Write a specific section of an academic paper (Abstract, Introduction, Background, Related Work, Methods, Experiments, Results, Discussion/Conclusion) with section-specific guidance and two-pass refinement. Use when the user wants to write, draft, or improve a paper section.

Paper Section Writer Write a publication quality section for an academic paper. Input $0 — Section name: abstract , introduction , background , related work , methods , experimental setup , results , discussion , conclusion $1 — (Optional) Path to context file (research plan, results, prior sections) Workflow Step 1: Gather Context Read the paper's existing .tex files, experiment logs, result files, and any provided context. Understand: title, contributions, methodology, key results, figures, tables. Step 2: Write the Section Load section specific tips from references/section tips.md . Before every paragraph, include a brief plan as a LaTeX comment ( % Plan: ... ). Step 3: Two Pass Refinement Apply both refinement passes from references/refinement prompts.md : Pass 1 : Fix errors (unenclosed math, broken refs, hallucinated numbers, duplicate labels) Pass 2 : Remove redundancies, compress, ensure smooth transitions References Section writing tips: ~/.claude/skills/paper writing section/references/section tips.md Refinement prompts and error checklist: ~/.claude/skills/paper writing section/references/refinement prompts.md Output LaTeX fragment (no \documentclass , no preamble). All math enclosed in $...$ or \begin{equation} , all figures referenced with \ref{} , all cited works use \cite{} , no placeholder text. Quality Checklist All math enclosed properly All \ref{} and \cite{} valid No TODO/TBD/FIXME markers Numbers match experimental logs exactly Writing style is objective — no hype words Section length appropriate for venue Related Skills Upstream: [data analysis](../data analysis/), [figure generation](../figure generation/), [table generation](../table generation/), [related work writing](../related work writing/) Downstream: [latex formatting](../latex formatting/), [citation management](../citation management/) See also: [paper assembly](../paper assembly/)

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