Docs & Writing
Docs & writing agent skills turn AI agents into dependable technical writers: READMEs, API references, PDFs and Word documents, changelogs, and style-guide enforcement. Install one and your agent produces the same structure and tone every time it writes.
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pjt222 Skill Generate Statistical Tables 2Generar tablas estadísticas listas para publicación usando gt, kableExtra o flextable. Cubre estadísticos descriptivos, resultados de regresión, tablas ANOVA, matrices de correlación y formato APA. Usar al crear tablas de estadísticos descriptivos, formatear resultados de regresión o ANOVA, construir matrices de correlación, producir tablas estilo APA para artículos académicos o generar tablas para documentos Quarto y R Markdown.
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pjt222 Skill Generate Statistical Tables 3Generate publication-ready statistical tables using gt, kableExtra, or flextable. Covers descriptive statistics, regression results, ANOVA tables, correlation matrices, and APA formatting. Use when creating descriptive statistics tables, formatting regression or ANOVA output, building correlation matrices, producing APA-style tables for academic papers, or generating tables for Quarto and R Markdown documents.
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pjt222 Skill Fail Early Pattern 7Apply the fail-early (fail-fast) pattern to detect and report errors at the earliest possible point. Covers input validation with guard clauses, meaningful error messages, assertion functions, and anti-patterns that silently swallow failures. Primary examples in R with general/polyglot guidance. Use when writing functions that accept external input, adding input validation before CRAN submission, refactoring code that silently produces wrong results, reviewing PRs for error-handling quality, or hardening internal APIs against invalid arguments.
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pjt222 Skill Render Puzzle Docs 7Render the jigsawR Quarto documentation site for GitHub Pages. Supports fresh renders (clearing cache), cached renders (faster), and single-page renders. Uses the bundled render script or direct quarto.exe invocation from WSL. Use when building the full site after content changes, rendering a single page during iterative editing, preparing documentation for a release or PR, or debugging render errors in Quarto .qmd files.
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pjt222 Skill Write Roxygen Docs 7Write roxygen2 documentation for R package functions, datasets, and classes. Covers all standard tags, cross-references, examples, and generating NAMESPACE entries. Follows tidyverse documentation style. Use when adding documentation to new exported functions, documenting internal helpers or datasets, documenting S3/S4/R6 classes and methods, or fixing documentation-related R CMD check notes.
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pjt222 Skill Format Apa Report 9Format a Quarto or R Markdown report following APA 7th edition style. Covers apaquarto/papaja packages, title page, abstracts, citations, tables, figures, and reference formatting. Use when writing an academic paper in APA format, creating a psychology or social science research report, generating reproducible manuscripts with embedded analysis, or preparing a thesis or dissertation chapter.
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pjt222 Skill Observe Insect Behavior 5Conduct structured insect behavior observations using sampling protocols, ethogram categories, event recording, interaction logging, environmental context, and summary analysis. Covers focal animal sampling, scan sampling, all-occurrences sampling, and instantaneous sampling methods. Defines a standard insect ethogram with locomotion, feeding, grooming, mating, defense, communication, and rest categories. Includes timestamped event recording, intraspecific and interspecific interaction logging, environmental covariate documentation, and time budget analysis. Use when studying insect behavior for ecological research, documenting behavioral repertoires for a species, observing pollinator activity or predator-prey dynamics, or supporting conservation assessments with behavioral data.
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pjt222 Skill Research Word Etymology 5Research the etymology of a word by tracing proto-language roots, identifying cognates across language families, documenting semantic drift with dated attestations, and flagging folk etymologies. Use when investigating word origins, comparing cognate sets across related languages, charting historical meaning changes, or debunking popular but unsupported origin stories.
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pjt222 Skill Repair Broken References 4Find and fix broken internal links, dead external URLs, stale imports, missing cross-references, and orphaned files. Ensures all project references remain valid and up-to-date. Use when documentation contains broken internal links, external URLs return 404 errors, import statements reference moved or deleted modules, cross-references between files are out of sync, or files exist but are never referenced anywhere in the project.
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pjt222 Skill Fail Early Pattern 8Apply the fail-early (fail-fast) pattern to detect and report errors at the earliest possible point. Covers input validation with guard clauses, meaningful error messages, assertion functions, and anti-patterns that silently swallow failures. Primary examples in R with general/polyglot guidance. Use when writing functions that accept external input, adding input validation before CRAN submission, refactoring code that silently produces wrong results, reviewing PRs for error-handling quality, or hardening internal APIs against invalid arguments.
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pjt222 Skill Fail Early Pattern 5Apply the fail-early (fail-fast) pattern to detect and report errors at the earliest possible point. Covers input validation with guard clauses, meaningful error messages, assertion functions, and anti-patterns that silently swallow failures. Primary examples in R with general/polyglot guidance. Use when writing functions that accept external input, adding input validation before CRAN submission, refactoring code that silently produces wrong results, reviewing PRs for error-handling quality, or hardening internal APIs against invalid arguments.
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pjt222 Skill Render Puzzle Docs 5Render the jigsawR Quarto documentation site for GitHub Pages. Supports fresh renders (clearing cache), cached renders (faster), and single-page renders. Uses the bundled render script or direct quarto.exe invocation from WSL. Use when building the full site after content changes, rendering a single page during iterative editing, preparing documentation for a release or PR, or debugging render errors in Quarto .qmd files.
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pjt222 Skill Write Roxygen Docs 5Write roxygen2 documentation for R package functions, datasets, and classes. Covers all standard tags, cross-references, examples, and generating NAMESPACE entries. Follows tidyverse documentation style. Use when adding documentation to new exported functions, documenting internal helpers or datasets, documenting S3/S4/R6 classes and methods, or fixing documentation-related R CMD check notes.
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pjt222 Skill Generate Puzzle 9Generate jigsaw puzzles via generate_puzzle() or geom_puzzle_*() with parameter validation against inst/config.yml. Supports rectangular, hexagonal, concentric, voronoi, and snic puzzle types with configurable grid, size, seed, offset, and layout parameters. Use when creating puzzle SVG files for a specific type and configuration, testing generation with different parameters, generating sample output for documentation or demos, or creating ggplot2 puzzle visualizations.
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pjt222 Skill Review Research 9Conduct a peer review of research methodology, experimental design, and manuscript quality. Covers methodology evaluation, statistical appropriateness, reproducibility assessment, bias identification, and constructive feedback. Use when reviewing a manuscript, preprint, or internal research report, evaluating a research proposal or study protocol, assessing evidence quality behind a claim, or reviewing a thesis chapter or dissertation section.
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pjt222 Skill Manage Change Control 5Manage change control for validated computerized systems. Covers change request triage (emergency, standard, minor), impact assessment on validated state, revalidation scope determination, approval workflows, implementation tracking, and post-change verification. Use when a validated system requires a software upgrade, patch, or configuration change; when infrastructure changes affect validated systems; when a CAPA requires system modification; or when emergency changes need expedited approval and retrospective documentation.
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pjt222 Skill Format Citations 5Format citations across academic styles (APA 7, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE) using CSL processors and R tooling. Convert between citation styles, generate in-text citations and reference lists, and validate formatting against style guides using citeproc, knitcitations, and Quarto's built-in citation engine. Use when rendering a Quarto or R Markdown document with formatted citations, converting a bibliography between citation styles, generating a standalone reference list, or setting up citation infrastructure for a multi-document project.
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pjt222 Skill Observe Guidance 8Guide a person in systematic observation of systems, patterns, or phenomena. AI coaches neutral attention, field notes methodology, pattern recognition, hypothesis formation, and structured reporting for debugging, research, and system understanding. Use when a person wants to understand a system's behavior before intervening, when someone keeps jumping to conclusions and needs the discipline of observation first, when preparing an evidence-based report, or when studying team dynamics or process effectiveness through direct observation.
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pjt222 Skill Generate Puzzle 10Generate jigsaw puzzles via generate_puzzle() or geom_puzzle_*() with parameter validation against inst/config.yml. Supports rectangular, hexagonal, concentric, voronoi, and snic puzzle types with configurable grid, size, seed, offset, and layout parameters. Use when creating puzzle SVG files for a specific type and configuration, testing generation with different parameters, generating sample output for documentation or demos, or creating ggplot2 puzzle visualizations.
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pjt222 Skill Review Research 10Peer review research methodology, experimental design, manuscript quality. Methodology eval, statistical appropriateness, reproducibility assess, bias ID, constructive feedback. Use → review manuscript/preprint/internal report, eval research proposal/protocol, assess evidence quality behind claim, review thesis chapter or dissertation section.
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pjt222 Skill Manage Change Control 6Manage change control for validated computerized systems. Covers change request triage (emergency, standard, minor), impact assessment on validated state, revalidation scope determination, approval workflows, implementation tracking, and post-change verification. Use when a validated system requires a software upgrade, patch, or configuration change; when infrastructure changes affect validated systems; when a CAPA requires system modification; or when emergency changes need expedited approval and retrospective documentation.
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pjt222 Skill Build Parameterized Report 2Crear informes parametrizados en Quarto o R Markdown que pueden renderizarse con diferentes entradas para generar múltiples variaciones. Cubre definiciones de parámetros, renderizado programático y generación por lotes. Usar al generar el mismo informe para diferentes departamentos, regiones o períodos de tiempo; crear informes específicos por cliente desde una plantilla; construir dashboards que filtren subconjuntos específicos; o automatizar informes recurrentes con entradas variables.
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pjt222 Skill Build Parameterized Report 3異なる入力でレンダリングして複数のバリエーションを生成できるパラメータ化された QuartoまたはR Markdownレポートを作成する。パラメータ定義、プログラマティック レンダリング、バッチ生成をカバーする。異なる部門、地域、期間で同じレポートを 生成する時、単一テンプレートからクライアント固有のレポートを作成する時、特定の サブセットにフィルタリングするダッシュボードを構築する時、異なる入力で繰り返し レポートを自動化する時に使用する。
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pjt222 Skill Format Apa Report 7Format a Quarto or R Markdown report following APA 7th edition style. Covers apaquarto/papaja packages, title page, abstracts, citations, tables, figures, and reference formatting. Use when writing an academic paper in APA format, creating a psychology or social science research report, generating reproducible manuscripts with embedded analysis, or preparing a thesis or dissertation chapter.
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pjt222 Skill Render Puzzle Docs 8Render the jigsawR Quarto documentation site for GitHub Pages. Supports fresh renders (clearing cache), cached renders (faster), and single-page renders. Uses the bundled render script or direct quarto.exe invocation from WSL. Use when building the full site after content changes, rendering a single page during iterative editing, preparing documentation for a release or PR, or debugging render errors in Quarto .qmd files.
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pjt222 Skill Write Roxygen Docs 8Write roxygen2 documentation for R package functions, datasets, and classes. Covers all standard tags, cross-references, examples, and generating NAMESPACE entries. Follows tidyverse documentation style. Use when adding documentation to new exported functions, documenting internal helpers or datasets, documenting S3/S4/R6 classes and methods, or fixing documentation-related R CMD check notes.
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pjt222 Skill Format Apa Report 10Format a Quarto or R Markdown report following APA 7th edition style. Covers apaquarto/papaja packages, title page, abstracts, citations, tables, figures, and reference formatting. Use when writing an academic paper in APA format, creating a psychology or social science research report, generating reproducible manuscripts with embedded analysis, or preparing a thesis or dissertation chapter.
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pjt222 Skill Observe Insect Behavior 6Conduct structured insect behavior observations using sampling protocols, ethogram categories, event recording, interaction logging, environmental context, and summary analysis. Covers focal animal sampling, scan sampling, all-occurrences sampling, and instantaneous sampling. Defines standard insect ethogram with locomotion, feeding, grooming, mating, defense, communication, and rest categories. Includes timestamped event recording, intraspecific and interspecific interaction logging, environmental covariate documentation, and time budget analysis. Use when studying insect behavior for ecological research, documenting behavioral repertoires for a species, observing pollinator activity or predator-prey dynamics, or supporting conservation assessments with behavioral data.
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pjt222 Skill Research Word Etymology 6Research etymology of a word by tracing proto-language roots, identifying cognates across language families, documenting semantic drift with dated attestations, flagging folk etymologies. Use when investigate word origins, compare cognate sets across related languages, chart historical meaning changes, or debunk popular but unsupported origin stories.
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pjt222 Skill Manage Bibliography 4Create, merge, and deduplicate BibTeX bibliography files using R packages (RefManageR, bibtex). Parse .bib files into structured R objects, merge multiple bibliographies with deduplication by DOI or title similarity, generate entries from DOI/ISBN/arXiv ID, and export clean sorted .bib files. Use when creating a new .bib file for an R Markdown or Quarto project, merging bibliographies from multiple collaborators, deduplicating a .bib that has grown through copy-paste accumulation, or generating BibTeX entries programmatically from DOIs or other identifiers.
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pjt222 Skill Setup Gxp R Project 7Set up an R project structure compliant with GxP regulations (21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11). Covers validated environments, qualification documentation, change control, and electronic records requirements. Use when starting an R analysis project in a regulated environment (pharma, biotech, medical devices), setting up R for clinical trial analysis, creating a validated computing environment for regulatory submissions, or implementing 21 CFR Part 11 or EU Annex 11 requirements.
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pjt222 Skill Fail Early Pattern 9Apply the fail-early (fail-fast) pattern to detect and report errors at the earliest possible point. Covers input validation with guard clauses, meaningful error messages, assertion functions, and anti-patterns that silently swallow failures. Primary examples in R with general/polyglot guidance. Use when writing functions that accept external input, adding input validation before CRAN submission, refactoring code that silently produces wrong results, reviewing PRs for error-handling quality, or hardening internal APIs against invalid arguments.
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pjt222 Skill Render Puzzle Docs 9Render the jigsawR Quarto documentation site for GitHub Pages. Supports fresh renders (clearing cache), cached renders (faster), and single-page renders. Uses the bundled render script or direct quarto.exe invocation from WSL. Use when building the full site after content changes, rendering a single page during iterative editing, preparing documentation for a release or PR, or debugging render errors in Quarto .qmd files.
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pjt222 Skill Write Roxygen Docs 9Write roxygen2 documentation for R package functions, datasets, and classes. Covers all standard tags, cross-references, examples, and generating NAMESPACE entries. Follows tidyverse documentation style. Use when adding documentation to new exported functions, documenting internal helpers or datasets, documenting S3/S4/R6 classes and methods, or fixing documentation-related R CMD check notes.
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pjt222 Skill Repair Broken References 5Find and fix broken internal links, dead external URLs, stale imports, missing cross-references, and orphaned files. Ensures all project references remain valid and up-to-date. Use when documentation contains broken internal links, external URLs return 404 errors, import statements reference moved or deleted modules, cross-references between files are out of sync, or files exist but are never referenced anywhere in the project.
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pjt222 Skill Format Citations 6Format citations across academic styles (APA 7, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE) using CSL processors and R tooling. Convert between citation styles, generate in-text citations and reference lists, and validate formatting against style guides using citeproc, knitcitations, and Quarto's built-in citation engine. Use when rendering a Quarto or R Markdown document with formatted citations, converting a bibliography between citation styles, generating a standalone reference list, or setting up citation infrastructure for a multi-document project.
Frequently asked questions
What are Docs & Writing agent skills?
Docs & writing agent skills turn AI agents into dependable technical writers: READMEs, API references, PDFs and Word documents, changelogs, and style-guide enforcement. Install one and your agent produces the same structure and tone every time it writes.
Which Docs & Writing skills are most installed?
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Do Docs & Writing skills work with Claude Code and Cursor?
Yes. Every skill here ships as a SKILL.md file, an open format that works in Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 60+ other agents. Install one with npx skillmds@latest add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.