scholar

Scholar Plugin

Academic workflows for research and teaching - Literature management, manuscript writing, simulation studies, course material generation, and 17 A-grade research skills

A comprehensive Claude Code plugin for academic workflows combining research and teaching. Features unified Plugin + MCP architecture with 33 slash commands and research skills.

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Features

📚 31 Slash Commands

Literature Management (4 commands)

• /arxiv <query> - Search arXiv for papers (top-level command)
• /doi <doi> - Look up paper metadata by DOI (top-level command)
• /bib:search <query> - Search BibTeX files for entries
• /bib:add <file> - Add BibTeX entries to bibliography

Manuscript Writing (4 commands)

• /manuscript:methods - Write methods sections
• /manuscript:results - Write results sections
• /manuscript:reviewer - Generate reviewer responses
• /manuscript:proof - Review mathematical proofs

Simulation Studies (2 commands)

• /simulation:design - Design Monte Carlo studies
• /simulation:analysis - Analyze simulation results

Research Planning (4 commands)

• /scholar:lit-gap <topic> - Identify literature gaps
• /scholar:hypothesis <topic> - Generate research hypotheses
• /scholar:analysis-plan - Create statistical analysis plans
• /scholar:method-scout <problem> - Scout statistical methods for research problems

Teaching (15 commands)

• /teaching:quiz <topic> - Generate quiz questions with answer keys ✅
• /teaching:exam <type> - Create comprehensive exams with rubrics ✅
• /teaching:assignment <topic> - Create homework assignments with solutions ✅
• /teaching:solution <file> - Generate standalone solution keys from assignment files ✅ NEW
• /teaching:syllabus <course> - Generate comprehensive course syllabus ✅
• /teaching:slides <topic> - Create lecture slides with examples ✅
• /teaching:rubric <type> - Generate detailed grading rubrics ✅
• /teaching:feedback <assignment> - Generate constructive student feedback ✅
• /teaching:demo [path] - Create demo course environment with sample materials ✅
• /teaching:lecture <topic> - Generate comprehensive lecture notes ✅
• /teaching:validate <file> - Validate YAML configuration files (multi-level) ✅
• /teaching:diff <file> - Compare YAML and JSON sync status ✅
• /teaching:sync [options] - Synchronize YAML to JSON ✅
• /teaching:migrate - Batch migrate YAML configs from v1 to v2 schema ✅
• /teaching:config <subcommand> - Manage prompts, config, and provenance ✅ NEW

Command Discovery (1 command)

• /scholar:hub [argument] - Browse all commands, drill into categories, get usage details ✅ NEW

🎯 17 A-Grade Skills

Skills automatically activate when relevant to your work:

Mathematical (4 skills)

• proof-architect - Rigorous proof construction and validation
• mathematical-foundations - Statistical theory foundations
• identification-theory - Parameter identifiability analysis
• asymptotic-theory - Large-sample theory

Implementation (5 skills)

• simulation-architect - Monte Carlo study design
• algorithm-designer - Statistical algorithm development
• numerical-methods - Numerical optimization and computation
• computational-inference - Computational statistical inference
• statistical-software-qa - Statistical software quality assurance

Writing (3 skills)

• methods-paper-writer - Statistical methods manuscripts
• publication-strategist - Journal selection and positioning
• methods-communicator - Clear statistical communication

Research (5 skills)

• literature-gap-finder - Research gap identification
• cross-disciplinary-ideation - Cross-field method transfer
• method-transfer-engine - Adapting methods across domains
• mediation-meta-analyst - Mediation analysis meta-analysis
• sensitivity-analyst - Sensitivity analysis design

🔧 Shell API Wrappers

Lightweight shell-based APIs for research tools:

• arxiv-api.sh - arXiv paper search and PDF download
• crossref-api.sh - DOI lookup and BibTeX retrieval
• bibtex-utils.sh - BibTeX file search, add, format

🏗️ Architecture

Unified Plugin + MCP Pattern:

• src/core/ - Framework-agnostic business logic
• src/plugin-api/ - Claude Plugin commands and skills
• src/mcp-server/ - MCP Protocol tools
• lib/ - External API wrappers (arXiv, Crossref, BibTeX)

This architecture eliminates IPC overhead by sharing core logic directly between both APIs.