Agent skill

Ppsych Topic Selection

by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills

A skill your agent uses when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a…

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Install Ppsych Topic Selection

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ppsych-topic-selection -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ppsych-topic-selection --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Perspectives-on-Psychological-Science-Skills/skills/ppsych-topic-selection .claude/skills/ppsych-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
ppsych-topic-selection
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
678 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a…

  • Works in 4 steps: Breadth / superordinate message. The… → Integration or argument, not new data.… → Provocation / forward pull. PoPS prizes… → …
  • Judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, What PoPS is for, The four PoPS-fit tests and Decision table (venue), plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ppsych Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question. Decides fit and venue; it does not gather the literature (ppsych-literature-synthesis) or shape the proposal (ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning).

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k 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

  • Judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad
  • Meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question

Example prompts

  • “/ppsych-topic-selection”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Breadth / superordinate message. The take-home speaks across sub-areas or to the field as a whole — a theory, framework, or insight that…
  2. Integration or argument, not new data. The contribution is a synthesis or an argument, not a single empirical test. Even a meta-analysis…
  3. Provocation / forward pull. PoPS prizes pieces that are provocative, agenda-setting, and likely to instigate lasting impact — they…
  4. Tractable and concise. There is no strict page limit for stand-alone articles, but concise articles get more readership and impact; the…

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

Ppsych Topic Selection loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 98 tokens; SKILL.md has 678 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~98
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

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). 678 words, ~1,569 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ppsych-topic-selection/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
ppsych-topic-selection
description
Use when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question. Decides fit and venue; it does not gather the literature (ppsych-literature-synthesis) or shape the proposal (ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning).

Topic Selection for a PoPS Contribution (ppsych-topic-selection)

When to trigger

  • You have a candidate idea and need to know if it is "PoPS-shaped"
  • A topic feels either too narrow (one study, one paradigm) or too sprawling (all of cognition)
  • You are deciding between PoPS and a sibling (Psychological Science, Psychological Bulletin, Annual Review of Psychology, Current Directions)
  • A meta-science idea exists but you are unsure whether it is a perspective or a primary methods paper

What PoPS is for

PoPS publishes an eclectic, broad, integrative mix: broad integrative reviews, overviews of research programs, theoretical and metatheoretical statements, methodology and meta-science commentary, philosophy-of-science pieces, opinion pieces on major issues, and even autobiographical or humorous essays (检索于 2026-06;以官网为准). The reader is a psychologist (or adjacent behavioral/social/neuro/methods scientist) from any area who wants the big picture — not a specialist seeking a single result. That cross-area readership sets the fit bar.

The four PoPS-fit tests

A contribution belongs in PoPS when it passes all four. If it fails one, route accordingly.

  1. Breadth / superordinate message. The take-home speaks across sub-areas or to the field as a whole — a theory, framework, or insight that travels. A point only one paradigm cares about is a specialist-journal point. (Fails → too narrow.)
  2. Integration or argument, not new data. The contribution is a synthesis or an argument, not a single empirical test. Even a meta-analysis only fits PoPS if it carries a distinct superordinate theoretical/metatheoretical message beyond pooling effect sizes (检索于 2026-06;以官网为准). (Fails → Psychological Science / Psychological Bulletin.)
  3. Provocation / forward pull. PoPS prizes pieces that are provocative, agenda-setting, and likely to instigate lasting impact — they reframe, not just summarize. (Fails → a competent but inert review belongs in a subfield outlet.)
  4. Tractable and concise. There is no strict page limit for stand-alone articles, but concise articles get more readership and impact; the scope must be writeable as one coherent argument (检索于 2026-06;以官网为准). (Fails → carve a coherent axis.)

Decision table (venue)

SituationVerdictAction
Broad, integrative/theoretical/meta-science, provocative, coherentPoPS-shaped→ ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning
A single well-run empirical studyWrong venuePsychological Science (or a specialty journal)
A formal, comprehensive meta-analysis with no superordinate messageWrong venuePsychological Bulletin / a review journal
Invited, exhaustive subfield survey for specialistsWrong venueAnnual Review of Psychology (invited)
A short, non-technical sketch of one finding for a broad audienceWrong venueCurrent Directions in Psychological Science
Cooperative (special issue / adversarial collaboration / multilab) or miscellaneousPoPS, but proposal required→ ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning
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Framing the animating question

A PoPS piece is organized by a question or claim about the field, not by a topic label. Before going further, write one sentence of each:

  • The claim / state-of-knowledge question: "What should the field now believe about X — and why is the current consensus incomplete?"
  • Why now: new evidence, a methodological shift, a replication/reform debate, or a fracture/convergence across areas that makes synthesis valuable now.
  • Reader payoff: what a psychologist from an adjacent area can do after reading (re-orient a program, adopt a framework, change a practice).

Checklist

  • The contribution passes all four fit tests (breadth, integration/argument, provocation, concise/tractable)
  • The animating claim or question about the field is written in one sentence
  • The "why now" is concrete (new evidence / method shift / reform debate), not "no one has reviewed this"
  • The intended reader is the cross-area psychologist, and the payoff is stated
  • You can name the 3–6 research lines or sub-areas the piece must integrate
  • Venue-checked against Psychological Science, Psychological Bulletin, Annual Review of Psychology, Current Directions
  • A meta-analysis (if any) carries a distinct superordinate theoretical message — otherwise reroute
  • You are not making the field's own program a self-retrospective

Anti-patterns

  • "No one has written this" used as the sole justification — absence is not importance
  • Dressing a single empirical study as a "perspective" — PoPS does not publish single studies (检索于 2026-06;以官网为准)
  • Submitting a routine meta-analysis with no superordinate message (belongs in Psychological Bulletin)
  • A scope so broad it is "all of psychology"; so narrow only one lab cares
  • Confusing "topic" (a label) with "animating claim" (what the piece argues about the field)
  • A competent-but-inert review with no provocation or forward agenda

Output format

text
【Contribution type】integrative review / theoretical statement / meta-science / cooperative / miscellaneous
【Four tests】breadth / integration-or-argument / provocation / concise-tractable — pass or fail each
【Animating claim】"The field should rethink ___ because ___"
【Why now】<new evidence / method shift / reform debate>
【Reader payoff】<what a cross-area psychologist can do after reading>
【Coverage skeleton】<3–6 sub-areas / research lines to integrate>
【Verdict】PoPS-shaped / rescope / wrong-venue (→ Psych Science / Psych Bulletin / ARP / Current Directions)
【Source status】verified URL / 待核实 / not asserted
【Next step】→ ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning (proposal route; required for cooperative/miscellaneous)

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Files

Just SKILL.md in Perspectives-on-Psychological-Science-Skills/skills/ppsych-topic-selection of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Ppsych Topic Selection

What does Ppsych Topic Selection do?

A skill your agent uses when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a…. Ppsych Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question.

When should I use Ppsych Topic Selection?

Ppsych Topic Selection fits situations like: judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad; meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question.

How do I install Ppsych Topic Selection in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ppsych-topic-selection -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Perspectives-on-Psychological-Science-Skills/skills/ppsych-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/ppsych-topic-selection in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ppsych Topic Selection in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ppsych-topic-selection -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Perspectives-on-Psychological-Science-Skills/skills/ppsych-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/ppsych-topic-selection in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ppsych 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 ppsych-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/ppsych-topic-selection, .gemini/skills/ppsych-topic-selection, .github/skills/ppsych-topic-selection and .opencode/skills/ppsych-topic-selection in your project.

What does Ppsych Topic Selection need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ppsych Topic Selection is instructions for the agent only.

Does Ppsych 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 Ppsych 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 Ppsych Topic Selection use?

Ppsych 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 Ppsych Topic Selection use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Ppsych 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.

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