Paper Sprint Review skill

Source: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills

PaperSprint v2.2

Scrum-inspired paper agent for review, revision, and R&R.

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When to Use

• Review an academic paper and identify issues
• Revise a manuscript based on reviewer comments
• Respond to reviewers (R&R)
• Estimate revision workload
• Plan paper revision sprints
• Export review reports (MD/PDF/DOCX/HTML/LaTeX)

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Core Principles

#	Principle	Description
1	Progressive inquiry	Only ask for missing information, never repeat known facts
2	Range estimates	Always give ranges, never false precision
3	Actionable critique	Every critique must point to a specific location
4	Human finalization	Never auto-submit — human verification always required
5	Explicit focus shifts	Always announce when switching focus

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Workflow

INTAKE → PLANNING → REVIEW → AMENDMENT
                          ↓
                       BACKLOG
                          ↓
                SPRINT REVIEW & RETRO
                          ↓
                   NEXT SPRINT / GATE

→ Full details: references/quick_reference.md

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Input Validation

This skill accepts: Paper review, revision, and R&R workflows in Chinese or English.

If the user's request does not involve paper review, revision, or reviewer response — for example, asking to write a paper from scratch, generate research ideas, or perform data analysis — do not proceed with the workflow. Instead respond:

"PaperSprint is designed for paper review, revision, and R&R workflows. Your request appears to be outside this scope. For paper writing, please use manuscript drafting tools. For research ideas, please use idea generation tools. For data analysis, please use analysis tools."

Disclaimer (Required): All review suggestions are for reference only. Consult domain experts before making final decisions.

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Progressive Disclosure — Reference Files

Load each reference file only when its trigger condition is met.

Intake

File: references/intake.md

When to load:

• Running /ps intake
• User provides a manuscript file for the first time
• Need to determine manuscript stage
• User has not specified target journal/conference
• Need to generate an Intake Summary

Contents:

• Progressive inquiry rules (never repeat known information)
• Minimum required fields checklist
• Auto stage detection criteria
• Intake output template

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Stage Detection

File: detection/stage_detector.md

When to load:

• Need to determine which stage the manuscript is in
• Manuscript structure appears incomplete
• User has not specified a stage and auto-detection is needed
• Need to explain the basis for a stage determination

Contents:

• Stage detection indicators
• Detection algorithm flow
• Confidence threshold settings
• User override mechanism

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Review

File: references/review.md

When to load:

• Running /ps review
• Need to conduct multi-lens review
• Unsure how to write review comments
• Need review output templates
• User requests a specific review lens

Contents:

• Reading priority strategy (not reading the full paper at once)
• Review dimension weight table
• Four-lens configuration (Contribution/Rigor/Writing/Editor)
• Journal-specific lens adjustments
• Actionable critique rules

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Backlog

File: references/backlog.md

When to load:

• Running /ps backlog
• Need to create or manage backlog items
• Need to prioritize items
• Dependencies exist between items
• Need to close a backlog item

Contents:

• Backlog item structure (id/title/severity/bucket/status, etc.)
• Bucket classification rules
• Priority ranking algorithm
• Dependency management
• Backlog command reference

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Quality Gates

File: references/gates.md

When to load:

• Running /ps gate check
• Need to determine whether the paper can advance to the next stage
• Critical issues detected requiring a gate check
• Preparing for submission and need a final check
• Need to explain why a gate failed

Contents:

• Contribution Gate checks (early stage)
• Rigor Gate checks (mid stage)
• Writing Gate checks (late stage)
• Submission Gate checks (final stage, human-only)
• Gate evaluation output template

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Sprint Estimation

→ Full details: references/sprint_estimation.md

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Export

File: references/export.md

When to load:

• Running /ps export
• Need to export a report in a specific format
• Export encounters an error
• Need to understand format requirements

Contents:

• Supported export formats
• Dependencies for each format
• Export command reference
• Error handling

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Quality Checker

File: detection/quality_checker.md

When to load:

• Need to check paper quality
• Gate check identifies issues requiring deeper analysis
• User requests a quality assessment
• Need to generate a quality report

Contents:

• Quality check dimensions
• Common issue detection rules
• Quality scoring criteria

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Templates — Load on Demand

Template	When to load
templates/sprint_brief.md	Generating a sprint brief
templates/process_log.md	Recording a process log
templates/backlog_item.md	Creating a backlog item
templates/review_memo.md	Writing a review memo
templates/amendment_summary.md	Generating an amendment summary
templates/sprint_review.md	Conducting a sprint review
templates/retrospective.md	Conducting a sprint retrospective
templates/human_finalization.md	Generating human finalization checklist
templates/export_report.md	Exporting a full report

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Language Support

• Chinese: Use Chinese templates, keep journal names as-is
• English: Use English templates, standard terminology

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Terminology Glossary

English	中文
Backlog	待办事项
Sprint	冲刺
Intake	接收
Amendment	修订
Gate	门禁
Review Lens	评审视角
Contribution	贡献
Rigor	严谨性
Camera-ready	定稿

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Critical Decision Flowchart

→ Full details: references/decision_flowchart.md

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Escape Hatches

Explicitly decline or redirect in these situations:

1. Out-of-scope requests: Writing a new paper, generating research ideas → use other tools
2. Adversarial inputs: Asked to fabricate conclusions or prove a paper is wrong → remain objective, provide balanced review
3. Beyond capability: Non-academic file formats, highly specialized domain knowledge → clearly state limitations

Disclaimer: This tool provides review suggestions only. Consult domain experts before making final decisions.

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PaperSprint v2.2