AI agent skill · by @WILLOSCAR

Subsection Writer

Write survey prose into per-section files under `sections/` so each unit can be QA'd independently before merging.

Archived 2026-10-23 · Source updated 2026-10-05. Check the original repository for the latest version.

SKILL.md instructions

# Subsection Writer (compatibility router)

## Triggers & routing

- **Trigger**: subsection writer, per-section writing, split sections, sections/, 分小节写, 按章节拆分写作.
- **Use when**: `Approve C2` is recorded and writer packs exist (`outline/writer_context_packs.jsonl`); you want evidence-bounded drafting without a monolithic one-shot draft.


Purpose: write or refine per-section survey prose under `sections/` while keeping the current pipeline contract unchanged.

Compatibility mode:
- output paths stay the same
- `scripts/run.py` still handles approval checks, missing-file bootstrap, and `sections/sections_manifest.jsonl`
- writing guidance now lives in `references/` instead of being encoded primarily in the script

## Load Order

Always read:
- `references/overview.md`
- `references/paragraph_jobs.md`
- `references/paragraph_job_archetypes.md` when adjusting paragraph-role behavior or refactoring writer policy out of Python
- `references/bootstrap_assembly.md` when reasoning about compatibility-mode bootstrap behavior

Read as needed:
- `references/opener_catalog.md` when paragraph 1 sounds generic or narrated
- `references/contrast_moves.md` when building A-vs-B comparison paragraphs
- `references/eval_anchor_patterns.md` when making performance / robustness / benchmark claims
- `references/limitation_moves.md` when adding caveats or local conclusions
- `references/examples_good.md` and `references/examples_bad.md` for calibration only

Machine-readable contract:
- `assets/subsection_writer_context.schema.json`
- `assets/bootstrap_paragraph_templates.json`
- `assets/paragraph_job_templates.json`

## Inputs

Required:
- `DECISIONS.md` (must include `Approve C2`)
- `outline/outline.yml`
- `outline/writer_context_packs.jsonl` (preferred)
- `citations/ref.bib`

Optional but useful:
- `outline/subsection_briefs.jsonl`
- `outline/evidence_drafts.jsonl`
- `outline/evidence_bindings.jsonl`
- `outline/anchor_sheet.jsonl`
- `outline/chapter_briefs.jsonl`

## Outputs

Keep the current contract:
- `sections/S<sub_id>.md` for H3 bodies
- `sections/sections_manifest.jsonl`, refreshed across all section files already
  produced by the three writer Skills
- `sections/h3_bodies.refined.ok` after a model or human has reviewed the
  generated H3 bodies and is submitting U100 for mandatory acceptance

`front-matter-writer` owns Abstract, Introduction, Related Work, Discussion, and
Conclusion. `chapter-lead-writer` owns H2 lead blocks. This Skill reads those
files while refreshing the shared manifest but does not claim their authorship.

## Writer policy

The active rule is move coverage, not paragraph quota.
A subsection should cover the necessary argument moves the pack supports; do not pad to a fixed count when the evidence does not justify it.

Opener / ending policy:
- generate 2-4 opener candidates from the pack's actual tension, contrast, protocol, or limitation signals; keep the most content-bearing option instead of reusing one stock stem everywhere
- let subsection endings emerge from evidence-bearing comparison / limitation material; do not append a fixed “safest synthesis / decision rule” closer just to make the paragraph feel finished
- normalize internal axis labels into natural reader prose; slash-style brief handles should remain planning metadata, not leak unchanged into the paper

## Script boundary

Use `scripts/run.py` as a helper only:
- it may bootstrap missing H3 files and refresh the manifest
- bootstrap prose is assembled deterministically from writer packs and the
  versioned template assets; it is inspectable fallback material, not a claim
  of model authorship or final prose quality
- it must not be treated as the canonical source of prose shape or voice policy
- it must not self-certify its bootstrap prose: the script never creates `sections/h3_bodies.refined.ok`
- the marker is only U100's submission attestation; it is created before the
  downstream `writer-selfloop`, so it cannot mean that the self-loop already passed
- mandatory acceptance independently compares H3 sentences with the Run-selected
  writer template assets and rejects literal residue above the Pipeline limit
- `writer-selfloop` calls the shared strict section checker, which recomputes the
  H3 measure before the report can PASS
- the mandatory `pipeline-auditor` measures the entire merged draft and writes a
  scorecard whose verdict and dimensions the Harness projects into the
  evaluation ledger
- the current 10% limit is an initial policy target; a published current-contract
  replay measures 0/226 residue for one retained Artifact set, while clean
  from-scratch and cross-topic reproduction remain open
- if the marker predates a writer input or the writer script, it is stale and the next run removes it before regenerating bootstrap prose

## Quick Start

- `uv run python .codex/skills/subsection-writer/scripts/run.py --workspace <workspace>`

## Troubleshooting

- If the pack is thin, stop and route upstream instead of padding prose.
- If the subsection sounds narrated, reload `references/opener_catalog.md` and `references/examples_bad.md`.
- If a claim lacks protocol context, reload `references/eval_anchor_patterns.md` before rewriting.


## Execution notes

When running in compatibility mode, `scripts/run.py` currently consumes:
- `DECISIONS.md` for `Approve C2`
- `outline/outline.yml` to enumerate chapter / subsection files
- `outline/writer_context_packs.jsonl` as the primary drafting input
- `citations/ref.bib` for in-scope citations
- `outline/subsection_briefs.jsonl`, `outline/evidence_drafts.jsonl`, `outline/evidence_bindings.jsonl`, `outline/anchor_sheet.jsonl`, and `outline/chapter_briefs.jsonl` as optional enrichment sources

## Script

### Quick Start

- `uv run python .codex/skills/subsection-writer/scripts/run.py --workspace <workspace>`

### All Options

- `--workspace <dir>`
- `--unit-id <id>`
- `--inputs <a;b;...>`
- `--outputs <a;b;...>`
- `--checkpoint <C*>`

### Examples

- `uv run python .codex/skills/subsection-writer/scripts/run.py --workspace <workspace>`

## Troubleshooting

- If `DECISIONS.md` lacks `Approve C2`, stop and fix approval first.
- If `outline/writer_context_packs.jsonl` is thin, reroute upstream instead of padding prose.
- If citation scope looks wrong, re-check `citations/ref.bib` and the writer packs before editing output text.