| name | explore-style-guide |
| description | Extracts detailed formatting and style requirements from a journal's author guidelines. Use when style-guide context is missing or needs refreshing before a paper review. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
Explore Style Guide
Extract and document all formatting and style requirements from a journal's author guidelines.
Search Strategy
- Search for
"<journal name> author guidelines"
- Search for
"<journal name> submission instructions"
- Search for
"<journal name> manuscript formatting"
- Fetch the official author guidelines page
Information to Extract
Document Structure
- Required sections (IMRAD or custom), abstract requirements (word limit, structured vs. unstructured), keywords requirements
Word & Page Limits
- Total word count limit, abstract word limit, per-section limits, reference list limits
Reference Style
- Citation format (APA, Vancouver, Harvard, IEEE, etc.), in-text citation style, DOI requirements, maximum reference count
Figure & Table Requirements
- Accepted formats (TIFF, EPS, PNG, etc.), minimum resolution (DPI), caption formatting, color vs. grayscale, maximum count
Title & Author Formatting
- Title length limits, author name and affiliation formatting, corresponding author designation, ORCID requirements
Supplementary Material
- Allowed formats, file size limits, submission process
General Formatting
- Font, line spacing, margin, page numbering, line numbering requirements
Quality Checks
- Verify all requirements come from the official journal website
- Note version/date of the guidelines if available
- Flag any ambiguous or contradictory requirements
- Note what couldn't be found
Output Location
Save to context/<journal-slug>/style-guide.md (cache)
AND <report-directory>/03-style-guide.md (session artifact)
