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An evidence list and two agent skills for spotting research papers that AI produced and no human stood behind, plus Python checks that flag candidate signs for a person to read.

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4 use cases

  • Check an AI-assisted paper before you sign it

    Run paper-author-pass to get questions only you can answer, a claim-evidence map, and verified references.

    View prompt
    Use the absent-author repo's paper-author-pass skill on <paper folder> in audit mode. Ask me the questions only the author can answer, then produce a claim-evidence map and a change log. Verify that every reference the skill marks as verified can be found by you in the bibliography.

  • Grade a suspicious submission with evidence, not guesses

    Run paper-slop-screen to get W/R/Q grades, a quadrant, located findings, and a note to the AC.

    View prompt
    Use the absent-author repo's paper-slop-screen skill to triage <paper PDF or folder>. Return the W/R/Q grades, the quadrant, and each finding with its location and quote. Verify one finding by opening the cited location yourself before you rely on it.

  • Scan a paper folder for AI-style surface traces

    Run slop_lint.py for counts of 28 surface traces, each with a file, line, and snippet.

    View prompt
    In the absent-author repo, run tools/slop_lint.py on <paper folder> with --source and write the output to lint.md. Summarize the checks in the high band and list their file, line, and snippet. Verify by reading two of the cited lines yourself.

  • Check references, repeated numbers, and hidden PDF text

    Run three helper scripts that report candidates for references, numbers, and hidden text.

    View prompt
    In the absent-author repo, run tools/ref_verify.py on <refs.bib>, tools/number_ledger.py on <main.tex>, and tools/pdf_hidden_text.py on <paper.pdf>. List every candidate with its source location. Verify each candidate by reading the cited source yourself, since the tools report candidates, not verdicts.

How to use Absent Author

  1. Check you have what it needs: git and a shell to clone the repo; Python 3.9 or newer for tools/slop_lint.py (no dependencies); Claude Code, Codex, or another agent that reads SKILL.md for the two skills.
  2. Open THUROI0787/absent-author on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Clone the repo with git clone https://github.com/THUROI0787/absent-author.git && cd absent-author.
  4. Install the skills with ./install.sh.
  5. Open Claude Code or Codex in your paper folder and tell the agent to use paper-author-pass on paper/ in audit mode.
  6. Answer the questions the skill asks; it does not answer them for you.

These steps come from our top use case, Check an AI-assisted paper before you sign it, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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Requirements

  • git and a shell to clone the repo
  • Python 3.9 or newer for tools/slop_lint.py (no dependencies)
  • Claude Code, Codex, or another agent that reads SKILL.md for the two skills
  • pymupdf (pip install pymupdf) for tools/pdf_hidden_text.py
  • Optional: poppler-utils and tesseract for the OCR check on remapped text
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What is Absent Author?

An evidence list and two agent skills for spotting research papers that AI produced and no human stood behind, plus Python checks that flag candidate signs for a person to read. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/THUROI0787/absent-author.

Who is Absent Author for?

Written for authors finishing AI-assisted papers and for reviewers or area chairs triaging suspicious submissions.

What can I do with Absent Author?

4 use cases so far, for example: Check an AI-assisted paper before you sign it; Grade a suspicious submission with evidence, not guesses; Scan a paper folder for AI-style surface traces. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Absent Author?

git and a shell to clone the repo; Python 3.9 or newer for tools/slop_lint.py (no dependencies); Claude Code, Codex, or another agent that reads SKILL.md for the two skills; pymupdf (pip install pymupdf) for tools/pdf_hidden_text.py.

What are alternatives to Absent Author?

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Is Absent Author safe to run?

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