Project directory organization and script naming conventions for research

Custom licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Project Structure

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill project-structure -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills project-structure --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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/project-structure .claude/skills/project-structure && 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
project-structure
GitHub stars
4.5k
Token cost
~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
535 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
364
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Project directory organization and script naming conventions for research

  • Works in 12 steps: Data Processing Scripts (Python) → Analysis Scripts → Python Data Processing Scripts → …
  • Tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research
  • SKILL.md covers Overall Project Structure, Script Naming Conventions, Script Structure Patterns and Data Organization Principles, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Project Structure is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Project directory organization and script naming conventions for research

Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Research & Science, covering Econometrics and empirical research. It works with Python. 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…

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research

Example prompts

  • “/project-structure”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Data Processing Scripts (Python)
  2. Analysis Scripts
  3. Python Data Processing Scripts
  4. Stata Analysis Scripts
  5. Python Analysis Scripts
  6. Data Folder Structure
  7. File Naming Conventions
  8. Data Flow
  9. Stata Logging
  10. Python Output
  11. Error Handling
  12. Script Versioning

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 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 (its code samples are python and stata).

    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

Project Structure loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 535 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.1k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 535 words (~2,106 tokens).

“This document outlines the standardized structure for research project code organization. Use this as a template for organizing future research projects.”

— opening of SKILL.md by brycewang-stanford, Custom licence
name
project-structure

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/project-structure of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8

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Questions about Project Structure

What does Project Structure do?

Project directory organization and script naming conventions for research. Project Structure is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.

When should I use Project Structure?

Project Structure fits situations like: tasks that involve Econometrics and empirical research.

How do I install Project Structure in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill project-structure -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/project-structure in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/project-structure in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Project Structure in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill project-structure -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/30-zirui-song-claude-skills/project-structure in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/project-structure in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Project Structure 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 project-structure -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/project-structure, .gemini/skills/project-structure, .github/skills/project-structure and .opencode/skills/project-structure in your project.

What does Project Structure need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Project Structure is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Project Structure 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 Project Structure 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 Project Structure use?

Project Structure 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 Project Structure use?

About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.4k 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 Project Structure?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Project Structure: Stata C Plugins (dylantmoore/stata-skill, 291 stars), Capture Environment (pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow, 1.6k stars), Fin Data Acquisition (csmar432/finai-research, 109 stars) and Empirical Research Methods (Citrus-bit/Anaxa, 120 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Project Structure?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,529 GitHub stars. The repository holds 364 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.