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ZimoLiao/scholaraio
A skill your agent uses when the user asks about research themes, topic distribution, BERTopic clustering, topic overview, topic papers, topic merges, or HTML topic visualizations.
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped or better routed to ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, or a systems/theory venue, weighing whether the machine, the mechanism, or the…
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Install Hpca Topic Selection
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-topic-selection --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/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection .claude/skills/hpca-topic-selection && 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 "hpca-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection into .claude/skills/hpca-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-topic-selection", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selectionType 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-topic-selection --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection .agents/skills/hpca-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "hpca-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection into .agents/skills/hpca-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-topic-selection", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-topic-selection --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection .cursor/skills/hpca-topic-selection && 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 "hpca-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection into .cursor/skills/hpca-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-topic-selection", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git --path HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection--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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-topic-selection --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection .gemini/skills/hpca-topic-selection && 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 "hpca-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection into .gemini/skills/hpca-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-topic-selection", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-topic-selectionInstalls 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection .github/skills/hpca-topic-selection && 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 "hpca-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection into .github/skills/hpca-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-topic-selection", 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -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/Awesome-Journal-Skills hpca-topic-selection --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection .opencode/skills/hpca-topic-selection && 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 "hpca-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection into .opencode/skills/hpca-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hpca-topic-selection", 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
hpca-topic-selection- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~992 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 412 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped or better routed to ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, or a systems/theory venue, weighing whether the machine, the mechanism, or the…
- Works in 4 steps: Is the cost measured? Can you state the… → Is the mechanism buildable? Could a… → Is the behavior shown on a credible… → …
- Deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped
- SKILL.md covers The three centers of gravity, Routing across the…, Main track vs Industry track and Fit test, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Hpca Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped or better routed to ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, or a systems/theory venue, weighing whether the machine, the mechanism, or the measurement is the contribution, and whether the main track or the HPCA Industry track fits, from the winter seat of the architecture calendar.
Its SKILL.md is about 990 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: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. ｜ 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped
- Better routed to ISCA
- A systems/theory venue
- Weighing whether the machine
Example prompts
- “/hpca-topic-selection”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Is the cost measured? Can you state the pathology this paper attacks with a
- Is the mechanism buildable? Could a competent architect reimplement it from
- Is the behavior shown on a credible instrument? A cycle-level simulator with a
- Does the contribution travel? Would it generalize beyond one workload or one
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. 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
Hpca Topic Selection loads about 992 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 84 tokens; SKILL.md has 412 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
The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 412 words, ~992 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hpca-topic-selection/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- hpca-topic-selection
- description
- Use when deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped or better routed to ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, or a systems/theory venue, weighing whether the machine, the mechanism, or the measurement is the contribution, and whether the main track or the HPCA Industry track fits, from the winter seat of the architecture calendar.
HPCA Topic Selection
Use this before committing a project to HPCA. The question is not "is this architecture?" but "is the contribution a measured microarchitectural cost met by a buildable mechanism whose behavior is shown on a credible instrument?" If yes, HPCA fits; if the center of gravity is elsewhere, route deliberately.
The three centers of gravity
Locate where the novelty actually lives:
- The machine — a new microarchitecture, structure, or organization is the point. Strong HPCA fit when the design is buildable and its behavior is measured.
- The mechanism — a control policy, prediction scheme, or protocol that improves an existing machine. HPCA fit when a quantified cost motivates it.
- The measurement — a characterization that becomes predictive or actionable. HPCA fit when the measurement yields a tool, not just an observation.
If the novelty is a pure algorithm with no machine consequence, or a full language/OS/runtime co-design, HPCA is likely the wrong seat.
Routing across the architecture year
| Signal | Likely venue |
|---|---|
| Measured cost → buildable mechanism, hardware-grade evaluation, ready by late July | HPCA |
| Broad "new idea in architecture," flagship framing, November-ready | ISCA |
| Microarchitecture depth, pipeline/structure focus, spring-ready | MICRO |
| Cross-layer co-design spanning architecture + PL/OS/runtime | ASPLOS |
| Deployed-system evidence rather than a research prototype | HPCA Industry track |
| Pure model/algorithm with no machine consequence | a theory or systems venue |
The calendar matters: HPCA's late-July deadline is the last major architecture gate of the summer, so timing can decide routing as much as topic does. A project that just missed a spring venue often lands naturally in the HPCA winter cycle.
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Main track vs Industry track
HPCA runs an Industry track alongside the main track. Route there when the contribution is evidence from a deployed or productized system — the value is the real-world measurement and the lessons, not a novel research mechanism. Route to the main track when a new mechanism or machine is the claim.
Fit test
Ask, in order:
- Is the cost measured? Can you state the pathology this paper attacks with a number, before proposing the fix?
- Is the mechanism buildable? Could a competent architect reimplement it from your description, with a stated hardware cost?
- Is the behavior shown on a credible instrument? A cycle-level simulator with a declared fidelity scope, validated timing models, or real silicon with captured state?
- Does the contribution travel? Would it generalize beyond one workload or one configuration?
Two or more "no" answers is a signal to sharpen the framing or re-route.
Worked routing example
[Project] A confidence-gated filter that suppresses useless irregular prefetches
[Center of gravity] mechanism (motivated by a measured bandwidth-waste cost)
[Cost measured?] yes — useless-traffic fraction on bandwidth-bound phases
[Buildable?] yes — one small table + gating logic, cost stated
[Instrument] cycle-level OoO sim + validated DRAM model
[Route] HPCA main track; if it were a deployed CPU's shipping prefetcher study -> Industry trackOutput format
[Center of gravity] machine / mechanism / measurement
[HPCA fit] strong / plausible / weak
[Track] main / industry
[Fit-test failures] <which of the four questions answered "no">
[Recommended venue] HPCA / ISCA / MICRO / ASPLOS / other
[Reasoning] <one or two sentences>© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
Compare with similar skills
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| Hpca Topic Selection this skillbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~992 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| TopicsZimoLiao/scholaraio | 576 | — | ~294 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Topic Modelingbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Add Shape Inferenceonnx/onnx | 22k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Bestblogs Topicginobefun/BestBlogs | 4k | — | ~670 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Zsxq Topicitwanger/toBeBetterJavaer | 18k | — | ~564 | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Hpca Topic Selection
What does Hpca Topic Selection do?
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped or better routed to ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, or a systems/theory venue, weighing whether the machine, the mechanism, or the…. Hpca Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped or better routed to ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, or a systems/theory venue, weighing whether the machine, the mechanism, or the measurement is the contribution, and whether the main track or the HPCA Industry track fits, from the winter seat of the architecture calendar.
When should I use Hpca Topic Selection?
Hpca Topic Selection fits situations like: deciding whether a project is HPCA-shaped; better routed to ISCA; A systems/theory venue; weighing whether the machine.
How do I install Hpca Topic Selection in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/hpca-topic-selection in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hpca Topic Selection in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (HPCA-Skills/skills/hpca-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/hpca-topic-selection in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hpca Topic Selection 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/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill hpca-topic-selection -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hpca-topic-selection, .gemini/skills/hpca-topic-selection, .github/skills/hpca-topic-selection and .opencode/skills/hpca-topic-selection in your project.
What does Hpca Topic Selection need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hpca Topic Selection is instructions for the agent only.
Does Hpca Topic Selection 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 Hpca Topic Selection 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 Hpca Topic Selection use?
Hpca Topic Selection is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Hpca Topic Selection use?
About 992 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 Hpca Topic Selection?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hpca Topic Selection: Topics (ZimoLiao/scholaraio, 576 stars), Topic Modeling (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.5k stars), Add Shape Inference (onnx/onnx, 22k stars) and Bestblogs Topic (ginobefun/BestBlogs, 4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Hpca Topic Selection?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,219 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.