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Assists in writing high-quality content by conducting research, adding citations, improving hooks, iterating on outlines, and providing real-time feedback on each section. Transforms your writing process from solo effort to collaborative partnership.

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plugins/all-skills/skills/content-research-writer/SKILL.md

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January 16, 2026

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npx add-skill https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/blob/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/content-research-writer/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill content-research-writer

Installation paths:

Claude
.claude/skills/content-research-writer/
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Instructions

# Content Research Writer

This skill acts as your writing partner, helping you research, outline, draft, and refine content while maintaining your unique voice and style.

## When to Use This Skill

- Writing blog posts, articles, or newsletters
- Creating educational content or tutorials
- Drafting thought leadership pieces
- Researching and writing case studies
- Producing technical documentation with sources
- Writing with proper citations and references
- Improving hooks and introductions
- Getting section-by-section feedback while writing

## What This Skill Does

1. **Collaborative Outlining**: Helps you structure ideas into coherent outlines
2. **Research Assistance**: Finds relevant information and adds citations
3. **Hook Improvement**: Strengthens your opening to capture attention
4. **Section Feedback**: Reviews each section as you write
5. **Voice Preservation**: Maintains your writing style and tone
6. **Citation Management**: Adds and formats references properly
7. **Iterative Refinement**: Helps you improve through multiple drafts

## How to Use

### Setup Your Writing Environment

Create a dedicated folder for your article:
```
mkdir ~/writing/my-article-title
cd ~/writing/my-article-title
```

Create your draft file:
```
touch article-draft.md
```

Open Claude Code from this directory and start writing.

### Basic Workflow

1. **Start with an outline**:
```
Help me create an outline for an article about [topic]
```

2. **Research and add citations**:
```
Research [specific topic] and add citations to my outline
```

3. **Improve the hook**:
```
Here's my introduction. Help me make the hook more compelling.
```

4. **Get section feedback**:
```
I just finished the "Why This Matters" section. Review it and give feedback.
```

5. **Refine and polish**:
```
Review the full draft for flow, clarity, and consistency.
```

## Instructions

When a user requests writing assistance:

1. **Understand the Writing Project**
   
   Ask clarifying questions:
   - 

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