Agent skill

Meta Analysis

by aiming-lab in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw

Statistical methods for combining results across multiple studies.

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Install Meta Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill meta-analysis -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw meta-analysis --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/researchclaw/skills/builtin/experiment/meta-analysis .claude/skills/meta-analysis && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
meta-analysis
GitHub stars
15k
Token cost
~230 tokens
SKILL.md length
63 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
34
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Statistical methods for combining results across multiple studies.

  • Works in 7 steps: Report effect sizes, not just p-values → Use standardized metrics for cross-study… → Account for heterogeneity (different… → …
  • Aggregating cross-study
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Cross-experiment results

What it does

Meta Analysis is an agent skill from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw. Statistical methods for combining results across multiple studies. Use when aggregating cross-study or cross-experiment results.

Its SKILL.md is about 230 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Fully autonomous & self-evolving research from idea to paper. Chat an Idea. Get a Paper. 🦞. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Aggregating cross-study
  • Cross-experiment results

Example prompts

  • “/meta-analysis”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Report effect sizes, not just p-values
  2. Use standardized metrics for cross-study comparison
  3. Account for heterogeneity (different setups, datasets, seeds)
  4. Report confidence intervals alongside point estimates
  5. Use forest plots to visualize cross-study comparisons
  6. Identify and discuss outliers or inconsistent results
  7. Consider publication bias when interpreting aggregate results

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit be4ba47. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Meta Analysis loads about 230 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 63 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~230

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw at commit be4ba47, republished under its MIT licence (© aiming-lab). 63 words, ~230 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/meta-analysis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
meta-analysis
description
Statistical methods for combining results across multiple studies. Use when aggregating cross-study or cross-experiment results.
metadata.category
experiment
metadata.trigger-keywords
meta-analysis,effect size,pooled,cross-study,aggregat
metadata.applicable-stages
7,14
metadata.priority
5
metadata.version
1.0
metadata.author
researchclaw
metadata.references
Borenstein et al., Introduction to Meta-Analysis, 2009

Meta-Analysis Best Practice

When comparing results across studies or experiments:

  1. Report effect sizes, not just p-values
  2. Use standardized metrics for cross-study comparison
  3. Account for heterogeneity (different setups, datasets, seeds)
  4. Report confidence intervals alongside point estimates
  5. Use forest plots to visualize cross-study comparisons
  6. Identify and discuss outliers or inconsistent results
  7. Consider publication bias when interpreting aggregate results

© aiming-lab, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in researchclaw/skills/builtin/experiment/meta-analysis of aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit be4ba47

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Questions about Meta Analysis

What does Meta Analysis do?

Statistical methods for combining results across multiple studies. Meta Analysis is an agent skill from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw. Statistical methods for combining results across multiple studies.

When should I use Meta Analysis?

Meta Analysis fits situations like: aggregating cross-study; cross-experiment results.

How do I install Meta Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill meta-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (researchclaw/skills/builtin/experiment/meta-analysis in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw) into .claude/skills/meta-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Meta Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill meta-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (researchclaw/skills/builtin/experiment/meta-analysis in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw) into .agents/skills/meta-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Meta Analysis in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill meta-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/meta-analysis, .gemini/skills/meta-analysis, .github/skills/meta-analysis and .opencode/skills/meta-analysis in your project.

What does Meta Analysis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Meta Analysis is instructions for the agent only.

Does Meta Analysis access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Meta Analysis safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Meta Analysis use?

Meta Analysis is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Meta Analysis use?

About 230 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 920 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Meta Analysis?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Meta Analysis: Quant Statistical Methods (HKUDS/Vibe-Trading, 35k stars), Statistical Power (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Manuscript Statistics Audit (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 46k stars) and Statistical Analyst (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Meta Analysis?

aiming-lab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw, which has 14,587 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 19, 2026.

Source: aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.