cell-citationUse to convert references to Cell Press author–date style — in-text "(Smith et al., 2021)", an alphabetical reference list by first author with full author lists, journal names spelled out. This is the OPPOSITE of Science's numbered-by-appearance style.
cell-dataUse to build Cell's data and code deposition plan and the Data and Code Availability statement that lives inside STAR Methods Resource Availability — approved repositories, accessions/DOIs at submission, and Cell's three-bullet availability format with Mendeley Data as Elsevier's default.
cell-figuresUse to finalize Cell Press display items — column-width sizing, minimum fonts, RGB, show-the-data with defined error bars/n/replicate type, scale bars, colorblind-safe palettes, multi-panel discipline, stand-alone legends, and image integrity.
cell-fitUse when triaging a study before any writing — stress-tests whether it clears Cell's bar (a complete, mechanistic, hypothesis-driven story with multiple converging lines of evidence) or belongs at a sibling. Use this first to decide Cell vs Molecular Cell vs Cell Reports vs Cell Reports Medicine bef
cell-framingUse to lock the single narrative arc before drafting — converts a set of correct results into one Cell-shaped story that runs hypothesis → mechanism → significance, not a list of experiments.
cell-highlightsUse to produce the three signature Cell front-matter artifacts — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words, third-person), and the Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary). Late-stage polish.
cell-rebuttalUse after Cell reviews arrive to triage the decision, prioritize the (often substantial) new experiments by impact × feasibility, and draft a point-by-point response that is respectful, evidence-led, and closes the "completeness" gaps reviewers demand. Do not run before the experiments and revision
cell-star-methodsUse to build Cell's mandatory STAR Methods — the Key Resources Table, the three Resource Availability subsections, Experimental Model and Subject Details, Method Details, and Quantification and Statistical Analysis, in the exact required order.
cell-submissionUse as the final preflight before submitting to Cell — a complete checklist across significance, narrative, Highlights/eTOC/Graphical Abstract, Summary, figures, STAR Methods, data, references, and required files. Bundles the checklist and cover-letter templates.
cell-summaryUse to write Cell's Summary — a single unstructured paragraph of ≤ ~150 words that conveys the complete story, the mechanism, and the broad significance, quantified and readable by a general life-scientist. Late-stage polish.
cell-workflowUse when deciding which cell-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing a manuscript from significance test through reviewer rebuttal for Cell (Cell Press). Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills.
cell-writingUse to structure a Cell Article and hold its length — Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, STAR Methods, figure legends, references — with main-text length and display-item budgets, and Results subheadings driving the single arc.