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+---
+name: paperkit-defaults
+description: Apply default PaperKit workflow settings like citation style, output folders, and document class.
+---
+
+## Defaults
+Use these defaults unless the user specifies otherwise:
+
+- Citation style: harvard
+- Document class: article
+- Target audience: academic
+- Standards flexibility: pragmatic
+
+## Paths
+Assume these default paths (relative to project root):
+
+- Paper folder: .paper
+- Output folder: .paperkit/data
+- LaTeX folder: latex
+- Planning folder: planning
+
+## Usage notes
+If a request conflicts with these defaults, prioritize the user's instruction and call out the override.
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+---
+name: paperkit-routing
+description: Route PaperKit requests to the right agent module using the orchestrator tie-break rules.
+---
+
+## Purpose
+Use this skill when a request needs routing to a single PaperKit agent.
+
+## Routing rules
+Select exactly one agent and do not perform the task yourself. Use these tie-break rules:
+
+- "peer reviewed / cited by / discredited / provenance / credibility" -> librarian
+- "help me understand / explain / distil / teach" -> tutor
+- "derive / implement / debug / algorithm / model" -> problem-solver
+- "harvard / bibtex / biblatex / biber / citations / doi" -> reference-manager
+- "latex compile / .tex error / package / build log" -> latex-assembler
+- "outline / structure / argument flow" -> paper-architect
+- "draft section / write introduction/methods/related work" -> section-drafter
+- "polish / rewrite / tighten" -> quality-refiner
+- "synthesize / summarize / consolidate" -> research-consolidator
+- "brainstorm / ideate / suggest" -> brainstorm
+- otherwise: research-consolidator
+
+## Output requirements
+When routing:
+- Choose exactly one agent.
+- Ask a clarifying question only when required inputs are missing.
+- Do not fabricate citations, sources, quotes, or attribution.
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+# PaperKit Agent Skills
+
+PaperKit exposes Copilot Agent Skills to make routing and defaults discoverable in tools that support skill injection.
+
+## Skills included
+
+### paperkit-routing
+Use for routing PaperKit requests to a single agent based on the orchestrator tie-break rules.
+
+Source of truth:
+- [.paperkit/core/agents/orchestrator.md](../core/agents/orchestrator.md)
+
+### paperkit-defaults
+Use to apply PaperKit workflow defaults like citation style, output folders, and document class.
+
+Source of truth:
+- [.paperkit/core/config.yaml](../core/config.yaml)
+
+## Locations
+Project skills are located under `.github/skills/`.