Abstract
The graphical techniques of spin algebras are combined with a diagrammatic approach based on the time independent Wick theorem to yield the spin‐adapted form of the coupled cluster theory. The general rules for the implementation of this formalism are formulated and illustrated on the basic coupled‐pair many‐electron theory pertaining to closed shell ground states, for which case the explicit spin‐adapted equations are derived. The advantages of the spin‐adapted form of the theory are discussed along with the new insights it affords.