papersmart-new-project

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

1. Read the PaperSmart profile and choose the matching path map.
2. Inspect the configured project root to find existing paper_XX_* folders.
3. If the user did not provide a slug, infer the next number and a lowercase slug from the title.
4. Use a stable ASCII slug: lowercase letters, digits, and underscores. Keep it short.
5. 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"

6. Confirm the created path and the active project record.
7. 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.