Brief
alirezarezvani/claude-skills
/cs:brief <topic — Generate a one-page strategy brief from an office-hours intake.
Macroeconomic monitor. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Custom licenceAuto-check: notes
Install Macro Briefing
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill macro-briefing -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills macro-briefing --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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing .claude/skills/macro-briefing && 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 "macro-briefing" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing into .claude/skills/macro-briefing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macro-briefing", 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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefingType 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 macro-briefing -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills macro-briefing --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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing .agents/skills/macro-briefing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "macro-briefing" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing into .agents/skills/macro-briefing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macro-briefing", 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 macro-briefing -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills macro-briefing --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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing .cursor/skills/macro-briefing && 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 "macro-briefing" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing into .cursor/skills/macro-briefing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macro-briefing", 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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing--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 macro-briefing -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills macro-briefing --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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing .gemini/skills/macro-briefing && 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 "macro-briefing" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing into .gemini/skills/macro-briefing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macro-briefing", 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 macro-briefingInstalls 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 macro-briefing -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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing .github/skills/macro-briefing && 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 "macro-briefing" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing into .github/skills/macro-briefing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macro-briefing", 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 macro-briefing -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 macro-briefing --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/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing .opencode/skills/macro-briefing && 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 "macro-briefing" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing into .opencode/skills/macro-briefing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macro-briefing", 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
macro-briefing- GitHub stars
- 4.5k
- Token cost
- ~4.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,115 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Macroeconomic monitor. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- Works in 5 steps: Detect country and focus → Fetch data (silent) → Build the briefing (silent) → …
- SKILL.md covers Arguments, Supported countries, Instructions and Output formats, plus 5 more sections
- Calls git; reaches github.com
What it does
Macro Briefing is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Macroeconomic monitor. Supports UK, US, Euro area, and Australia. Pulls GDP, inflation, employment, wages, rates, trade, housing, and fiscal data. Each country follows its central bank's reporting structure. Produces a single clean briefing with a traffic-light assessment and user-selectable sub-components.
Its SKILL.md is about 4.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.
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…
Example prompts
- “/macro-briefing”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Write, Glob, AskUserQuestion, Skill
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Detect country and focus
- Fetch data (silent)
- Build the briefing (silent)
- Apply the traffic-light assessment
- Write the output
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:
BashReadWriteGlobAskUserQuestionSkill
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
github.com
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
Macro Briefing loads about 4.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,115 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, Glob, AskUserQuestion, Skill
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 2,115 words (~4,822 tokens).
“Only stop to ask the user when: the country is ambiguous or specific indicators are requested that need clarification. Never stop to ask about: section ordering, table formatting, data source preferences (use the country's official sources), or output filename.”
- name
- macro-briefing
- allowed-tools
- Bash, Read, Write, Glob, AskUserQuestion, Skill
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- SKILL.tmpl
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Macro Briefing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macro Briefing this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Briefalirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | — | ~967 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Qdrant Monitoringgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~276 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Monitoring Capture ServicePostHog/posthog | 40k | — | ~5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Monitoring Ingestion PipelinePostHog/posthog | 40k | — | ~9.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Briefdavepoon/buildwithclaude | 3.6k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Macro Briefing
What does Macro Briefing do?
Macroeconomic monitor. An agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Macro Briefing is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Macroeconomic monitor.
How do I install Macro Briefing in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill macro-briefing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/macro-briefing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Macro Briefing in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill macro-briefing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/58-charlescoverdale-econstack/macro-briefing in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/macro-briefing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Macro Briefing 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 macro-briefing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/macro-briefing, .gemini/skills/macro-briefing, .github/skills/macro-briefing and .opencode/skills/macro-briefing in your project.
What does Macro Briefing need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Macro Briefing needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Write, Glob, AskUserQuestion, Skill.
Does Macro Briefing access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Macro Briefing 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 Macro Briefing use?
Macro Briefing 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 Macro Briefing use?
About 4.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 19k 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 Macro Briefing?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Macro Briefing: Brief (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Qdrant Monitoring (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Monitoring Capture Service (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars) and Monitoring Ingestion Pipeline (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Macro Briefing?
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.