| name | papersmart-new-project |
| description | Create a new paper-specific project folder inside an existing PaperSmart workspace, using the workspace language profile to scaffold English or Chinese folders, config/draft/reference/output/log directories, writing_samples, starter templates, and active-project memory. Use when the user starts a new manuscript, paper, article, research project, journal submission, or wants a fresh project folder without re-running full PaperSmart initialization. |
PaperSmart-new-project
Overview
Create a new manuscript project without reinstalling skills or rebuilding the shared workspace. Use PaperSmart-init only for first-time setup; use this skill for routine new papers.
Language And Path Mode
Read the workspace profile before creating files:
- English profile:
shared/memory/papersmart_profile.md
- Chinese profile:
共享/记忆/papersmart_profile.md
Use the profile's language and path map. In Chinese mode, create Chinese folder and template names and answer the user in Chinese.
Preconditions
- The workspace should already contain the configured project and shared roots, for example
projects/ and shared/ in English mode or 项目/ and 共享/ in Chinese mode.
- If those roots do not exist, use
PaperSmart-init first.
- Do not place project-specific materials in
shared/.
- Do not overwrite an existing project unless the user explicitly requests it.
Inputs
Collect or infer:
- Working title or short topic.
- Optional project slug, for example
paper_03_ai_architectural_design.
- Optional target journal, article type, manuscript language, authors, and research objective.
- Whether the new project should become the active project. Default: yes.
Workflow
- Read the PaperSmart profile and choose the matching path map.
- Inspect the configured project root to find existing
paper_XX_* folders.
- If the user did not provide a slug, infer the next number and a lowercase slug from the title.
- Use a stable ASCII slug: lowercase letters, digits, and underscores. Keep it short.
- Run the script:
python shared/skills/papersmart-new-project/scripts/new_project.py --workspace . --title "Working title"
Use explicit fields when available:
python shared/skills/papersmart-new-project/scripts/new_project.py --workspace . --slug paper_03_short_slug --title "Working title" --target-journal "TODO" --language "English"
- Confirm the created path and the active project record.
- Tell the user where to put materials:
01_draft for original drafts, data, images, tables, and notes.02_reference for target journal files, writing samples, literature, and style references.03_output for generated manuscripts, tables, figures, revisions, translations, and submission packages.
Created Structure
projects/<project_slug>/
README.md
config/project_config.md
logs/writing_log.md
logs/decision_log.md
01_draft/README.md
01_draft/data_inventory.md
01_draft/data/
01_draft/figures/
01_draft/tables/
01_draft/notes/
02_reference/README.md
02_reference/style_notes.md
02_reference/reference_index.md
02_reference/literature/
02_reference/target_journal/
02_reference/writing_samples/
03_output/README.md
03_output/manuscript/
03_output/tables/
03_output/figures/
03_output/supplement/
03_output/revision/change_log.md
03_output/revision/local_revision_tasks.md
03_output/translation/
03_output/submission/
Template Rules
- Use precise
TODO: markers for unknown project metadata.
- Record style-only samples as style-only in
02_reference/reference_index.md.
- Keep original user files in
01_draft and 02_reference.
- Keep generated outputs in
03_output.
- Update
papersmart_profile.md so future PaperSmart skills know the active project, output language, and path map.
Handoff
After creation, recommend the next skill based on the user's stage:
PaperSmart-outline for argument architecture and section planning.PaperSmart-draft for full manuscript generation.PaperSmart-figures for figure planning or production.PaperSmart-submission when a manuscript is ready for journal packaging.
