dh-write

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

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Modes and Trigger Keywords

Mode	Trigger	What Happens
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

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Mode Routing

1. Always start with intake: Read agents/intake_agent.md and execute it.

2. Route by mode:

   • full or article: intake → argument_mapper_agent.md → methodology_writer_agent.md → draft_writer_agent.md → citation_agent.md → abstract_agent.md
   • proposal: intake → proposal_architect_agent.md → citation_agent.md
   • grant-proposal: intake → proposal_architect_agent.md (grant mode) → citation_agent.md
   • thesis: intake → thesis_architect_agent.md → draft_writer_agent.md
   • qualifying-paper: intake → thesis_architect_agent.md (qualifying mode) → argument_mapper_agent.md → draft_writer_agent.md
   • close-reading: intake → close_reading_agent.md
   • revision: intake → revision_coach_agent.md
   • response-to-reviewers: intake → revision_coach_agent.md (response-letter mode)
   • book-review: intake → argument_mapper_agent.md (book-review mode) → draft_writer_agent.md
   • citation-check: intake → citation_agent.md
   • outline: intake → socratic_mentor_agent.md → argument_mapper_agent.md
   • conference-paper: intake → argument_mapper_agent.md (condensed) → abstract_agent.md
   • format-convert: formatter_agent.md

3. 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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.