nature-shared

Provides shared reference modules and consistency-checking scripts for Nature Portfolio writing skills.

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npx skills add https://github.com/Yuan1z0825/nature-skills --skill nature-shared
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Skill: nature-shared
Source: https://github.com/Yuan1z0825/nature-skills/tree/main/skills/nature-shared
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Yuan1z0825/nature-skills --skill nature-shared

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Nature Portfolio writing, polishing, and review skills often need the same journal formatting rules, ethics policies, and manuscript-consistency guidance; this package centralizes those shared references so they stay consistent and are loaded on demand instead of duplicated across skills.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Shared Core References: Supplies reusable modules on ethics, research compliance, paper-type taxonomy, terminology ledgers, consistency sweeps, main-text discipline, and Nature-style abstract, introduction, results, and discussion guidance.
  • Journal Format Facts: Provides stage-aware submission rules for flagship Nature, Nature Communications, and Nature Machine Intelligence, including word limits, display-item budgets, and data/code availability requirements.
  • Mechanical Consistency Checker: Includes a Python script that flags terminology variants, equal values reported at different precisions, and equivalent lengths written in different units.
  • Use Case: When the nature-writing skill drafts a Nature Machine Intelligence submission, it loads the NMI journal-format file and the main-text discipline module from this package, then runs the consistency script over the revised manuscript before submission.

Quick Start

Ask your installed Nature skill to load the specific shared reference file it needs from the nature-shared package, such as the Nature Machine Intelligence journal-format rules, before drafting your manuscript.

Frequently Asked Questions about nature-shared

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I use the nature-shared package with other Nature skills?

Load only the specific core or journal-format file requested by another installed Nature skill via its relative path. The package is a dependency, not a standalone workflow, so task logic and output formatting remain in the requesting skill.

What does the check_consistency.py script detect in a manuscript?

The script detects terminology variants within defined term groups, equal numeric values reported at different decimal precisions, and equivalent lengths expressed in different units. It outputs warnings for manual review and never edits the manuscript automatically.

Can I run nature-shared as a standalone writing workflow?

No, nature-shared is explicitly not a standalone workflow. It holds shared definitions and references that sibling skills like nature-writing and nature-polishing read on demand, then return to their own task logic.

Does nature-shared contain official Nature Portfolio submission rules?

The journal-formats files record verified facts from official Nature Portfolio pages with verification dates, while the corpus-derived writing guidance files are explicitly labeled as non-official. Current journal instructions always take precedence.

When should content be added to nature-shared instead of a single skill?

Add content only when two or more skills need to reuse the same definitions or references, such as paper-type taxonomies or ethics rules. Skill-specific diagnosis, drafting, and output logic should stay in each skill's own directories.