related-work-writing
Write Related Work sections that compare and contrast prior work with your approach. Organize by theme, cite broadly, and explain how your work differs. Use when writing or improving the Related Work section of a paper.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill related-work-writing- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads related-work-writing automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Related Work Writing
Generate publication-quality Related Work sections with proper citations and thematic organization.
Input
$0— Current paper draft or method description$1— Collected literature (BibTeX entries, paper summaries, or literature review notes)
References
- Related work writing prompts and strategies:
~/.claude/skills/related-work-writing/references/related-work-prompts.md
Workflow
Step 1: Analyze the Paper's Contributions
- Read the current paper draft (especially Methods and Introduction)
- Identify the key contributions and novelty claims
- List the technical components that need literature context
Step 2: Organize Literature by Theme
Group related papers into thematic clusters:
- Each cluster should represent a research direction or technique
- Common themes: problem formulation, methodology family, application domain, evaluation approach
- Order themes from most to least relevant to your work
Step 3: Write Each Theme Paragraph
For each thematic group:
- Topic sentence — Introduce the research direction
- Describe key works — Summarize 2-5 representative papers
- Compare and contrast — How does each approach differ from yours?
- Transition — Connect to the next theme or to your contribution
Step 4: Refine
- Ensure every cited paper has a clear reason for inclusion
- Check that your work's novelty is clear from the comparisons
- Verify all
\cite{}keys exist in the.bibfile - Aim for 1-2 pages (single column) or 0.5-1 page (double column)
Rules
- Compare and contrast, don't just describe — "Unlike [X] which assumes..., our method..."
- Organize by theme, not chronologically — Group by research direction
- Cite broadly — Not just the most popular papers; include recent and diverse work
- Be fair — Acknowledge strengths of prior work before stating limitations
- Explain inapplicability — If a method could apply to your setting, explain why you don't compare experimentally, or add it to experiments
- Use present tense for established facts — "Smith et al. propose..." or "This approach uses..."
- End with positioning — The final paragraph should clearly position your work relative to all discussed prior work
Related Skills
- Upstream: literature-search, literature-review, citation-management
- Downstream: paper-writing-section
- See also: survey-generation
FAQ
What does the related-work-writing skill do?
Write Related Work sections that compare and contrast prior work with your approach. Organize by theme, cite broadly, and explain how your work differs. Use when writing or improving the Related Work section of a paper.
How do I install related-work-writing?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill related-work-writing in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/related-work-writing/ (personal) or .claude/skills/related-work-writing/ (project).
Which AI agents can use related-work-writing?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is related-work-writing safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains related-work-writing?
It is published by lingzhi227 in lingzhi227/agent-research-skills. It has 1,652 recorded installs.
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