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Status: Active Date: 2026-06-14 Author: Cytognosis Foundation Audience: researchers, grant writers, communications leads Tags: quick-reference, cytognosis-writer

cytognosis-writer — Quick Reference

One line: Load this skill for grants, proposals, pitch decks, science narratives, and any external-facing Cytognosis content; always read the funder-specific reference file before drafting. Full doc: cytognosis-writer.md

Key Concepts

Term Definition
Revelation Arc Cytognosis narrative structure: Mystery (diagnostic failure) → Insight (cellular intelligence) → Resolution (disease interception). Applies to all external writing.
Three Blindspots The three gaps in current healthcare that Cytognosis addresses. Detail in references/science-platform.md.
GPS for Human Health The core Cytognosis metaphor: a health navigation system that detects disease early.
Bridge line Rhetorical anchor: "Cytognosis exists so no one else waits decades for answers."
Language blocks Pre-approved, reusable text for grants. Never draft from scratch; assemble from blocks in references/grant-strategy.md.
FAIR Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable. Never assert FAIR compliance without mapping each principle to infrastructure.

Decision Tree

Task Read
Writing any grant or proposal references/science-platform.md + references/grant-strategy.md
Writing about open science, FAIR, or DMP references/openness-policy.md
Extracting grant content from meeting transcript references/meeting-extraction.md
Writing about Cytognosis science or technology references/science-platform.md
NIH-specific writing references/agencies/nih.md
ARPA-H-specific writing references/agencies/arpa-h.md

Strategic Terminology

Use Instead of
intercept prevent
detect and intercept diagnose and treat
years before symptoms early detection
people / individuals patients (except clinical context)

Tone by Audience

Audience Register
ARPA-H Bold, moonshot, commercial transition
NIH Rigorous, conservative, reproducibility-focused
FRO Infrastructure, engineering, public utility
NSF Scientific merit, broader impacts
Public / social Warm, accessible
Website Clear, confident
Scientific papers Precise, rigorous

Voice Rules (Abbreviated)

Rule Correct
Em dashes Forbidden. Use commas or semicolons.
Voice Active present. "We detect disease."
"Patients" Only in clinical context.
Hype words No "revolutionary", "cure", "breakthrough", "disrupt"
Intercept vs. prevent Always "intercept"
Capitalization Cytoverse, Cytoscope, Cytonome, Helix model (always capital)

Common Patterns

# NIH grant section workflow
1. READ references/science-platform.md
2. READ references/agencies/nih.md
3. READ references/grant-strategy.md (language blocks)
4. Apply Revelation Arc: Mystery → Insight → Resolution
5. Save as: Grant-NIH-R01-<Section>-v1-<YYYY-MM>.md in 01-Grants-and-Funding

# Meeting-to-grant extraction
1. READ references/meeting-extraction.md
2. Apply extraction personas
3. Output: structured claims, evidence statements, milestone language
4. Cross-reference against grant-strategy.md language blocks

# FAIR compliance statement
1. READ references/openness-policy.md
2. Map each FAIR principle to Cytognosis infrastructure
3. Never write "We follow FAIR" without the mapping table

Reference Files

File When to Read
references/science-platform.md Platform narrative, Three Blindspots, founder story
references/grant-strategy.md Funder-specific strategy, language blocks
references/openness-policy.md Licensing, FAIR, open AI models, open-core rule
references/meeting-extraction.md Extracting grant content from transcripts
references/agencies/ Per-funder guidelines (ARPA-H, NIH, NSF, FRO, DARPA, DOE, Wellcome)

NEVER

  • NEVER draft grant sections from scratch; assemble from language blocks in grant-strategy.md
  • NEVER guess funder requirements; read their references/agencies/<funder>.md
  • NEVER write "We follow FAIR" without a per-principle infrastructure mapping
  • NEVER use em dashes, hype words, or passive voice
  • NEVER suggest GPL or copyleft licensing
  • NEVER ask which sections to draft; draft all requested sections

Error Quick-Fix

Error / Symptom Fix
Grant section uses wrong register Check tone table above; NIH = rigorous/conservative, ARPA-H = bold/moonshot
"Revolutionary" or "breakthrough" in draft Replace with specific evidence: "X% improvement", "first platform to..."
Missing FAIR mapping Open references/openness-policy.md and map each F/A/I/R to actual infrastructure
Writing from scratch instead of language blocks Open references/grant-strategy.md; locate the relevant block; adapt

See Also