesting one — is rejected before review if the *how* is not nailed down biochemically and structurally/genetically. Route
- Overview
- The single most important idea about Molecular Cell
- When to trigger
- The single most important gate
- Routing table
- Default order
- Decision shortcuts
- How Molecular Cell differs from its siblings
- Stage tracker (fill and re-run the router)
- Anti-patterns
What does the molcell-workflow skill do?
Use when deciding which molcell-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing a manuscript from mechanism-fit test through reviewer rebuttal for Molecular Cell (Mol. Cell, Cell Press). Routes to the specialized skills — it does not replace them.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill molcell-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.