# Nature Skills

> Provides nine skills for Nature-journal-family academic publishing, covering figure creation, prose polishing, manuscript writing, citation formatting, data availability statements, paper reading, reviewer responses, paper-to-PPT conversion, and academic search via an MCP server.

- Skill: `samyakjhaveri/nature-skills` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add samyakjhaveri/nature-skills`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/samyakjhaveri/nature-skills/raw
- Safety review: CAUTION (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search, AI & ML, Docs & Writing, Academic Writing, Citations & References, Literature Review
- Tags: Academic Publishing, Citations, Data Availability, Figures, Manuscript Writing, Nature Journal, Paper Reading, Reviewer Response
- Author: SamyakJhaveri (https://skillmd.com/u/samyakjhaveri)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/samyakjhaveri/nature-skills

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# nature-skills

9 skills optimized for Nature-journal-family (CNS: Cell/Nature/Science) academic publishing.

**Upstream:** https://github.com/yuan1z0825/nature-skills

## Install

> Install commands are from upstream documentation and may change. Check the [upstream repo](https://github.com/yuan1z0825/nature-skills) for current instructions.

```bash
# Via Claude Code plugin marketplace
/plugin marketplace add yuan1z0825/nature-skills

# Or clone and symlink
git clone https://github.com/yuan1z0825/nature-skills.git
```

## Skills

| Skill | Status | What it does |
|-------|--------|-------------|
| **nature-figure** | Stable | Publication-quality figures (Matplotlib, SVG) |
| **nature-polishing** | Stable | Prose refinement for journal standards |
| **nature-writing** | Draft | Full manuscript drafting |
| **nature-citation** | Beta | CNS-family citation formatting |
| **nature-data** | Draft | FAIR metadata and data availability statements |
| **nature-reader** | Beta | Bilingual paper reading and conversion |
| **nature-response** | Beta | Reviewer response letter generation |
| **nature-paper2ppt** | Beta | Paper-to-PPTX deck conversion |
| **nature-academic-search** | Beta | Multi-source academic search (has MCP server) |

## MCP Server (Academic Search)

The `nature-academic-search` skill includes an MCP server for multi-source academic search:

```bash
bash install.sh your-email@example.com
```

## Optional Dependencies

- Python
- NCBI API key (for PubMed access)

## Notes

- MIT license
- Nature-journal-specific — best for researchers targeting CNS family journals
- Many skills still Beta/Draft — expect rough edges
- MCP server for academic search adds value beyond the skills alone