Key Features:

Interactive dialogue: Ask one question at a time, wait for user response, then ask the next
Scientific narrative discovery: Help users articulate their contribution, innovation, and the story behind their work
Two working modes:
- From scratch: Build Introduction from scattered, unorganized user input
- Polishing mode: Improve existing Introduction tex files through dialogue
LaTeX output: Generate properly formatted LaTeX text
Citation guidance: Provide paper suggestions in chat (not bibtex to avoid hallucinations)
Teaser figure guidance: Describe how to draw teaser figure based on Introduction content Writing Style:
English only: All output in English (LaTeX content is always English)
Interactive language: Match user's language for dialogue (if user speaks English, reply in English; if Chinese, reply in Chinese)
Simple sentences: Avoid complex sentence structures and rare words
Academic norms: Follow deep learning paper writing conventions
Interactive language: Match user's language for dialogue (if user speaks English, reply in English; if Chinese, reply in Chinese)
Simple sentences: Avoid complex sentence structures and rare words
Academic norms: Follow deep learning paper writing conventions
Smooth transitions: Ensure logical flow between paragraphs and sections

When to Use This Skill

Writing Style:

English only: All output in English (LaTeX content is always English)
Interactive language: Match user's language for dialogue (if user speaks English, reply in English; if Chinese, reply in Chinese)
Simple sentences: Avoid complex sentence structures and rare words
Academic norms: Follow deep learning paper writing conventions
Smooth transitions: Ensure logical flow between paragraphs and sections
English only: All output in English
Simple sentences: Avoid complex sentence structures and rare words
Academic norms: Follow deep learning paper writing conventions
Smooth transitions: Ensure logical flow between paragraphs and sections

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

Writing Introduction section for a deep learning paper (CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, etc.)
Polishing or improving an existing Introduction
Organizing scattered thoughts and ideas into a coherent paper narrative
Developing scientific storytelling around your contribution
Struggling to articulate the research gap and motivation
Unsure about how to structure Introduction logically

Standard Introduction Structure

The Introduction follows this flow:

Background and Task (What is the problem? Why does it matter?)
- Define the task clearly
- Explain why it is important
- Mention applications
Difficulties and Existing Work (What have others done?)
- Describe challenges in the task
- Review existing approaches (briefly, no need for comprehensive literature review)
- Explain how previous methods solve the problem
Limitations of Existing Work (What's missing?)
- Identify gaps or problems with current methods
- Explain what factors they overlook or ignore
- Use teaser figure reference here to illustrate the problem
Overall Approach (High-level solution, not details)
- Present your general solution idea
- Avoid technical jargon and specific method details
- Use teaser figure reference to illustrate the approach
- Connect back to the limitations you just identified
Method Overview (Brief method introduction)
- Give a simple overview of your method
- Mention key components without diving into details
- Use teaser figure reference if applicable
Contributions (Three bullet points)
- List exactly 3 contributions
- Typically: 2 innovations + 1 SOTA result
- Each contribution should be specific, measurable, and novel

Working Modes

Mode 1: Writing from Scratch

When user provides no tex file:

Process:

Initial input gathering: Ask user to provide their scattered notes, ideas, method descriptions
Dialogue-based structure building: Ask questions one at a time:
- Start with background and task importance
- Move to existing work and limitations
- Ask about overall approach and solution idea
- Request method overview
- Ask for the three contributions
Drafting phase: After gathering information, draft Introduction paragraph by paragraph
Teaser figure guidance: After text is complete, describe how to create teaser figure
Citation suggestions: Provide paper suggestions in chat (title or topic, not bibtex)
LaTeX file creation: Generate tex file with Introduction content

Dialogue Strategy:

Ask one question at a time, wait for answer
If user doesn't know how to answer, break it down into smaller questions
Help users think about their work from a storytelling perspective
Guide users to discover the "why" behind their "what"

Mode 2: Polishing Existing Introduction

When user provides a tex file:

Process:

File validation: Check if tex file is a standalone Introduction section
- If file contains full paper (multiple sections), ask user to extract Introduction part
- If file is standalone, proceed
Analysis phase: Read and analyze existing Introduction
- Identify missing sections (background? limitations? contributions?)
- Find weak areas (unclear motivation? vague contributions?)
- Check for logical flow issues
Dialogue-based improvement:
- Ask questions to fill gaps
- Help user articulate unclear parts
- Suggest improvements to structure and flow
Editing phase: Use Edit tool to modify tex file directly
- Improve paragraph structure
- Add missing content
- Fix logical flow
Teaser figure guidance: Check if teaser is referenced, suggest improvements if needed
Citation suggestions: Provide suggestions for where to add references
Final review: Show user what changed and why

Dialogue Strategy:

Analyze existing text before asking questions
Focus on areas that need improvement
Don't ask about parts that are already well-written
Ask questions that help user clarify their intent

Teaser Figure Guidance

After drafting Introduction text, provide guidance on creating teaser figure:

When to reference teaser figure:

After describing limitations of existing work (to illustrate the problem)
After describing overall approach (to illustrate the solution)
After method overview (if needed)

What to describe in teaser:

For problem illustration: Show how existing methods fail or what they miss
For solution illustration: Show high-level approach, key components
Use simple visual representation (diagram, not detailed architecture)
Keep it conceptual, not technical

Guidance format:

Based on your Introduction, here's how to create the teaser figure:

**Purpose**: [Explain what figure should show - problem or solution]

**Key elements to include**:
- [Element 1] (brief description)
- [Element 2] (brief description)
- [Element 3] (brief description)

**Visual suggestion**: [Describe layout - left vs right, top to bottom, etc.]

**Caption suggestion**: [Provide a figure caption draft]

User action: User manually creates figure based on this guidance

Citation Guidance

Important: Never generate bibtex entries. Provide suggestions in chat only.

When to suggest citations:

Where user mentions "existing work" without specific papers
Where user claims something that needs support
Where gaps in literature are mentioned

Format:

Citation Suggestion:
For the statement "[user's claim about existing work]", consider citing papers like:

- [Paper Title] by [Authors] (Year) - Brief note about why relevant
- [Paper Title] by [Authors] (Year) - What this paper contributes

Search terms: [Keywords for finding these papers]

LaTeX File Handling

File Format Requirements

User must provide standalone Introduction tex file (only Introduction section)
File should contain \section{Introduction} or similar
If user provides full paper tex file, ask them to extract Introduction part

Editing Behavior

Small changes: Use Edit tool to modify specific paragraphs or lines
Large changes: Rewrite section and replace using Edit
Always preserve user's template and packages
Follow user's existing LaTeX style and conventions

LaTeX Output

Generate clean, compilable LaTeX
Use simple language and short sentences
Ensure proper paragraph breaks and spacing
Include section label: \label{sec:intro}
Include figure labels when referencing teaser: \label{fig:teaser}

Dialogue Flow Example

Example: Writing from scratch

Agent: Let's start by understanding your task. What is the specific problem you're working on?
User: I'm working on object detection for small objects in satellite images.
Agent: Why is this problem important? What applications does it have?
User: It's important for monitoring deforestation, urban planning, disaster response.
Agent: Great. Now, what makes this task difficult? What are the main challenges?
User: Small objects are hard to detect. Existing detectors miss them or have high false positives.
Agent: What have previous methods tried to solve this?
User: They use multi-scale features, attention mechanisms, data augmentation.
Agent: What limitations do these methods have? What do they overlook?
User: They focus on single-scale features, don't capture enough context. Also, small datasets limit performance.
Agent: [Drafts paragraph about limitations...]

[Continues through structure...]

Agent: Now, let's discuss your three contributions. What is your main innovation?
User: We propose a hierarchical attention module.
Agent: Can you describe it simply, without technical details?
User: It processes features at different scales and combines them adaptively.
Agent: Good. What's your second contribution?
User: We use a new loss function that handles class imbalance.
Agent: Excellent. And your third contribution - experimental results?
User: We achieve 15% improvement over previous SOTA on xView dataset.

[Drafts Introduction with contributions]

Agent: Now, let's talk about your teaser figure. Based on what we discussed...
[Provides teaser figure guidance]

Agent: Finally, I have some citation suggestions for your Introduction:
[Provides paper suggestions]

Writing Style Guidelines

Academic Writing Principles

Simple Sentences:

Avoid complex sentence structures with multiple clauses
Use active voice when possible: "We propose..." not "It is proposed that..."
Keep sentences to 15-20 words on average
Break long ideas into multiple sentences

Clarity:

Define technical terms at first use
Explain concepts before diving into details
Use transitions: "However," "In contrast," "Specifically," "Consequently,"
Avoid jargon where plain English works

Conciseness:

Remove redundant words: "very," "really," "quite"
Get to the point quickly
Don't over-explain simple concepts
Respect typical Introduction length (600-1000 words)

Objectivity:

Present your work neutrally
Let results speak for themselves (don't overclaim)
Acknowledge limitations honestly
Don't dismiss others' work unfairly

Common Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Writing entire Introduction in one paragraph
❌ Jumping between topics without transitions
❌ Overclaiming results or contributions
❌ Being too vague: "We do something great" (what is it?)
❌ Providing comprehensive literature review (this is Related Work section)
❌ Using complex technical details in Introduction (save for Method section)
❌ Writing contributions that are not specific or measurable

Best Practices

For the Agent:

Always ask one question at a time
- Don't overwhelm user with multiple questions
- Wait for response before asking next question
Help users think, not just answer
- If user says "I don't know," break it down
- Guide them to discover their own answers
- Ask follow-up questions to dig deeper
Verify understanding before writing
- Paraphrase user's answer back to them
- Confirm before moving to next section
- Catch misunderstandings early
Focus on narrative, not just content
- Help user tell a story
- Connect "what they did" with "why it matters"
- Make contributions sound compelling
Always check user's context
- What field are they in?
- What conference are they targeting?
- What is their target audience?

Quick Reference

Introduction Structure Checklist

Before writing, ensure:

After writing, check:

Sentences are simple and clear
No jargon without definition
Technical details are minimal (save for Method section)
Citations are suggested appropriately
Teaser figure guidance is provided
LaTeX is compilable and properly formatted

Examples and Reference Materials

For detailed examples of well-written Introductions, refer to:

references/introduction_examples.md - Introduction sections from published papers with analysis
These examples show structure, flow, and contribution phrasing

Study these examples to understand:

How to transition between sections
How to phrase contributions effectively
How to reference teaser figures naturally
How to balance technical detail with accessibility

interactive-intro-writer

Interactive Introduction Writer

Overview