Agent Skill
ML Paper Writing skill
ml-paper-writingOrchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs20-ml-paper-writing/ml-paper-writing/SKILL.md
Write publication-ready ML/AI papers for NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, AAAI, COLM. Use when drafting papers from research repos, structuring arguments, verifying citations, or preparing camera-ready submissions. For systems venues (OSDI, NSDI, ASPLOS, SOSP), use systems-paper-writing instead.
always on
73 tokname + description
once used
8,885 tokSKILL.md body
bundled files
501.2 MB
repo stars
14kGitHub
Install the ML Paper Writing skill
Skills CLI (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others)
npx skills add https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill ml-paper-writing
Claude Code, by hand (all projects)
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs.git /tmp/AI-Research-SKILLs mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills cp -R /tmp/AI-Research-SKILLs/20-ml-paper-writing/ml-paper-writing ~/.claude/skills/ml-paper-writing
For one project only, copy the folder into .claude/skills/ in that project instead. The agent picks it up when a task matches its description.
What it costs your context
Agent Skills load in three steps. Tokens counted with the o200k tokenizer; your model's count will differ a little.
| When | What loads | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Every session | Name and description | 73 tok |
| When the agent uses it | The SKILL.md instructions | 8,885 tok |
| Only if opened | 50 bundled files (1.2 MB) | varies |
Until it is used, ml-paper-writing costs about 19× less than the median MCP server we measured (1,362 tokens on every turn). Installing all 98 skills from Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs would load 6,174 tokens of descriptions. Skills vs MCP study
Checks
- The instructions are over 5,000 tokens, the Agent Skills specification's guideline for SKILL.md.
- The instructions are over 500 lines; the specification suggests moving detail into reference files.
Checked 2026-10-22 · method
What's inside
The headings of its SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub.
- ML Paper Writing for Top AI Conferences
- Core Philosophy: Collaborative Writing
- ⚠️ CRITICAL: Never Hallucinate Citations
- The Problem
- The Rule
- When You Can't Verify a Citation
- Recommended: Install Exa MCP for Paper Search
- Workflow 0: Starting from a Research Repository
- When to Use This Skill
- Balancing Proactivity and Collaboration
- The Narrative Principle
- Paper Structure Workflow
- Workflow 1: Writing a Complete Paper (Iterative)
- Writing Philosophy for Top ML Conferences
- The Sources Behind This Guidance
- Time Allocation (From Neel Nanda)
- Writing Style Guidelines
- What Reviewers Actually Read
- Conference Requirements Quick Reference
- ML/AI Conferences
- Using LaTeX Templates Properly
- Workflow 4: Starting a New Paper from Template
- Template Pitfalls to Avoid
- Quick Template Reference
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