Verbalized Sampling
gnurio/nurijanian-skills
Generate diverse outputs by prompting for a probability distribution instead of a single response.
Before implementing, generate 3-5 conceptually distinct approaches labeled by creativity dimension (Novel, Surprising, Diverse, Conventional), then hold for selection.
Install Diverge
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill diverge -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills diverge --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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge .claude/skills/diverge && 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 "diverge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge into .claude/skills/diverge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diverge", 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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/divergeType 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 diverge -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills diverge --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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge .agents/skills/diverge && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "diverge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge into .agents/skills/diverge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diverge", 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 diverge -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills diverge --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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge .cursor/skills/diverge && 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 "diverge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge into .cursor/skills/diverge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diverge", 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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge--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 diverge -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills diverge --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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge .gemini/skills/diverge && 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 "diverge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge into .gemini/skills/diverge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diverge", 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 divergeInstalls 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 diverge -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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge .github/skills/diverge && 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 "diverge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge into .github/skills/diverge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diverge", 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 diverge -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 diverge --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/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge .opencode/skills/diverge && 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 "diverge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge into .opencode/skills/diverge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diverge", 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
diverge- GitHub stars
- 4.5k
- Token cost
- ~861 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 408 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Before implementing, generate 3-5 conceptually distinct approaches labeled by creativity dimension (Novel, Surprising, Diverse, Conventional), then hold for selection.
- Works in 3 steps: Clarify if needed → Generate approaches → Hold
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- SKILL.md covers Heritage and scope, When to invoke, Behavior and Constraints, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Diverge is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Before implementing, generate 3-5 conceptually distinct approaches labeled by creativity dimension (Novel, Surprising, Diverse, Conventional), then hold for selection. Brainstorm-then-select to resist defaulting to the most obvious solution.
Its SKILL.md is about 860 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `reference/creative-preference-optimization.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Brainstorming and Creative writing and fiction. 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 Brainstorming
- Tasks that involve Creative writing and fiction
Example prompts
- “/diverge”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Clarify if needed
- Generate approaches
- Hold
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 these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
BashReadWriteEditAskUserQuestion
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
Diverge loads about 861 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 408 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion
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 408 words (~861 tokens).
“Interrupt the default path of jumping to the most probable — and least creative — solution.”
- name
- diverge
- allowed-tools
- Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion
- argument-hint
- [describe the task, problem, or design question to diverge on]
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- reference/creative-preference-optimization.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Diverge next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diverge this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~861 | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Verbalized Samplinggnurio/nurijanian-skills | 124 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Creative Thinking For ResearchOrchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs | 13k | 2 repos | ~5.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Light Idea CritiqueLight0305/Light-skills | 640 | — | ~4.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Premise Workshopdanjdewhurst/story-skills | 283 | 1 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Story IdeatorThomasHoussin/Claude-Book | 120 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Diverge
What does Diverge do?
Before implementing, generate 3-5 conceptually distinct approaches labeled by creativity dimension (Novel, Surprising, Diverse, Conventional), then hold for selection. Diverge is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Before implementing, generate 3-5 conceptually distinct approaches labeled by creativity dimension (Novel, Surprising, Diverse, Conventional), then hold for selection.
When should I use Diverge?
Diverge fits situations like: tasks that involve Brainstorming; tasks that involve Creative writing and fiction.
How do I install Diverge in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill diverge -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/diverge in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Diverge in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill diverge -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/54-scdenney-open-science-skills/skills/diverge in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/diverge in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Diverge 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 diverge -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/diverge, .gemini/skills/diverge, .github/skills/diverge and .opencode/skills/diverge in your project.
What does Diverge need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Diverge is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion.
Does Diverge 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 Diverge safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Diverge use?
Diverge 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 Diverge use?
About 861 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k 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 Diverge?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Diverge: Verbalized Sampling (gnurio/nurijanian-skills, 124 stars), Creative Thinking For Research (Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs, 13k stars), Light Idea Critique (Light0305/Light-skills, 640 stars) and Premise Workshop (danjdewhurst/story-skills, 283 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Diverge?
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.