Conference Abstract Writer
Condenses a manuscript abstract to a conference's word limit and structured section format
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 20, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 6c6940a
Fetched SKILL.md (109 lines), references/audit-reference.md, and scripts/main.py raw from main branch. SKILL.md frontmatter parses with name+description; body references no broken relative links; no hardcoded paths. Security grep clean (only the repo source link, no curl-pipe/base64/exfiltration; py_compile passes). Trigger phrasings tested — SHOULD activate: (1) "Adapt my abstract for ASCO, needs to be under 260 words", (2) "Reformat this study summary into Background/Methods/Results/Conclusion for a conference", (3) "Cut my abstract to fit SfN's 2000-character limit"; should NOT: (4) "Write a full literature review on CRISPR gene editing", (5) "Help me design a phase 3 trial protocol" — all 5 judged correctly. Docs docked 1: scripts/main.py contradicts the (correct) body — count_characters excludes spaces though SKILL.md rightly says SfN counts including spaces, and compress_text merely truncates with an ellipsis; a stray .Rhistory file also sits in the dir.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 4/5
What Conference Abstract Writer does
Reformats and compresses an existing study abstract to fit a specific conference's word/character limit and structured headings (Background/Methods/Results/Conclusion). Triggers on requests like "adapt my abstract for ASCO", "cut my abstract to 250 words", or "reformat for SfN". Preserves the primary result, N, and stats while enforcing an explicit word count and no-fabrication rules.
How to install Conference Abstract Writer
Copy the `conference-abstract-writer` folder into your skills directory (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/). Pure-prompt skill: the SKILL.md instructions work on their own; the optional scripts/main.py needs only Python 3 stdlib.
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Conference Abstract Writer
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/conference-abstract-writerCondenses a manuscript abstract to a conference's word limit and structured section format
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Adapt my abstract for the ASCO conference -
Shorten my abstract to fit a 250 word limit -
Reformat my study summary for this conference
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Conference Abstract Writer skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from aipoch/medical-research-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Conference Abstract Writer work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 20, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched SKILL.md (109 lines), references/audit-reference.md, and scripts/main.py raw from main branch. SKILL.md frontmatter parses with name+description; body references no broken relative links; no hardcoded paths. Security grep clean (only the repo source link, no curl-pipe/base64/exfiltration; py_compile passes). Trigger phrasings tested — SHOULD activate: (1) "Adapt my abstract for ASCO, needs to be under 260 words", (2) "Reformat this study summary into Background/Methods/Results/Conclusion for a conference", (3) "Cut my abstract to fit SfN's 2000-character limit"; should NOT: (4) "Write a full literature review on CRISPR gene editing", (5) "Help me design a phase 3 trial protocol" — all 5 judged correctly. Docs docked 1: scripts/main.py contradicts the (correct) body — count_characters excludes spaces though SKILL.md rightly says SfN counts including spaces, and compress_text merely truncates with an ellipsis; a stray .Rhistory file also sits in the dir.
- What is the Conference Abstract Writer SkillProof Score?
- 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
- How do I install Conference Abstract Writer?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Conference Abstract Writer with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.