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clo-author-template
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Claude Code workflow template for academic research papers.
Open lucabrag/clo-author-template → Matched by file structure only.
Works with any agent
ships config for claude, codex, agents.
In its own words
18 agents, 10 skills, simulated peer review, R&R cycle, 30+ journal profiles.
A Claude Code scaffold for empirical economics research. Literature review to journal submission, with 18 agents that review each other's work.
Guide: hugosantanna.github.io/clo-author
To Get Started
Claude reads the config, plans the approach, you approve, it runs. Works in the terminal, VS Code extension, or JetBrains.
Setup
- Fill in
CLAUDE.md— replace[BRACKETED PLACEHOLDERS]with your project details - Fill in
.claude/references/domain-profile.md— your field, journals, data, methods. Or run/discover interviewto do it interactively. - Configure your language — R is the default. Python and Julia also supported.
Other fields: Economics by default. Adapts to labor, public, health, development, trade, IO, and other applied fields by customizing the domain profile and journal profiles.
Commands
13 skills, each with modes:
Agents
18 agents in worker-critic pairs. Critics can't edit files. Creators can't score themselves. If they disagree after 3 rounds, it escalates.
Peer Review
/review --peer [journal] simulates a full journal submission:
The repository's own description, then 32% of its README. Read the rest on GitHub ↗
Where it came from
And a tool: +.agents +.codex — configuration the original does not ship.
Read from the repository's git tree on 2026-08-17.