anmath-workflow

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Use when deciding which anmath-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing work on a pure-mathematics manuscript from scope check through major revision for an Annals of Mathematics submission. Routes — does not replace — the specialized skills.

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Annals of Mathematics Workflow (anmath-workflow)

Overview

This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill; it tells you which anmath- skill to use at your current stage* of a theorem-and-proof manuscript.

Default assumption: unless you say otherwise, the target is Annals of Mathematics, where the bar is significance + originality + a complete, correct, rigorously verified proof with clear exposition. The importance threshold is very high and acceptance is highly competitive.

When to trigger

You ask "what should I do next?" with a math paper in progress
You have a draft and need to find the current bottleneck (significance? a gap? exposition?)
You are cycling between proof, writing, and referee response and have lost the thread
You received a referee report from Annals and need to switch into revision mode

Routing table

Current symptom	Next skill
Unsure the result clears the Annals importance bar / is in scope	`anmath-scope-fit`
Main theorem stated vaguely; significance/positioning unclear	`anmath-results-framing`
Proof works but the argument's architecture is not laid out	`anmath-methods`
Exposition is hard to follow; sectioning/notation/diagrams weak	`anmath-figures`
Long computations / auxiliary lemmas clutter the main line	`anmath-supplementary`
Prose is sloppy; "clearly"/"it is easy to see" hide steps	`anmath-writing-style`
Paper feels bloated or padded; every section not yet justified	`anmath-length-management`
Preparing the cover note to the editors	`anmath-cover-letter`
Ready to submit; need the final preflight	`anmath-submission`
Want to anticipate how an expert referee will probe the proof	`anmath-referee-strategy`
Received a report; need to revise and reply	`anmath-revision`

Default order

anmath-scope-fit — confirm the result is important and original enough for Annals
anmath-results-framing — state the main theorem(s) precisely and position them
anmath-methods — lay out the proof strategy, key lemmas, and where the difficulty lies
anmath-figures — exposition and structure: sectioning, notation, statements-before-proofs
anmath-supplementary — move auxiliary results / long computations to appendices
anmath-writing-style — eliminate gaps and "clearly"; tighten every claim
anmath-length-management — confirm every section is necessary; cut bloat
anmath-cover-letter — concise letter framing significance for the editors
anmath-submission — final preflight (format, TeX, MSC, references, arXiv)
anmath-referee-strategy — stress-test the proof against expert scrutiny before sending
anmath-revision — after the report arrives

anmath-writing-style and anmath-length-management are late-stage polish; do not run them before the proof is actually complete and the architecture is fixed.

Decision heuristics

"I am not sure this is big enough for Annals" → anmath-scope-fit
"My main theorem is a paragraph, not a precise statement" → anmath-results-framing
"The proof is right but readers can't see the plan" → anmath-methods
"A referee would get lost in Section 3" → anmath-figures
"I have a 6-page computation in the middle of the proof" → anmath-supplementary
"I wrote 'it is easy to see' and it is not" → anmath-writing-style
"The paper is 90 pages and I can't justify all of them" → anmath-length-management
"I'm clicking submit tomorrow" → anmath-submission
"I got a referee report" → anmath-revision

Difference vs. a generic math-writing toolbox

A generic LaTeX/writing helper optimizes for readability alone. This stack is tuned to the Annals standard: the importance bar is unusually high, and a single hidden gap is fatal. Significance and complete rigor dominate every routing decision here.

Submission bundle layout

The final preflight (anmath-submission) checks a concrete file tree. A single hidden gap is fatal at Annals, so the arXiv/journal package must let a referee verify the proof end-to-end with nothing missing. Target layout:

paper-submission/
├── main.tex              % single self-contained source; amsart or Annals class
├── main.pdf              % compiled, matches .tex exactly
├── refs.bib              % all cited works; MathSciNet-verified keys
├── figures/              % vector (.pdf/.eps); each referenced in text
│   └── fig-1.pdf
└── README.txt            % MSC 2020 primary+secondary, arXiv id, prior-submission note
CHECK before upload:
  [ ] main theorem stated precisely in the introduction, with hypotheses explicit
  [ ] every lemma either proved here or cited to a verifiable source
  [ ] no "clearly" / "it is easy to see" standing in for an unwritten step
  [ ] appendices hold long computations; the main line stays readable
  [ ] cover letter frames significance for the editors (anmath-cover-letter)

Anti-patterns

Do not skip anmath-scope-fit — Annals desk-screens on importance first
Do not let anmath-figures polish exposition while a proof gap remains open
Do not let anmath-revision draft a reply before you have actually fixed the text
Do not treat anmath-supplementary as a dumping ground — essentials stay in main text