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Write scientific papers offline with claude-prism

Name: Write scientific papers offline with claude-prism
Author: delibae

Get a local scientific writing workspace with LaTeX and Python for research founders.

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1,699 stars154 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 9/10Updated 7/28/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Write scientific papers using a desktop app with 100+ AI-powered tools.

Real use case example

"A researcher, Maria, wants to write a paper on a new machine learning model. She opens Claude Prism, selects a template, and starts typing while Claude suggests formulae, citations, and code snippets to help her. In just a few hours, she completes a well-structured and formatted paper."

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When to use it

•When writing research papers that require complex mathematical equations and Python code
•When collaborating with team members on a scientific project that needs both LaTeX and Python
•When working on a project that requires data analysis and visualization with scientific libraries like Matplotlib

Ready-to-paste prompt

Create a new LaTeX document with Python code to generate a plot using Matplotlib: `\documentclass{article} \usepackage{matplotlib} \begin{document} \includegraphics{plot.png} \end{document}` and `import matplotlib.pyplot as plt; plt.plot([1, 2, 3]); plt.savefig('plot.png')`

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js (14 or higher) and a LaTeX distribution installed on your system, as Claude Prism relies on these dependencies to function

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/claude-prism && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/claude-prism/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/claude-prism/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Write scientific papers offline with claude-prism works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Write scientific papers offline with claude-prism is a large TypeScript project (~44k lines across 123 code files, plus 18 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Large codebase

~44k lines · 123 code files · ~6 h to skim

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

TypeScript 66%Rust 28%TeX 5%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

apps/Sub-packages / plugins201 files

scripts/Helper scripts4 files

assets/Images & static assets10 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)2 files

.husky/Tool / agent settings1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/claude-prism && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/claude-prism/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/claude-prism/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Creator

delibae

Language

TypeScript