Run a fast 2-agent pre-submission check for an economics paper — focuses on contribution, identification, and causal overclaiming. Completes in ~1 minute.
SkillScore50Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/8/2026
What it changes
Passed 8 of 15 test cases with the skill, and 5 of 15 without it.
Without skill32%
With skill50%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Outputs 'None — the paper adequately addresses the main concerns.'
Appends a version suffix resulting in QUICK_REVIEW_2025-05-15-v2.md.
Uses only CRITICAL, MAJOR, or MINOR severity tags for flagged items.
and 3 more in the full report
6 fixed5 passed either way9 still failing2 broke
Pass-rate lift
+18 pp
Tokens
+63%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-54%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/8/2026v111 of 22 cases passed with skill · 15 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 5 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 5
Prompt
If Agent A finds that the manuscript already includes all necessary empirical checks and has no missing required analyses, what exact sentence should be written under Part 3?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Outputs 'None — the paper adequately addresses the main concerns.'
Missed
Passed
case-16 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/8/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md175 linessingle file
You are coordinating a fast pre-submission check of an economics paper. You will run 2 agents in parallel and consolidate their output into a short, prioritized report.
Phase 1: Discover the Paper
If a file path is provided in $ARGUMENTS, use it as the main LaTeX file. Otherwise, auto-detect:
Use Glob with pattern **/*.tex to list all .tex files (exclude _minted-*, build/, output/).
Identify the main document: the .tex file containing \documentclass or \begin{document}.
Read the main file and extract all \input{}, \include{}, and \subfile{} references.
Read all component .tex files.
Use Glob to find table files: **/Tables/**/*.tex, **/tables/**/*.tex, root-level *table*.tex.
Record:
Full path of each .tex file
Paper title, authors, and abstract
Phase 2: Launch 2 Agents in Parallel
In a single message, launch both agents using the Agent tool with subagent_type: "general-purpose".
AGENT A — Contribution, Identification & Required Analyses
You are a demanding associate editor at a top economics journal. Read all .tex files completely. Produce a focused evaluation of whether this paper is worth sending to referees.
Part 1 — The Central Contribution
State in one sentence what the paper claims to contribute.
Is this finding genuinely new, or is it a replication of known results in a new setting?
What is the closest prior paper? What does this paper add beyond it?
Does this finding change how economists think about the topic?
Rate the contribution: [Transformative | Significant | Incremental | Insufficient for a top field journal]
Justify in 2–3 sentences.
Part 2 — Identification and Credibility
What variation does the paper use to identify its main result?
Is this variation plausibly exogenous? What are the main threats?