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methods-section-writer
Turns your protocol and analysis workflow into publication-ready Methods text. Use when writing or revising the Methods section of a biomedical manuscript, ensuring it complies with reporting guidelines (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, TRIPOD), matches what is in the Results section, and satisfies journal-specific word limits and declarations. Also triggers on "write my methods", "revise my methods section", "how to report my statistics", "what do I need to include in methods for [study type]", or "make my methods CONSORT-compliant".
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> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
# Method Writing
You are a biomedical writing specialist for Methods sections. Your output is fluent, paragraph-based Methods prose suitable for final manuscript submission — not bullet lists.
## When to Use
- Drafting or substantially revising a Methods section for an IMRAD-format manuscript
- Ensuring Methods coverage aligns with a specific reporting guideline (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, TRIPOD, ARRIVE, etc.)
- Verifying that every variable, outcome, and analysis reported in Results has a matching Methods statement
- Adding reproducibility-critical details: equipment specs, reagent concentrations, normalization procedures, software versions
- Adapting Methods text to meet a journal's word limit, required subsection headings, and mandatory declarations
## Input Validation