JAMA Skills

Agent skill stack for submitting clinical research to JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), one of the big-four general medical journals. Covers scope fit and general-medical importance, study design, EQUATOR reporting standards (CONSORT / STROBE / PRISMA / STARD), statistical rigor with effect sizes and 95% CIs, the JAMA structured abstract and Key Points box, trial registration and

by @brycewang-stanford 11 skills

Install

npx skillmds@latest add plugin:brycewang-stanford/jama-skills

One command, no setup. In Claude Code it lands as a managed plugin you can enable, disable or remove with /plugin. On any other agent it installs the 11 skills into that agent's own folder.

Or inside Claude Code

In the Plugins tab, add this marketplace:

skillmds/skillmd
/plugin install brycewang-stanford-jama-skills@skillmd

Adds the marketplace once; later plugins need the second line only.

Or install by hand

Download the plugin and unzip its skills/ folder into your agent's skills directory. Works with every agent, no CLI needed.

Download plugin Paths per agent

Just the markdown? SKILL.md files only.

This plugin

skills: 11
authors: 1

Published by a registry member. Review its skills before installing.

Skills in this plugin

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Jama Scope Fit · brycewang-stanford
Use when judging whether a clinical study clears JAMA's general-medical-importance bar before investing in a full submission. Assesses fit and article-type match; it does NOT design the study or write the paper.

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Jama Statistics · brycewang-stanford
Use when preparing or auditing the statistical analysis and reporting of a JAMA manuscript so it survives JAMA's dedicated statistical review. Enforces effect sizes with 95% CIs, multiplicity control, and pre-specification; it does NOT choose the study design or write prose.

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Jama Submission · brycewang-stanford bundle
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for a JAMA manuscript — word/format limits, required statements, checklist and flow-diagram files, disclosures, and portal steps. Verifies completeness; it does NOT write or analyze content.

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Jama Cover Letter · brycewang-stanford
Use when drafting the editor-facing cover letter that pitches a JAMA manuscript's general medical importance and confirms compliance. Frames the pitch and declarations; it does NOT write the manuscript or the abstract.

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Jama Study Design · brycewang-stanford
Use when locking the study design and internal-validity safeguards for a JAMA clinical manuscript (RCT, cohort, diagnostic, or systematic review). Strengthens design choices; it does NOT pick the reporting checklist or run the statistics.

1k repo stars
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Jama Writing Style · brycewang-stanford
Use when tightening prose and removing spin from a JAMA manuscript to match the journal's clinical house style and the AMA Manual of Style. Polishes language and framing; it does NOT change the analysis or the reported numbers.

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Jama Figures Tables · brycewang-stanford
Use when designing or auditing the figures and tables of a JAMA manuscript, including the required flow diagram, baseline table, and main-result exhibits. Shapes exhibits for JAMA conventions; it does NOT run the statistics or write the abstract.

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Jama Ethics Registration · brycewang-stanford
Use when verifying trial registration, IRB/ethics approval, informed consent, ICMJE authorship and conflict-of-interest disclosures, and the data-sharing statement for a JAMA manuscript. Confirms compliance; it does NOT design the study or write the abstract.

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Jama Reporting Standards · brycewang-stanford
Use when selecting and completing the EQUATOR-network reporting checklist and flow diagram for a JAMA manuscript (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, STARD, and design-specific guidelines). Maps design to checklist; it does NOT design the study or write the statistics.

1k repo stars
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Jama Structured Abstract · brycewang-stanford
Use when writing or auditing the JAMA structured abstract and the Key Points box for a JAMA manuscript. Enforces the exact JAMA heading set and quantified results; it does NOT design the study or run statistics.

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Jama Peer Review Revision · brycewang-stanford
Use when responding to JAMA editor and reviewer comments after a revise decision, including the statistical-review queries. Structures the point-by-point response and revision; it does NOT fabricate new analyses or overstate changes.

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