paper-narrative

Extract the central claim, audience, evidence chain, and figure order, then identify gaps where figures overclaim or analyses are missing. Reorder, merge, split, or cut sections based on the argument rather than surface polish.

Determine the decision each figure must support in the evidence chain, then sequence figures so each one builds the argument toward the central claim. Weak or redundant panels should be merged, split, or cut.

paper-narrative shapes the evidence arc and revision strategy of a manuscript, while paper-writing produces the draft text itself. Use research-review for a hard critique and writing-style for prose-level scientific style.

Figure-level composition goes to the figure-composer skill and single-panel plot work goes to figure-style. The narrative skill only decides what each figure must prove and where it sits in the argument.

It addresses argument structure, not prose quality or statistical correctness. Drafting text requires paper-writing, and verifying that analyses actually support claims requires domain review of the underlying data and methods.