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A skill your agent uses when deciding whether an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC or should be routed to SIGCOMM, NSDI, CoNEXT, PAM, USENIX Security, WWW, or a journal, using the…
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Install Imc Topic Selection
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill imc-topic-selection -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills imc-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/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection .claude/skills/imc-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 "imc-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection into .claude/skills/imc-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "imc-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/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-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 imc-topic-selection -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills imc-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/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection .agents/skills/imc-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 "imc-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection into .agents/skills/imc-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "imc-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 imc-topic-selection -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills imc-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/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection .cursor/skills/imc-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 "imc-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection into .cursor/skills/imc-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "imc-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 IMC-Skills/skills/imc-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 imc-topic-selection -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills imc-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/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection .gemini/skills/imc-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 "imc-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection into .gemini/skills/imc-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "imc-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 imc-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 imc-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/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection .github/skills/imc-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 "imc-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection into .github/skills/imc-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "imc-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 imc-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 imc-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/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection .opencode/skills/imc-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 "imc-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection into .opencode/skills/imc-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "imc-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
imc-topic-selection- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 605 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 an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC or should be routed to SIGCOMM, NSDI, CoNEXT, PAM, USENIX Security, WWW, or a journal, using the…
- Deciding whether an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC
- SKILL.md covers The measurement-first test, Sibling-venue routing table, Contribution shapes IMC rewards and The ethics-gate check (before…, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Should be routed to SIGCOMM
What it does
Imc Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC or should be routed to SIGCOMM, NSDI, CoNEXT, PAM, USENIX Security, WWW, or a journal, using the measurement-first test, the dataset/vantage-point lens, the ethics-gate check, and the two-deadline calendar.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k 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 an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC
- Should be routed to SIGCOMM
- USENIX Security
- Using the measurement-first test
Example prompts
- “/imc-topic-selection”
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
Imc Topic Selection loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 605 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). 605 words, ~1,452 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/imc-topic-selection/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- imc-topic-selection
- description
- Use when deciding whether an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC or should be routed to SIGCOMM, NSDI, CoNEXT, PAM, USENIX Security, WWW, or a journal, using the measurement-first test, the dataset/vantage-point lens, the ethics-gate check, and the two-deadline calendar.
IMC Topic Selection
Decide the venue before measuring. IMC — the ACM Internet Measurement Conference, sponsored by ACM SIGCOMM — is the home for work whose contribution is what it measured about the real Internet and how. A technically strong system whose measurement is a supporting evaluation is respected here and then routed to SIGCOMM or NSDI; a modest technique that reveals something real and new about the deployed network is IMC-shaped.
The measurement-first test
Ask: is the measurement the contribution, or the support?
- If the paper's lasting value is a finding about the Internet, a dataset/platform, or a measurement methodology, it is IMC-shaped.
- If the lasting value is a new system, protocol, or algorithm and the measurement merely evaluates it, it belongs at a systems venue. IMC will read a systems paper wearing a measurement title as out of scope.
The quick check: if you swapped the specific system for another and re-ran the study, would the measurement lesson about the network survive? If yes, it is a measurement paper.
Sibling-venue routing table
| Signal in your project | Better home | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The contribution is a finding, dataset, or methodology about the real Internet | ACM IMC | The measurement flagship; ethics + availability + Replicability culture |
| A new system/protocol/architecture, evaluated with measurement | SIGCOMM / NSDI | Systems and networked-systems design flagships |
| A networked-systems design with a strong experimental component | CoNEXT | Networking systems and experiments |
| Focused active-measurement / methods work, often network-path or topology | PAM | Passive and Active Measurement — a measurement sibling |
| The core is an attack/defense or vulnerability, measurement in support | USENIX Security / CCS / NDSS | Security venues; measurement is a method there |
| The core is Web-platform or online-ecosystem measurement with a Web-community fit | WWW / IMC | Both plausible; choose by community and calendar |
| Study too large/longitudinal for a conference, or a dataset-first artifact | A journal (e.g., ToN, CCR) or a dataset venue | No conference page/scope ceiling; some offer dataset tracks |
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Contribution shapes IMC rewards
- Internet-wide measurement of an ecosystem — scanning or platform data revealing how a piece of infrastructure is really deployed and configured (the HTTPS-ecosystem lineage).
- Active measurement of deployed systems — probing real hosts/networks to quantify a property in the wild, done safely (the deployed-TCP-resilience lineage).
- Longitudinal empirical study — vantage-point analysis that changes what the community believes about how the Internet behaves (the email-security lineage).
- Methodology / instrument validity — auditing a measurement input or technique the field relies on (the top-lists lineage) — a distinctly prized IMC mode.
- Dataset / platform contribution — a reusable dataset or measurement platform with honest coverage analysis (the DoS-ecosystem lineage; the Community Contribution Award target).
The ethics-gate check (before you commit)
IMC's mandatory Ethics section and IRB/disclosure expectations are stricter than most systems venues. Before choosing IMC, confirm you can clear the gate:
- If the measurement touches human subjects or user data, can you obtain IRB approval/exemption in time?
- If it is active measurement, can you design it to be safe and provide opt-out?
- If it exposes vulnerabilities, will you commit to responsible disclosure?
A project that cannot clear the ethics gate is not IMC-ready regardless of fit (imc-experiments,
imc-submission).
The two-deadline calendar as a routing input
IMC's two deadlines a year, plus the One-Shot-Revision path, make it unusually forgiving of timing: if your measurement will be ready for cycle 2 but a sibling venue's single deadline has passed, IMC may be the nearest honest fit. Compare the next IMC deadline against SIGCOMM/NSDI/CoNEXT/PAM dates and route to the nearest fit rather than waiting a year.
Cheap reconnaissance before committing
[Scope] scan the last two IMC programs (dblp, sigcomm.org) for your subarea
-> 3+ recent papers = a reviewer pool exists; 0 = opening or mismatch
[Citations] is your bibliography majority measurement venues (IMC/PAM/SIGCOMM-measurement)?
-> majority systems/security => reviewers may read you as a visitor; frame accordingly
[Ethics] can you clear the IRB/safety/disclosure gate before the deadline? -> if not, not IMC-ready
[Calendar] compare the next IMC deadline (two/year) with sibling venues -> nearest honest fitDecision procedure
[Contribution] finding-about-the-Internet / dataset / methodology / system?
[Measurement-first test] does the network lesson survive swapping the system? -> yes = IMC
[Sibling check] system core -> SIGCOMM/NSDI; attack/defense core -> Security; path/topology -> PAM
[Ethics gate] IRB/safety/disclosure clearable? -> if not, reconsider
[Calendar] nearest honest deadline among IMC's two cycles and siblings
[Verdict] IMC / sibling venue / journal, with a one-line reasonRun this before the writing skills; a wrong venue decision wastes every later step. When the verdict
is IMC, continue with imc-workflow for the calendar and imc-writing-style for the paper shape.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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Questions about Imc Topic Selection
What does Imc Topic Selection do?
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC or should be routed to SIGCOMM, NSDI, CoNEXT, PAM, USENIX Security, WWW, or a journal, using the…. Imc Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC or should be routed to SIGCOMM, NSDI, CoNEXT, PAM, USENIX Security, WWW, or a journal, using the measurement-first test, the dataset/vantage-point lens, the ethics-gate check, and the two-deadline calendar.
When should I use Imc Topic Selection?
Imc Topic Selection fits situations like: deciding whether an empirical networking project belongs at ACM IMC; should be routed to SIGCOMM; USENIX Security; using the measurement-first test.
How do I install Imc Topic Selection in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill imc-topic-selection -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/imc-topic-selection in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Imc Topic Selection in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill imc-topic-selection -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (IMC-Skills/skills/imc-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/imc-topic-selection in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Imc 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 imc-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/imc-topic-selection, .gemini/skills/imc-topic-selection, .github/skills/imc-topic-selection and .opencode/skills/imc-topic-selection in your project.
What does Imc Topic Selection need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Imc Topic Selection is instructions for the agent only.
Does Imc 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 Imc 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 Imc Topic Selection use?
Imc 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 Imc Topic Selection use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k 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 Imc Topic Selection?
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Who maintains Imc Topic Selection?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,228 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.