outline-budgeter
✓Merge/simplify an over-fragmented outline to hit a paper-like section budget (NO PROSE): target final ToC ~6–8 H2, fewer thicker H3. **Trigger**: outline budget, merge sections, too many sections, H3 explosion, 大纲预算, 合并小节, 大纲太碎. **Use when**: `outline/outline.yml` exists but would produce thin sections (too many H2/H3); before (or immediately after) `section-mapper`. **Skip if**: outline is already within budget and approved; or you are already drafting prose. **Network**: none. **Guardrail**: NO PROSE; do not invent new topics; keep scope consistent; if you change section ids, you must reset mapping.
Installation
SKILL.md
Purpose: prevent the most common survey failure mode: H3 explosion (too many tiny subsections) leading to a thin, outline-like PDF.
Important: Discussion/Conclusion are appended in C5 merge (global sections), so the outline itself should usually be <=6 H2.
1) Read the outline and compute a simple budget snapshot:
Merge/simplify an over-fragmented outline to hit a paper-like section budget (NO PROSE): target final ToC ~6–8 H2, fewer thicker H3. **Trigger**: outline budget, merge sections, too many sections, H3 explosion, 大纲预算, 合并小节, 大纲太碎. **Use when**: `outline/outline.yml` exists but would produce thin sections (too many H2/H3); before (or immediately after) `section-mapper`. **Skip if**: outline is already within budget and approved; or you are already drafting prose. **Network**: none. **Guardrail**: NO PROSE; do not invent new topics; keep scope consistent; if you change section ids, you must reset mapping. Source: willoscar/research-units-pipeline-skills.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/willoscar/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill outline-budgeter- Category
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- 2026-02-01
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Quick answers
What is outline-budgeter?
Merge/simplify an over-fragmented outline to hit a paper-like section budget (NO PROSE): target final ToC ~6–8 H2, fewer thicker H3. **Trigger**: outline budget, merge sections, too many sections, H3 explosion, 大纲预算, 合并小节, 大纲太碎. **Use when**: `outline/outline.yml` exists but would produce thin sections (too many H2/H3); before (or immediately after) `section-mapper`. **Skip if**: outline is already within budget and approved; or you are already drafting prose. **Network**: none. **Guardrail**: NO PROSE; do not invent new topics; keep scope consistent; if you change section ids, you must reset mapping. Source: willoscar/research-units-pipeline-skills.
How do I install outline-budgeter?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/willoscar/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill outline-budgeter Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/willoscar/research-units-pipeline-skills
Details
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- Source
- skills.sh
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- 2026-02-01