Literature Survey Generator
brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
Generate a complete academic literature survey from scratch using multi-agent orchestration.
A skill your agent uses when building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary "who-found-what" tables, conceptual/framework figures, and meta-evidence exhibits that…
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Install Jel Tables Figures
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jel-tables-figures -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills jel-tables-figures --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/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures .claude/skills/jel-tables-figures && 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 "jel-tables-figures" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures into .claude/skills/jel-tables-figures/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jel-tables-figures", 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/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figuresType 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 jel-tables-figures -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills jel-tables-figures --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/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures .agents/skills/jel-tables-figures && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "jel-tables-figures" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures into .agents/skills/jel-tables-figures/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jel-tables-figures", 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 jel-tables-figures -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills jel-tables-figures --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/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures .cursor/skills/jel-tables-figures && 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 "jel-tables-figures" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures into .cursor/skills/jel-tables-figures/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jel-tables-figures", 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 Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures--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 jel-tables-figures -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills jel-tables-figures --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/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures .gemini/skills/jel-tables-figures && 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 "jel-tables-figures" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures into .gemini/skills/jel-tables-figures/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jel-tables-figures", 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 jel-tables-figuresInstalls 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 jel-tables-figures -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/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures .github/skills/jel-tables-figures && 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 "jel-tables-figures" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures into .github/skills/jel-tables-figures/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jel-tables-figures", 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 jel-tables-figures -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 jel-tables-figures --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/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures .opencode/skills/jel-tables-figures && 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 "jel-tables-figures" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures into .opencode/skills/jel-tables-figures/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jel-tables-figures", 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
jel-tables-figures- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 594 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary "who-found-what" tables, conceptual/framework figures, and meta-evidence exhibits that…
- Building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary who-found-what tables
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The three exhibit types a JEL…, Building a credible summary… and Meta-analysis caution, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Conceptual/framework figures
What it does
Jel Tables Figures is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary "who-found-what" tables, conceptual/framework figures, and meta-evidence exhibits that synthesize across studies. Designs survey exhibits; it does not produce original-estimate regression tables (a JEL survey reports no new estimates of its own).
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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
- Building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary who-found-what tables
- Conceptual/framework figures
- Meta-evidence exhibits that synthesize across studies
Example prompts
- “who-found-what”
- “/jel-tables-figures”
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
Jel Tables Figures loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 88 tokens; SKILL.md has 594 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). 594 words, ~1,263 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/jel-tables-figures/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- jel-tables-figures
- description
- Use when building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary "who-found-what" tables, conceptual/framework figures, and meta-evidence exhibits that synthesize across studies. Designs survey exhibits; it does not produce original-estimate regression tables (a JEL survey reports no new estimates of its own).
Tables & Figures for a Survey (jel-tables-figures)
When to trigger
- The synthesis is done and the reader needs to see the field at a glance
- A controversy or a body of estimates would be clearer as a table than as prose
- The organizing framework would land better as a diagram
- You are tempted to paste a regression table — but this is a survey, not a primary paper
The three exhibit types a JEL survey actually uses
JEL exhibits summarize across the literature; they do not present the author's own estimation. The workhorses:
| Exhibit | Purpose | Design notes |
|---|---|---|
| Who-found-what summary table | one row per study (or per design class): question/estimand, method, sample, finding (direction + magnitude), credibility note | rows ordered by the framework's cells, not chronology; columns let the reader compare comparable objects |
| Conceptual / framework figure | render the organizing spine — taxonomy tree, mechanism diagram, the simple unifying model | this is often the survey's signature exhibit; it should be restate-able from memory |
| Meta-evidence exhibit | a forest-style plot or funnel of effect sizes, a timeline of methods, a coverage map | use only when the estimates are commensurable; otherwise it manufactures false consensus |
Building a credible summary table
- Compare like with like. Group studies that estimate the same object; never put non-comparable estimands in one magnitude column (the cross-study version of the pooling error from
jel-literature-synthesis). - Carry uncertainty and credibility. A finding column without a credibility/identification note invites a referee to ask "but how good is that study?" — answer it in the table.
- Self-contained captions. A JEL exhibit is read on its own; the caption states what the table shows, the unit, and how to read a row, and points to the source studies.
- Source every cell. Each entry traces to a paper in the evidence matrix; a survey table with an unsourced number is indefensible.
Meta-analysis caution
If you assemble effect sizes into a quantitative synthesis (forest plot, meta-regression), you are doing a meta-analysis, with all its assumptions — comparable estimands, publication-bias diagnostics, weighting. Only do this where the literature genuinely supports it; otherwise a qualitative who-found-what table is more honest than a spurious pooled number. JEL readers include the methodologists who would catch an invalid pooling.
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Reproduced vs. re-drawn figures
When a figure from a surveyed paper is central, prefer a re-drawn synthesis figure (your own panel that places several studies on common axes) over copying one paper's exhibit. A re-drawn figure serves the survey's argument and avoids the consensus-by-accident of reprinting whichever paper had the prettiest chart; if you do reproduce an original figure, attribute it and secure any permission the AEA style guide requires.
Checklist
- Each exhibit synthesizes across studies (no original-estimate regression output)
- Summary-table rows ordered by the framework's cells; only comparable estimands share a column
- Finding columns carry a credibility/identification note, not bare point estimates
- The conceptual figure renders the organizing spine and is restate-able from memory
- Any meta-evidence plot pools only commensurable estimates; bias diagnostics noted
- Captions are self-contained (what / unit / how to read a row / sources)
- Every cell sources to a paper in the evidence matrix
- Exhibits are placed where the argument needs them, sized for readability in print
Anti-patterns
- Pasting a regression table of the author's own new estimates — a survey reports no new results
- A who-found-what table that pools incomparable estimands into one magnitude column
- A forest plot implying a pooled consensus the literature does not support
- Finding columns with no credibility note (every reader then asks "is that study any good?")
- Decorative figures that do not encode the framework
- Exhibits whose captions require the body text to be intelligible
Output format
【Exhibit set】<list: summary tables / conceptual figure / meta-evidence>
【Summary table】rows by framework cell; comparable estimands only? Y/N
【Credibility column】present for every finding? Y/N
【Conceptual figure】renders the spine; restate-able from memory? Y/N
【Meta-evidence】pools only commensurable estimates (or omitted)? Y/N
【Sourcing】every cell traces to the evidence matrix? Y/N
【Next step】→ jel-writing-style (weave exhibits into the synthesis prose)© 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 Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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| Jel Tables Figures this skillbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Survey Generatorbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Tables And Figuresbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Aer Tables Figuresbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | 1 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Figure Table Auditbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Figurevectorize-io/hindsight | 48k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Jel Tables Figures
What does Jel Tables Figures do?
A skill your agent uses when building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary "who-found-what" tables, conceptual/framework figures, and meta-evidence exhibits that…. Jel Tables Figures is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary "who-found-what" tables, conceptual/framework figures, and meta-evidence exhibits that synthesize across studies.
When should I use Jel Tables Figures?
Jel Tables Figures fits situations like: building exhibits for a Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) survey — summary who-found-what tables; conceptual/framework figures; meta-evidence exhibits that synthesize across studies.
How do I install Jel Tables Figures in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jel-tables-figures -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/jel-tables-figures in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Jel Tables Figures in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jel-tables-figures -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Journal-of-Economic-Literature-Skills/skills/jel-tables-figures in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/jel-tables-figures in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Jel Tables Figures 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 jel-tables-figures -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/jel-tables-figures, .gemini/skills/jel-tables-figures, .github/skills/jel-tables-figures and .opencode/skills/jel-tables-figures in your project.
What does Jel Tables Figures need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Jel Tables Figures is instructions for the agent only.
Does Jel Tables Figures 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 Jel Tables Figures 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 Jel Tables Figures use?
Jel Tables Figures 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 Jel Tables Figures use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.1k 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 Jel Tables Figures?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Jel Tables Figures: Literature Survey Generator (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars), Tables And Figures (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars), Aer Tables Figures (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars) and Figure Table Audit (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Jel Tables Figures?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 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.