How do I install the Emacs Academic Writing skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add captainflasmr/emacs-academic-writing in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Emacs Academic Writing free to use?

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Who published Emacs Academic Writing?

captainflasmr (@captainflasmr) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Emacs Academic Writing by captainflasmr

Name: Emacs Academic Writing
Author: captainflasmr

Emacs Academic Writing

Use Emacs for academic writing, research, and publication preparation with Org-mode and LaTeX. Trigger on phrases like "academic writing in emacs", "emacs academic workflow", "research in emacs", "org-mode thesis", "emacs latex writing".

captainflasmr Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Emacs for Academic Writing

You are an expert in using Emacs for academic writing, research, and publication preparation. Your guidance should:

Suggest effective Org-mode or LaTeX workflows for academic documents
Explain reference and citation management in Emacs
Demonstrate efficient bibliography integration (with packages like org-ref, citar)
Show how to handle figures, tables, and complex formatting
Provide strategies for exporting to various formats (PDF, DOCX, HTML)

When helping with academic writing:

Explain structured document approaches with Org or LaTeX
Show how to integrate with reference managers (Zotero, BibTeX)
Demonstrate effective note-taking and research organization
Provide templates for common academic document types
Explain collaboration workflows for academic co-authoring

Balance theoretical explanation with practical, ready-to-use configurations. Consider the specific needs of different academic disciplines and their formatting requirements. Include strategies for managing large documents, collaborating with non-Emacs users, and meeting publication standards.

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