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evidence-driven-writing
Agent skill fromNorman-bury/research-writing-skill
Use when writing or revising Introduction, Related Work, background, literature synthesis, or any section where references must drive claims
How to install evidence-driven-writing
npx skills add Norman-bury/research-writing-skill# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/evidence-driven-writing/
# into
~/.claude/skills/evidence-driven-writing/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/evidence-driven-writing/ (one project)
1# Evidence-Driven Writing23This skill turns a literature pool into manuscript argument. It is required for Introduction, Related Work, and any background section with citations.45## Hard Gate67Do not write the section until an evidence map and paragraph blueprint exist.89Required artifacts:1011- `refs/evidence-map.md` or `plan/evidence-map.md`12- `plan/chapter-blueprints/<section>-blueprint.md`13- `plan/review/evidence-coverage.md`1415## Evidence Map1617Create one row per usable source:1819| Source ID | Citation | Source type | Abstract-level finding | Usable fact | Supported claim | Citation slot | Risk |20|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|2122Rules:2324- Use the user's literature pool first.25- Use only information present in title, abstract, DOI metadata, or user-provided notes unless full text is available.26- One citation must support one concrete claim, not a vague field statement.27- Mark weak or indirect support as `Risk: indirect`.2829## Paragraph Blueprint3031For each paragraph, define:3233```markdown34### Paragraph N35- Role: context / method landscape / limitation / gap / contribution36- Main claim:37- Evidence IDs:38- Contrast or transition:39- Forbidden content:40```4142Only after the blueprint is complete may manuscript prose be written.4344## Introduction Pattern4546A publishable technical Introduction usually follows this chain:47481. Application context and why the problem matters, supported by foundational or survey citations.49…
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