Verify that every quantitative claim in the paper is traceable to an analysis output file, and that no important output was omitted.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Quality Gate

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills quality-gate --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/15-Felpix-Studios-social-science-research/skills/quality-gate .claude/skills/quality-gate && 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
quality-gate
GitHub stars
4.5k
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
354 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
364
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Verify that every quantitative claim in the paper is traceable to an analysis output file, and that no important output was omitted.

  • Works in 5 steps: Locate the Paper Draft → Extract Numerical Claims → Inventory Output Files → …
  • The user wants to check that the paper and analysis are consistent before submission
  • SKILL.md covers Step 1: Locate the Paper Draft, Step 2: Extract Numerical Claims, Step 3: Inventory Output Files and Step 4: Dispatch Verifier Agent, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Quality Gate is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Verify that every quantitative claim in the paper is traceable to an analysis output file, and that no important output was omitted. Make sure to use this skill whenever the user wants to check that the paper and analysis are consistent before submission. Triggers include: "run the quality gate", "check the paper matches the analysis", "verify consistency", "does the paper match my results", "check my numbers", "are my tables right", "quality check before submission", "verify my claims", "make sure everything is…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k 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 Testing & QA, covering Quality gates. 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

  • The user wants to check that the paper and analysis are consistent before submission
  • Include: run the quality gate
  • Check the paper matches the analysis
  • Verify consistency

Example prompts

  • “run the quality gate”
  • “check the paper matches the analysis”
  • “verify consistency”
  • “/quality-gate”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Task, AskUserQuestion

Workflow steps

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

  1. Locate the Paper Draft
  2. Extract Numerical Claims
  3. Inventory Output Files
  4. Dispatch Verifier Agent
  5. Save Report

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:

    • Read
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • Write
    • Task
    • AskUserQuestion

    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 markdown).

    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

Quality Gate loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 168 tokens; SKILL.md has 354 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~168
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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 354 words (~1,358 tokens).

“Cross-check every numerical claim in the paper against analysis output files. Reports only — never edits.”

— opening of SKILL.md by brycewang-stanford, Custom licence
name
quality-gate
allowed-tools
Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Task, AskUserQuestion
argument-hint
[paper file path, or leave blank to auto-detect]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/15-Felpix-Studios-social-science-research/skills/quality-gate of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8

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Categories

Questions about Quality Gate

What does Quality Gate do?

Verify that every quantitative claim in the paper is traceable to an analysis output file, and that no important output was omitted. Quality Gate is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Verify that every quantitative claim in the paper is traceable to an analysis output file, and that no important output was omitted.

When should I use Quality Gate?

Quality Gate fits situations like: the user wants to check that the paper and analysis are consistent before submission; include: run the quality gate; check the paper matches the analysis; verify consistency.

How do I install Quality Gate in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill quality-gate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/15-Felpix-Studios-social-science-research/skills/quality-gate in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/quality-gate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Quality Gate in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill quality-gate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/15-Felpix-Studios-social-science-research/skills/quality-gate in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/quality-gate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

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

What does Quality Gate need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Quality Gate is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Task, AskUserQuestion.

Does Quality Gate 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 Quality Gate 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 Quality Gate use?

Quality Gate 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 Quality Gate use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k 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 Quality Gate?

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Who maintains Quality Gate?

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.