Plan one thesis or dissertation chapter in detail: the chapter's claim and its job in the thesis, section-by-section argument, the evidence and sources for each section, a word budget, the figures and tables, and a writing schedule with a first-draft date. Use when asked to plan my chapter, I do not know how to start my discussion chapter, structure my methods chapter, break this chapter into sections, or make a writing plan for chapter four. Produces a chapter brief, a section table with word counts and evidence, a list of gaps to fill before writing, and a dated schedule. Distinct from thesis-outline, which structures the whole thesis.
“Plan my discussion chapter. Here are my three main findings.”“My literature review is 15,000 words of summaries. Help me restructure it.”“Break my methods chapter into sections with word counts.”“I have six weeks for chapter four. Make a writing schedule.”“Run this skill in your browser: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/thesis-chapter-plan.html”
What to give it
▸Discipline, degree, and the thesis argument or research — questions
▸Which chapter, its type — (introduction, literature review, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, or a paper-style chapter) and the target length
▸What material exists — notes, data, analyses, drafts, published papers
▸The previous and next chapters' roles
▸Department or supervisor expectations and any required structure
▸Time available per week and the deadline for — this chapter
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓The claim fits in one sentence
✓Each section has a purpose line and evidence
✓Word budgets sum to the target
✓Results are organised by question
✓The schedule starts with a body section, not the introduction
✓Gaps are listed with the section they block
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Do not plan sections as topics** ("Background") without a purpose.
**Do not allocate words by volume of notes.**
**Do not write prose for the student.** This is a plan.
**Do not invent sources or findings** to fill a section.
**Do not schedule the introduction first.**
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp