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Research Paper Writing Pipeline — Setup Guide

Source: nousresearch/hermes-agent (396 installs) Originally from: master-cai/research-paper-writing-skills Category: Research / Academic License: MIT · Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows Dependencies: Python 3.10+, LaTeX (optional)

End-to-end pipeline for producing publication-ready ML/AI research papers targeting top venues: NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, AAAI, and COLM. Covers the full research lifecycle: experiment design, execution, monitoring, analysis, paper writing, review, revision, and submission.

⚠️ This is not a linear pipeline — it is an iterative loop. Results trigger new experiments. Reviews trigger new analysis. The agent must handle these feedback loops.


What It Does

Phase Capability
Experiment design Hypothesis formulation, ablation planning, baseline selection
Execution Run experiments, track metrics, log results
Monitoring Track training curves, detect anomalies, early stopping
Analysis Statistical tests, visualization, significance reporting
Paper writing Structured LaTeX/PDF output with venue-specific templates
Review response Draft rebuttals, revise based on reviewer feedback
Submission Format check, supplementary material, camera-ready prep

Installation

npx skills add https://github.com/nousresearch/hermes-agent --skill research-paper-writing

Direct from Hermes Agent Repo

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nousresearch/hermes-agent.git /tmp/hermes-agent
cp -r /tmp/hermes-agent/skills/research/research-paper-writing ~/.hermes/skills/

Supported Venues

Venue Field Template
NeurIPS ML/AI NeurIPS LaTeX style
ICML Machine Learning ICML LaTeX style
ICLR Learning Representations ICLR LaTeX style
ACL Computational Linguistics ACL LaTeX style
AAAI Artificial Intelligence AAAI LaTeX style
COLM Language Modeling COLM LaTeX style

Prerequisites

Requirement Details
Hermes Agent v0.20.0+
Python 3.10+ with numpy, scipy, matplotlib
LaTeX texlive-full (recommended for PDF output)
GPU access Optional — for experiment execution

Verification

After install, test with:

Hermes, help me design an ablation study for a transformer-based model comparing attention mechanisms.

The agent should walk through hypothesis formulation, experimental design, and suggest a structured approach following the research pipeline.


Pitfalls

  • Iterative, not linear: The pipeline loops. Don't expect a one-pass paper — expect rounds of experiment → analyze → revise.
  • LaTeX dependency: PDF output requires a working LaTeX installation (texlive or miktex).
  • Venue-specific formatting: Each venue has strict formatting requirements. Verify the template version before submission.
  • Snyk warning: The skill carries a SnykWarn security audit. Review before use in sensitive research environments.

Installed via: npx skills add nousresearch/hermes-agent --skill research-paper-writing