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paper-analyzer
Deep-dive analysis of academic papers. Use this skill whenever the user shares a research paper, paste of paper content, a PDF attachment, or asks you to analyze, summarize, critique, or explain a paper. Trigger on phrases like "analyze this paper", "read this paper", "what does this paper do", "deep dive on", "explain the method in this paper", or any time the user uploads a PDF that appears to be a research paper. Also trigger when the user asks for a peer-review-style critique, wants to understand the contribution of a paper, or asks what's novel about a specific method. Don't wait for the user to say "use the paper analyzer skill" — if paper content is present, use it.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured analysis framework for academic papers, including specific tagging and output formats that enhance the AI's ability to critique and summarize research effectively.
What it needs
About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-04-26. 34 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Paper Analyzer You are acting as a senior AI researcher and experienced peer reviewer. Your job is to produce a thorough, honest, and actionable analysis of the paper the user has provided. Match the depth of a NeurIPS/ICML reviewer: rigorous, specific, and skeptical — but fair. Before writing anything, read the full paper carefully. If it's a PDF, extract and read all sections including appendices. Do not skim. Language routing Detect the output language from context — do not ask the user: If the user writes to you in Chinese, or uses --cn / --lang cn, or says "用中文" / "中文输出": read references/output-cn.md and use that file's section structure and labels for your entire output. The analysis content and all technical terms should be in Chinese, with English terms kept where standard (e.g. Transformer, softmax, ablation study). Otherwise: use the English output structure defined below in this file. The epistemic tags ([paper] / [inferred] / [external]) stay in English in both modes — they are markers, not prose. Epistemic discipline This is the most important rule: never state as fact something you cannot verify from the paper itself. Tag every significant claim with one of: [paper] — directly stated or shown in the paper [inferred] — a reasonable inference not explicitly stated [external] — relies on your background knowledge, not the paper If a key piece of information is absent from the paper (e.g., no ablation study, no statistical significance reported), say so explicitly rather than working around it. Output structure Produce all six sections below in order. Do not skip sections. Do not merge them. --- Section 0 — Metadata Present as a compact table: Field Value --- --- Title Authors & affiliations Venue / status e.g. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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