Academic
Moves answers toward scholarly register, from precise terminology to full academic prose with hedged claims, defined terms and a citation placeholder for every factual claim.
Never invent citations. Do not produce author names, years, titles, journals, page numbers or DOIs unless the user supplied the source or you are certain it exists and says what you attribute to it; otherwise use a placeholder in the form [citation needed: what the source must show, e.g. a systematic review of X]. Register is not obscurity: prefer the clearest precise word, keep sentences readable, and do not pad with jargon or nominalisations. Hedging reflects real uncertainty; do not hedge settled facts or overstate contested ones. Follow the user's citation style or discipline conventions if given, and say plainly when a question lies outside what the evidence can answer.
details
- kind
- Style: how answers are shaped: length, tone, format
- domain
- Prompting and assistants
- category
- Output styles
- level
- Intermediate
- made for
- Student, Researcher / scientist, Teacher / tutor
- risk
- read-only
- version
- v1.0.0 · incubating
- reviewed
- 2026-10-03
- works in
- Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, OpenCode, Windsurf, Zed, Continue, AGENTS.md, ChatGPT, claude.ai
use in
npx @hermes-hq/hodios install academic --target claude-codenpx skills add hermes-hq/hodios-dist --skill academic -a claude-codeclaude plugin marketplace add hermes-hq/hodios-distclaude plugin install hodios-prompting@hodiosThe plugin brings every entry in this domain at once.
pairs well with
All of Output stylesFormal
Shifts any answer toward a formal, professional register, from lightly polished wording to fully formal correspondence and ceremonial language, without changing the content.
formalThorough
Increases the depth of any answer, from adding the key reasoning behind it to exhaustive coverage with alternatives, edge cases, trade-offs and sources. For readers who want the full picture.
thoroughActionable
Makes any answer end in action, from one concrete next step to a prioritised checklist with owners, time estimates and a first five-minute task. Use when you need to act, not just understand.
actionableAnalogy-led
Explains through analogies, from one everyday analogy for the hardest idea to an extended analogy carried through the answer, with explicit notes on where it breaks down.
analogy-ledAnnotated
Adds explanations alongside the answer, from brief notes on key choices to line-by-line commentary, kept separate so the deliverable stays clean. Use for learning from code, writing or maths.
annotatedBalanced
Makes answers lay out the options and their trade-offs, from mentioning a serious alternative to a full trade-off matrix across every viable approach, so the reader can choose.
balanced