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Empirical Playbook
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
This skill covers applied microeconomic empirical methods and research design.
Install Empirical Playbook
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill empirical-playbook -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills empirical-playbook --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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook .claude/skills/empirical-playbook && 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 "empirical-playbook" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook into .claude/skills/empirical-playbook/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "empirical-playbook", 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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbookType 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 empirical-playbook -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills empirical-playbook --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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook .agents/skills/empirical-playbook && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "empirical-playbook" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook into .agents/skills/empirical-playbook/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "empirical-playbook", 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 empirical-playbook -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills empirical-playbook --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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook .cursor/skills/empirical-playbook && 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 "empirical-playbook" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook into .cursor/skills/empirical-playbook/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "empirical-playbook", 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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook--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 empirical-playbook -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills empirical-playbook --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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook .gemini/skills/empirical-playbook && 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 "empirical-playbook" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook into .gemini/skills/empirical-playbook/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "empirical-playbook", 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 empirical-playbookInstalls 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 empirical-playbook -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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook .github/skills/empirical-playbook && 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 "empirical-playbook" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook into .github/skills/empirical-playbook/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "empirical-playbook", 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 empirical-playbook -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 empirical-playbook --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/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook .opencode/skills/empirical-playbook && 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 "empirical-playbook" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook into .opencode/skills/empirical-playbook/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "empirical-playbook", 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
empirical-playbook- GitHub stars
- 4.6k
- Token cost
- ~3.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,386 words
- Files
- 6 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
This skill covers applied microeconomic empirical methods and research design.
- Works in 2 steps: What is your source of variation? → Refinements Within Method Families
- The user is selecting an identification strategy
- SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Method Selection Decision Tree, Standard Diagnostics by Method and Inference Frameworks, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Empirical Playbook is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. This skill covers applied microeconomic empirical methods and research design. Use when the user is selecting an identification strategy, comparing estimators, running diagnostics, designing a research study, or evaluating an empirical strategy. Triggers on "which method", "what estimator", "how to choose", "method comparison", "empirical strategy", "research design", "applied micro", "identification strategy", "power analysis", "design-based", "model-based", "minimum detectable effect", "specification".
Its SKILL.md is about 3.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `references/data-sources.md`, `references/diagnostic-battery.md` and `references/estimation-pipeline.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Experimental design. 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
- The user is selecting an identification strategy
- Comparing estimators
- Running diagnostics
- Designing a research study
Example prompts
- “which method”
- “what estimator”
- “how to choose”
- “/empirical-playbook”
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- What is your source of variation?
- Refinements Within Method Families
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.
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
Empirical Playbook loads about 3.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~20k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 132 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,386 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 1,386 words (~3,567 tokens).
“Reference for applied micro research design: method selection, diagnostics, inference, pitfalls, reporting standards, and power analysis.”
- name
- empirical-playbook
- argument-hint
- <method, research question, or diagnostic>
Files
SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/data-sources.md
- references/diagnostic-battery.md
- references/estimation-pipeline.md
- references/reporting-standards.md
- references/sensitivity-analysis.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
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| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empirical Playbook this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Scientific Critical Thinkingweapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss | 1.9k | 22 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Benchmark Paper TemplateHKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills | 8.8k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Claim-Driven Experiment PlannerzjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine | 128 | 6 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Research Refine PipelinezjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine | 128 | 5 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Metabolic Study Planneraiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw | 15k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Empirical Playbook
What does Empirical Playbook do?
This skill covers applied microeconomic empirical methods and research design. Empirical Playbook is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. This skill covers applied microeconomic empirical methods and research design.
When should I use Empirical Playbook?
Empirical Playbook fits situations like: the user is selecting an identification strategy; comparing estimators; running diagnostics; designing a research study.
How do I install Empirical Playbook in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill empirical-playbook -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/empirical-playbook in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Empirical Playbook in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill empirical-playbook -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/11-James-Traina-compound-science/skills/empirical-playbook in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/empirical-playbook in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Empirical Playbook 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 empirical-playbook -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/empirical-playbook, .gemini/skills/empirical-playbook, .github/skills/empirical-playbook and .opencode/skills/empirical-playbook in your project.
What does Empirical Playbook need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Empirical Playbook is instructions for the agent only.
Does Empirical Playbook 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 Empirical Playbook 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 Empirical Playbook use?
Empirical Playbook 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 Empirical Playbook use?
About 3.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 17k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Empirical Playbook?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Empirical Playbook: Scientific Critical Thinking (weapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss, 1.9k stars), Benchmark Paper Template (HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills, 8.8k stars), Claim-Driven Experiment Planner (zjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine, 128 stars) and Research Refine Pipeline (zjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine, 128 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Empirical Playbook?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,556 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.