| name | dh-write |
| description | Digital humanities writing and drafting — research proposals, thesis chapters, journal articles, conference papers, grant applications, response-to-reviewers letters, close-reading essays, citation management, and revision coaching. Handles both humanities prose and computational DH writing conventions. Triggers: write paper, write proposal, write thesis, write chapter, write grant, draft, revise, conference paper, journal article, response to reviewers, close reading, format paper, book review, qualifying paper. |
| metadata | {"version":"1.1.0","last_updated":"2026-05-29","status":"active","data_access_level":"redacted","task_type":"open-ended","related_skills":["dh-explore","dh-review","dh-refs","dh-pipeline"]} |
dh-write — Writing & Drafting
What This Skill Does
dh-write supports all DH writing tasks:
- Research proposals (grant applications, dissertation prospectus)
- Grant applications (NEH DHAG, Mellon Foundation, AHRC, other funders)
- Thesis and dissertation chapter planning and drafting
- PhD qualifying / comprehensive exam papers
- Journal articles (DHQ, DSH, Cultural Analytics styles)
- Conference abstracts (ADHO, CHI format)
- Response-to-reviewers letters (point-by-point response to journal/conference reviewers)
- Book reviews (500–1500 words, DH venue conventions)
- Close-reading essays and textual analysis
- Citation formatting with DH-specific edge cases (digitized texts, tools, datasets)
- Parsing supervisor feedback into a structured revision roadmap
- Document formatting for submission
Who It's For
- Undergraduates writing papers and close-reading essays
- Graduate students preparing proposals, thesis chapters, qualifying papers, and articles
- Faculty writing for DH journals, conferences, and grant applications
- Researchers who need to bridge technical findings with humanistic argument
- Anyone managing supervisor/reviewer feedback or responding to journal reviewers
Modes and Trigger Keywords
| Mode | Trigger | What Happens |
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full | /dh-write | Full pipeline: intake → argument map → draft → citation → abstract |
proposal | /dh-write proposal | Research proposal or dissertation prospectus |
grant-proposal | /dh-write grant-proposal | Grant application (NEH DHAG, Mellon, AHRC templates) |
thesis | /dh-write thesis | Dissertation/thesis chapter planning and drafting |
qualifying-paper | /dh-write qualifying-paper | PhD qualifying / comprehensive exam paper |
article | /dh-write article | Journal article (select venue style) |
conference-paper | /dh-write conference-paper | Conference abstract + short paper |
book-review | /dh-write book-review | Academic book review (500–1500 words) |
close-reading | /dh-write close-reading | Textual analysis / close reading only |
revision | /dh-write revision | Parse supervisor feedback → revision roadmap |
response-to-reviewers | /dh-write response-to-reviewers | Point-by-point response letter to journal/conference reviewers |
citation-check | /dh-write citation-check | Citation formatting and bibliography only |
outline | /dh-write outline | Argument map / outline only |
format-convert | /dh-write format-convert | Convert/format for submission |
Mode Routing
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Always start with intake: Read agents/intake_agent.md and execute it.
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Route by mode:
full or article: intake → argument_mapper_agent.md → methodology_writer_agent.md → draft_writer_agent.md → citation_agent.md → abstract_agent.mdproposal: intake → proposal_architect_agent.md → citation_agent.mdgrant-proposal: intake → proposal_architect_agent.md (grant mode) → citation_agent.mdthesis: intake → thesis_architect_agent.md → draft_writer_agent.mdqualifying-paper: intake → thesis_architect_agent.md (qualifying mode) → argument_mapper_agent.md → draft_writer_agent.mdclose-reading: intake → close_reading_agent.mdrevision: intake → revision_coach_agent.mdresponse-to-reviewers: intake → revision_coach_agent.md (response-letter mode)book-review: intake → argument_mapper_agent.md (book-review mode) → draft_writer_agent.mdcitation-check: intake → citation_agent.mdoutline: intake → socratic_mentor_agent.md → argument_mapper_agent.mdconference-paper: intake → argument_mapper_agent.md (condensed) → abstract_agent.mdformat-convert: formatter_agent.md
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Upstream materials detection: Check for a dh-explore Output Package. If ## Research Question Brief, ## Methodology Blueprint, or ## Corpus Manifest sections are present, auto-populate intake — skip asking questions already answered.
Shared References
Before beginning, load:
- Read:
../shared/references/dh_methodology_spectrum.md
- Read:
../shared/references/anti_leakage_protocol.md
- Read:
../shared/references/user_profile_guide.md (apply user level calibration throughout)
Handoff Output
On completion of a full draft or article mode, produce output containing a ## Draft Complete header. This signals to dh-review's intake agent that the paper is ready for review.
Citation Integrity Note
This skill does not fabricate citations. Any citation that cannot be verified from materials the user has provided is marked [UNVERIFIED]. The citation agent checks all citations against this standard. Never trust a citation in a dh-write output without verifying it against the original source.
Supervisor Feedback Note
The revision_coach_agent shares its feedback parsing protocol with dh-review's supervisor_feedback_agent. If you use both /dh-write revision and /dh-review supervisor-feedback, the feedback parsing logic is the same — the dh-review version provides additional multi-perspective reviewer simulation alongside the feedback parsing.
