research-paper-writing

Guides end-to-end ML research paper production from experiment design through conference submission.

Updated Jul 3, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/decniner/HermesP1 --skill research-paper-writing-decniner
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: research-paper-writing
Source: https://github.com/decniner/HermesP1/tree/main/.hermes-backup/skills/research/research-paper-writing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/decniner/HermesP1 --skill research-paper-writing-decniner

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires semanticscholar, arxiv, habanero, requests, scipy, numpy, matplotlib, SciencePlots, and includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Writing a machine learning paper for venues like NeurIPS, ICML, or ICLR involves coordinating experiments, citations, statistics, LaTeX formatting, and venue-specific checklists. This Skill provides a structured pipeline that prevents common failure modes such as hallucinated citations, missing ablations, and desk rejections from formatting or checklist violations. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Full Research Lifecycle: Covers project setup, literature review, experiment design, execution monitoring, statistical analysis, drafting, self-review, and submission as an iterative loop. - Verified Citation Workflow: Fetches BibTeX programmatically via Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, and arXiv APIs instead of generating citations from memory, with a mandatory 5-step verification process. - Venue Templates & Checklists: Ships official LaTeX templates for ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, ACL, AAAI, and COLM plus pre-submission checklists covering page limits, reproducibility statements, and ethics requirements. - Use Case: A researcher with experimental results in a codebase asks the agent to draft an ICML submission. The Skill maps claims to experiments, verifies every citation, generates publication-quality figures, applies the ICML 2026 template, and runs a simulated reviewer pass before submission. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to help write a research paper from your existing experiment results, specifying the target venue such as NeurIPS or ICML.

Frequently Asked Questions about research-paper-writing

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I write a machine learning paper for NeurIPS or ICML?▼

Follow a phased pipeline: define a one-sentence contribution, map every experiment to a claim, run baselines with statistical significance tests, then draft using the venue's official LaTeX template. Finish with a self-review pass simulating reviewers and complete the venue's mandatory checklist before submitting.

How do I prevent hallucinated citations in AI-assisted paper writing?▼

Never generate BibTeX from memory. Search Semantic Scholar for the paper, verify it exists in at least two sources such as CrossRef or arXiv, retrieve BibTeX via DOI content negotiation, and confirm the cited claim actually appears in the paper. Mark unverifiable entries as placeholders.

What LaTeX templates are included for conference submissions?▼

The templates directory includes official style files for ICML 2026, ICLR 2026, NeurIPS 2025, ACL, AAAI 2026, and COLM 2025, each with the appropriate .sty and .bst files plus example documents. Page limits range from 7 pages (AAAI) to 9 pages (ICLR, NeurIPS, COLM).

What statistical tests should ML papers report for method comparisons?▼

Use McNemar's test for paired binary outcomes between two methods, bootstrapped 95% confidence intervals for key metrics, and Cohen's h for effect sizes on proportions. Always report sample sizes, number of runs, and whether error bars show standard deviation or standard error.

When should I use human evaluation instead of automated metrics?▼

Use human evaluation for subjective generation tasks like summarization or dialogue where automated metrics miss qualities like fluency and helpfulness, and ACL venues often expect it. Report annotator counts, inter-annotator agreement via Krippendorff's alpha, compensation, and evaluation dimensions.

What causes desk rejection at major ML conferences?▼

Common causes include missing the mandatory NeurIPS checklist, exceeding page limits, modifying AAAI template formatting, broken anonymization such as author names or grant numbers, and undisclosed LLM use where venues like ICLR require it. Run the universal pre-submission checklist to catch these.