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Agent Authoring
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
Guide for creating DAAF agent definition files. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Install Agent Authoring
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills agent-authoring --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring .claude/skills/agent-authoring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "agent-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring into .claude/skills/agent-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-authoring", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoringType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills agent-authoring --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring .agents/skills/agent-authoring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "agent-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring into .agents/skills/agent-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-authoring", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills agent-authoring --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring .cursor/skills/agent-authoring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "agent-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring into .cursor/skills/agent-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-authoring", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills agent-authoring --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring .gemini/skills/agent-authoring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "agent-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring into .gemini/skills/agent-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-authoring", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills agent-authoringInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring .github/skills/agent-authoring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "agent-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring into .github/skills/agent-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-authoring", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills agent-authoring --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring .opencode/skills/agent-authoring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "agent-authoring" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring into .opencode/skills/agent-authoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-authoring", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
agent-authoring- GitHub stars
- 4.5k
- Token cost
- ~2.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,212 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Guide for creating DAAF agent definition files. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- Works in 5 steps: Design (before writing) → Author (write the definition) → Integrate (wire into the ecosystem) → …
- Revising agents
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Does, Decision Tree: What Do You Need?, New Agent Workflow and Quick Reference: Current Agent…, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Agent Authoring is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Guide for creating DAAF agent definition files. Covers 12-section template, hook registration, skills-in-frontmatter, integration checklist. Use when adding or revising agents. For SKILL.md files, use skill-authoring instead.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/cross-agent-standards.md`, `references/integration-checklist.md` and `references/template-walkthrough.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Skill authoring. The repository describes itself as: 🔬 A curated collection of 23,000+ agent skills for empirical research across 8 social science disciplines. | 精选 23,000+ AI Agent 技能库，覆盖8大社会科学学科的实证研究。CoPaper.AI…
When your agent uses it
- Revising agents
- Tasks that involve Skill authoring
Example prompts
- “/agent-authoring”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Design (before writing)
- Author (write the definition)
- Integrate (wire into the ecosystem)
- Validate (confirm completeness)
- Human review
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9fa87d8. 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 yaml and bash).
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
Agent Authoring loads about 2.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~11k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,212 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,212 words (~2,911 tokens).
“Guide for creating new DAAF agent definition files with full ecosystem integration. Covers the 12-section agent template, cross-agent consistency standards, per-agent hook registration, skills-in-frontmatter assignment, and the complete integration checklist for wiring new agents into documentation. Use when adding a…”
- name
- agent-authoring
- metadata.audience
- any-agent
- metadata.domain
- skill-development
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/cross-agent-standards.md
- references/integration-checklist.md
- references/template-walkthrough.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
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| Darwin Skill Optimizeralchaincyf/darwin-skill | 6.2k | 1 repos | ~4.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude Code Command Developmentanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 38k | 10 repos | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Claude Code Plugin Structureanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 38k | 10 repos | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Agent Authoring
What does Agent Authoring do?
Guide for creating DAAF agent definition files. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Agent Authoring is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Guide for creating DAAF agent definition files.
When should I use Agent Authoring?
Agent Authoring fits situations like: revising agents; tasks that involve Skill authoring.
How do I install Agent Authoring in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/agent-authoring in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Agent Authoring in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/17-DAAF-Contribution-Community-daaf/dot-claude/skills/agent-authoring in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/agent-authoring in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Agent Authoring 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 brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill agent-authoring -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agent-authoring, .gemini/skills/agent-authoring, .github/skills/agent-authoring and .opencode/skills/agent-authoring in your project.
What does Agent Authoring need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Agent Authoring is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Agent Authoring 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 Agent Authoring 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 Agent Authoring use?
Agent Authoring has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Agent Authoring use?
About 2.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Agent Authoring?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Agent Authoring: Skill Creator (Azure/azqr, 795 stars), Claude Code Skill Developer Guide (diet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase, 10k stars), Darwin Skill Optimizer (alchaincyf/darwin-skill, 6.2k stars) and Claude Code Command Development (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Agent Authoring?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,542 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.