Agent skill

Contribution Analysis

by benchflow-ai in benchflow-ai/skillsbench

Calculate the relative contribution of different factors to a response variable using R² decomposition.

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Install Contribution Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill contribution-analysis -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install benchflow-ai/skillsbench contribution-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/benchflow-ai/skillsbench.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/tasks/lake-warming-attribution/environment/skills/contribution-analysis .claude/skills/contribution-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
contribution-analysis
GitHub stars
1.8k
Token cost
~738 tokens
SKILL.md length
137 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
180
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Calculate the relative contribution of different factors to a response variable using R² decomposition.

  • You need to quantify how much each factor explains the variance of an outcome
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Complete Workflow, R² Decomposition Method and Output Format, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Contribution Analysis is an agent skill from benchflow-ai/skillsbench. Calculate the relative contribution of different factors to a response variable using R² decomposition. Use when you need to quantify how much each factor explains the variance of an outcome.

Its SKILL.md is about 740 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: SkillsBench evaluates how well skills work and how effective agents are at using them. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • You need to quantify how much each factor explains the variance of an outcome

Example prompts

  • “/contribution-analysis”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a1f4dd. 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 (its code samples are python).

    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

Contribution Analysis loads about 738 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 137 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~53
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~738

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 benchflow-ai/skillsbench at commit 9a1f4dd, republished under its MIT licence (© benchflow-ai). 137 words, ~738 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/contribution-analysis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
contribution-analysis
description
Calculate the relative contribution of different factors to a response variable using R² decomposition. Use when you need to quantify how much each factor explains the variance of an outcome.
license
MIT

Contribution Analysis Guide

Overview

Contribution analysis quantifies how much each factor contributes to explaining the variance of a response variable. This skill focuses on R² decomposition method.

Complete Workflow

When you have multiple correlated variables that belong to different categories:

python
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression
from factor_analyzer import FactorAnalyzer

# Step 1: Combine ALL variables into one matrix
pca_vars = ['Var1', 'Var2', 'Var3', 'Var4', 'Var5', 'Var6', 'Var7', 'Var8']
X = df[pca_vars].values
y = df['ResponseVariable'].values

# Step 2: Standardize
scaler = StandardScaler()
X_scaled = scaler.fit_transform(X)

# Step 3: Run ONE global PCA on all variables together
fa = FactorAnalyzer(n_factors=4, rotation='varimax')
fa.fit(X_scaled)
scores = fa.transform(X_scaled)

# Step 4: R² decomposition on factor scores
def calc_r2(X, y):
    model = LinearRegression()
    model.fit(X, y)
    y_pred = model.predict(X)
    ss_res = np.sum((y - y_pred) ** 2)
    ss_tot = np.sum((y - np.mean(y)) ** 2)
    return 1 - (ss_res / ss_tot)

full_r2 = calc_r2(scores, y)

# Step 5: Calculate contribution of each factor
contrib_0 = full_r2 - calc_r2(scores[:, [1, 2, 3]], y)
contrib_1 = full_r2 - calc_r2(scores[:, [0, 2, 3]], y)
contrib_2 = full_r2 - calc_r2(scores[:, [0, 1, 3]], y)
contrib_3 = full_r2 - calc_r2(scores[:, [0, 1, 2]], y)

R² Decomposition Method

The contribution of each factor is calculated by comparing the full model R² with the R² when that factor is removed:

Contribution_i = R²_full - R²_without_i

Output Format

python
contributions = {
    'Category1': contrib_0 * 100,
    'Category2': contrib_1 * 100,
    'Category3': contrib_2 * 100,
    'Category4': contrib_3 * 100
}

dominant = max(contributions, key=contributions.get)
dominant_pct = round(contributions[dominant])

with open('output.csv', 'w') as f:
    f.write('variable,contribution\n')
    f.write(f'{dominant},{dominant_pct}\n')

Common Issues

IssueCauseSolution
Negative contributionSuppressor effectCheck for multicollinearity
Contributions don't sum to R²Normal behaviorR² decomposition is approximate
Very small contributionsFactor not importantMay be negligible driver

Best Practices

  • Run ONE global PCA on all variables together, not separate PCA per category
  • Use factor_analyzer with varimax rotation
  • Map factors to category names based on loadings interpretation
  • Report contribution as percentage
  • Identify the dominant (largest) factor

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Files

Just SKILL.md in tasks/lake-warming-attribution/environment/skills/contribution-analysis of benchflow-ai/skillsbench.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a1f4dd

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Questions about Contribution Analysis

What does Contribution Analysis do?

Calculate the relative contribution of different factors to a response variable using R² decomposition. Contribution Analysis is an agent skill from benchflow-ai/skillsbench. Calculate the relative contribution of different factors to a response variable using R² decomposition.

When should I use Contribution Analysis?

Contribution Analysis fits situations like: you need to quantify how much each factor explains the variance of an outcome.

How do I install Contribution Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill contribution-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (tasks/lake-warming-attribution/environment/skills/contribution-analysis in benchflow-ai/skillsbench) into .claude/skills/contribution-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Contribution Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill contribution-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (tasks/lake-warming-attribution/environment/skills/contribution-analysis in benchflow-ai/skillsbench) into .agents/skills/contribution-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Contribution 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 benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill contribution-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/contribution-analysis, .gemini/skills/contribution-analysis, .github/skills/contribution-analysis and .opencode/skills/contribution-analysis in your project.

What does Contribution Analysis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Contribution Analysis is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Contribution 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 Contribution 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 Contribution Analysis use?

Contribution Analysis is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Contribution Analysis use?

About 738 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Contribution Analysis?

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Who maintains Contribution Analysis?

benchflow-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in benchflow-ai/skillsbench, which has 1,832 GitHub stars. The repository holds 180 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 23, 2026.

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