# The Researcher's Tool Checklist

One tool per job; boring beats novel.

## References
- [ ] Reference manager installed (Zotero + Better BibTeX)
- [ ] Browser connector works on a journal page
- [ ] Library backed up / synced

## Writing
- [ ] One writing environment chosen (LaTeX / Word / Typst) per project
- [ ] Grammar checker that sees your prose (LanguageTool/Grammarly)
- [ ] Bibliography compiles from the manager, not by hand

## Code & data
- [ ] Every project in Git from day one
- [ ] Environment pinned (uv lockfile or conda env.yml)
- [ ] data/raw is read-only by convention
- [ ] One command rebuilds figures (make / snakemake)

## Notes
- [ ] Literature notes have a fixed template
- [ ] Daily log exists (any tool, kept daily)

## AI
- [ ] Policy known: what needs disclosure at your journal?
- [ ] Confidential data only touches local models
- [ ] Every AI output verified before use

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