Agent skill

Coding Guidelines

by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills

Standardized Python & Stata coding practices for empirical research projects

Custom licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Coding Guidelines

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills coding-guidelines --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/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines .claude/skills/coding-guidelines && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "coding-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines into .claude/skills/coding-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "coding-guidelines", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills coding-guidelines --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ 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/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines .agents/skills/coding-guidelines && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "coding-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines into .agents/skills/coding-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "coding-guidelines", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills coding-guidelines --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ 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/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines .cursor/skills/coding-guidelines && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "coding-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines into .cursor/skills/coding-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "coding-guidelines", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills coding-guidelines --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ 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/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines .gemini/skills/coding-guidelines && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "coding-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines into .gemini/skills/coding-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "coding-guidelines", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills coding-guidelines

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ 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/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines .github/skills/coding-guidelines && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "coding-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines into .github/skills/coding-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "coding-guidelines", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills coding-guidelines --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ 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/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines .opencode/skills/coding-guidelines && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "coding-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines into .opencode/skills/coding-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "coding-guidelines", 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: coding-guidelines
GitHub stars: 4.5k
Token cost: ~5.6k tokens
SKILL.md length: 715 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 369
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Custom licence

At a glance

Standardized Python & Stata coding practices for empirical research projects

Works in 12 steps: Script Template → Path Management (CRITICAL) → Data Loading & Saving → …
Tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research
SKILL.md covers Table of Contents, Project Structure, Python Guidelines and Stata Guidelines, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Coding Guidelines is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Standardized Python & Stata coding practices for empirical research projects

Its SKILL.md is about 5.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Research & Science, covering Econometrics and empirical research. It works with Python. 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

Tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research

Example prompts

“/coding-guidelines”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Script Template
Path Management (CRITICAL)
Data Loading & Saving
Progress Reporting
Function Documentation
Data Validation
Merging Pattern
Visualization Standards
Variable Naming Conventions
Script Template
Global Path Setup (CRITICAL)
Regression Structure

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 stata and 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

Coding Guidelines loads about 5.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 24 tokens; SKILL.md has 715 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~24
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~5.6k

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 715 words (~5,595 tokens).

“Version: 1.0 Last Updated: January 2026 Purpose: Standardized coding practices for empirical research projects”

— opening of SKILL.md by brycewang-stanford, Custom licence

name: coding-guidelines

Outline of SKILL.md

Research Project Coding Guidelines
Table of Contents
Project Structure
Directory Organization
Script Numbering Convention
Tool Preferences by Task
Python Guidelines
1. Script Template
2. Path Management (CRITICAL)
3. Data Loading & Saving
4. Progress Reporting
5. Function Documentation
6. Data Validation
7. Merging Pattern
8. Visualization Standards
9. Variable Naming Conventions
Stata Guidelines
1. Script Template
2. Global Path Setup (CRITICAL)
3. Regression Structure
4. Output Table Conventions
5. Fixed Effects Patterns
6. Subsample Analysis
7. Variable Generation
8. Summary Statistics Table
9. Section Headers
General Best Practices
1. File Naming Conventions
2. Workflow Checklist
3. Documentation Requirements

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8

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Questions about Coding Guidelines

What does Coding Guidelines do?

Standardized Python & Stata coding practices for empirical research projects. Coding Guidelines is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.

When should I use Coding Guidelines?

Coding Guidelines fits situations like: tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research.

How do I install Coding Guidelines in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/coding-guidelines in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Coding Guidelines in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill coding-guidelines -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/coding-guidelines in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/coding-guidelines in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Coding Guidelines 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 coding-guidelines -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/coding-guidelines, .gemini/skills/coding-guidelines, .github/skills/coding-guidelines and .opencode/skills/coding-guidelines in your project.

What does Coding Guidelines need to run?

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

Does Coding Guidelines 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 Coding Guidelines 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 Coding Guidelines use?

Coding Guidelines 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 Coding Guidelines use?

About 5.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 22k 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 Coding Guidelines?

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Who maintains Coding Guidelines?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,517 GitHub stars. The repository holds 369 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.

Install Coding Guidelines

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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