paper-planning
Guides pre-writing planning for academic papers with 4 structured steps: story design (task-challenge-insight-contribution-advantage), experiment planning (comparisons + ablations), figure design (pipeline + teaser), and 4-week timeline management. Includes counterintuitive planning tactics (write a mock rejection letter to identify weaknesses before writing, narrow before broad claims, design ablations first). Use when: user wants to plan a paper before writing, design story/contributions, plan experiments, create figure sketches, set a writing timeline, or write a pre-emptive rejection lette
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill paper-planning --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.
# Paper Planning A structured approach to planning academic papers before writing begins. Covers four key activities: Story design, Experiment planning, Figure design, and Timeline management. ## When to Use This Skill > If you don't yet have an idea, use the `research-ideation` skill first to find a problem and design a solution. - User wants to plan a paper before writing - User asks about structuring a paper's story or contributions - User needs to plan experiments (comparisons, ablations) - User wants to design pipeline figures or teaser figures - User asks about writing timelines or submission schedules ## Planning Overview Paper planning follows four steps, ideally completed **before** writing begins: ``` Step 1: Story Design → What is the narrative? What are the contributions? Step 2: Experiment Plan → What experiments prove our claims? Step 3: Figure Design → How do we visually communicate the method? Step 4: Timeline → When does each section get written? ``` ## Counterintuitive Planning First Prioritize these counterintuitive rules before regular planning: 1. **Write your rejection letter first**: Draft the top-5 likely rejection comments ("limited novelty", "missing basel
- When to Use This Skill
- Planning Overview
- Counterintuitive Planning First
- Step 1: Story Design
- Reverse Engineering the Story
- Core Elements to Define
- Starting Point: Pipeline Figure Sketch
- Step 2: Experiment Planning
- Two Categories of Experiments
- Planning Checklist
- Experiment Plan Template
- Step 3: Figure Design
- Pipeline Figure Principles
- Teaser Figure
What does the paper-planning skill do?
Guides pre-writing planning for academic papers with 4 structured steps: story design (task-challenge-insight-contribution-advantage), experiment planning (comparisons + ablations), figure design (pipeline + teaser), and 4-week timeline management. Includes counterintuitive planning tactics (write a mock rejection letter to identify weaknesses before writing, narrow before broad claims, design ablations first). Use when: user wants to plan a paper before writing, design story/contributions, plan experiments, create figure sketches, set a writing timeline, or write a pre-emptive rejection lette
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill paper-planning --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 BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 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.