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Agent skill
Soctheory Topic Selection
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study or a review essay.
Install Soctheory Topic Selection
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill soctheory-topic-selection -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills soctheory-topic-selection --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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection .claude/skills/soctheory-topic-selection && 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 "soctheory-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection into .claude/skills/soctheory-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "soctheory-topic-selection", 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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selectionType 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 soctheory-topic-selection -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills soctheory-topic-selection --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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection .agents/skills/soctheory-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "soctheory-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection into .agents/skills/soctheory-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "soctheory-topic-selection", 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 soctheory-topic-selection -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills soctheory-topic-selection --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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection .cursor/skills/soctheory-topic-selection && 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 "soctheory-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection into .cursor/skills/soctheory-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "soctheory-topic-selection", 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 Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection--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 soctheory-topic-selection -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills soctheory-topic-selection --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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection .gemini/skills/soctheory-topic-selection && 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 "soctheory-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection into .gemini/skills/soctheory-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "soctheory-topic-selection", 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 soctheory-topic-selectionInstalls 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 soctheory-topic-selection -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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection .github/skills/soctheory-topic-selection && 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 "soctheory-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection into .github/skills/soctheory-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "soctheory-topic-selection", 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 soctheory-topic-selection -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 soctheory-topic-selection --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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection .opencode/skills/soctheory-topic-selection && 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 "soctheory-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection into .opencode/skills/soctheory-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "soctheory-topic-selection", 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
soctheory-topic-selection- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 636 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study or a review essay.
- Works in 4 steps: Is there a theoretical problem, not just… → Is the contribution conceptual, not… → Does it engage a live tradition? ST… → …
- Deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, What counts as an ST-fit…, The four screening questions and Sibling-venue map (route off…, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Soctheory Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study or a review essay. Screens the problem and venue fit; it does NOT build the theory (soctheory-theory-construction) or position it in a tradition (soctheory-literature-positioning).
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.
It sits in Marketing & SEO. 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
- Deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study
Example prompts
- “/soctheory-topic-selection”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Is there a theoretical problem, not just a topic? "Trust" is a topic; "existing theories
- Is the contribution conceptual, not empirical? If the punchline is "X causes Y in this
- Does it engage a live tradition? ST theory intervenes in an ongoing conversation
- Can data stay illustrative? ST permits examples and cases to illustrate a concept, but
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
Soctheory Topic Selection loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 636 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). 636 words, ~1,305 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/soctheory-topic-selection/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- soctheory-topic-selection
- description
- Use when deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study or a review essay. Screens the problem and venue fit; it does NOT build the theory (soctheory-theory-construction) or position it in a tradition (soctheory-literature-positioning).
Topic Selection: Is There a Real Theoretical Problem? (soctheory-topic-selection)
When to trigger
- You have an interesting phenomenon, intuition, or critique but no theory yet
- You are unsure whether the idea belongs at ST or at an empirical/specialist venue
- A draft exists but you cannot state, in one sentence, what theoretical work it does
- You suspect the "theory" is really a literature review or an empirical finding in disguise
What counts as an ST-fit theoretical problem
ST publishes work "in all areas of theory" — new substantive theories, history of theory, metatheory, formal theory construction, and synthetic contributions (submission guidelines, 检索于 2026-06；以官网为准). A fit problem is one where the deliverable is a conceptual advance: existing theory cannot see, name, or explain something, and your paper supplies the concept, mechanism, distinction, or reconstruction that lets it. Abend's "The Meaning of 'Theory'" (ST 2008, 26(2):173–199) is the discipline-level reminder that "theory" is several things at once — be explicit about which you are doing.
| Kind of theory work (Abend-style) | What the paper delivers | ST-fit? |
|---|---|---|
| New substantive theory | new concepts + mechanisms explaining a domain | Yes |
| History of theory | a re-reading of a tradition that changes how we use it | Yes |
| Metatheory | clarifying the logic/warrant of a kind of explanation | Yes |
| Formal theory construction | an explicit, sometimes formalized, derivation of propositions | Yes |
| Synthetic contribution | bridging two traditions to produce new theory | Yes |
| Empirical test of a hypothesis | a finding from data | No → ASR / AJS |
| Literature review | a map of what others said | No → Annual Review of Sociology |
The four screening questions
- Is there a theoretical problem, not just a topic? "Trust" is a topic; "existing theories treat trust as either calculative or moral, and cannot account for trust that is simultaneously both" is a problem.
- Is the contribution conceptual, not empirical? If the punchline is "X causes Y in this sample," it is an ASR/AJS paper. At ST the punchline is "here is a better way to think about X and Y."
- Does it engage a live tradition? ST theory intervenes in an ongoing conversation
(field theory, pragmatism, mechanisms, cultural sociology, Bourdieu, Luhmann, relational
sociology), not in a vacuum. (Develop this with
soctheory-literature-positioning.) - Can data stay illustrative? ST permits examples and cases to illustrate a concept, but they must never be the test. If you need a sample to make the claim true, the project is empirical.
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Sibling-venue map (route off ST if the fit is wrong)
| If the project is really… | Send it to | Why not ST |
|---|---|---|
| An empirical test / causal estimate | ASR or AJS | ST does not test hypotheses |
| A methods/measurement advance | Sociological Methodology / SMR | ST is substantive/metatheory, not method |
| A comprehensive field survey | Annual Review of Sociology | ST wants a theoretical move, not a map |
| Historically grounded macro-process theory | Theory and Society (close sibling) | ST leans conceptual/analytic; T&S leans historical-comparative |
| Continental social theory essay | European Journal of Social Theory | ST is the ASA's analytically pluralist venue |
ST is the ASA's dedicated theory journal; do not confuse it with these neighbors.
Checklist
- The problem is stated as a tension existing theory cannot resolve (not a topic)
- The contribution is conceptual, not an empirical finding
- The kind of theory work is named (substantive / history / metatheory / formal / synthetic)
- A live tradition or conversation is identifiable for the intervention
- Any data is illustrative, never the test
- The project is not a better fit for ASR / AJS / Sociological Methodology / ARS / Theory and Society
Anti-patterns
- A "topic" ("emotions," "the state") presented as if it were a theoretical problem
- An empirical paper relabeled as theory by removing the regression table but keeping the test logic
- A literature review with no original theoretical move
- "Applying" an existing theory to a new case with no change to the theory itself
- Inventing a problem no tradition recognizes, so no reviewer can place the stakes
Output format
【Theoretical problem】[the tension existing theory cannot resolve]
【Kind of theory work】substantive / history of theory / metatheory / formal / synthetic
【ST-fit】yes / no → [route to ASR / AJS / SM / ARS / Theory and Society]
【Tradition to engage】[name]
【Data role】illustrative only / none
【Next step】soctheory-literature-positioning© 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 Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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What does Soctheory Topic Selection do?
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study or a review essay. Soctheory Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study or a review essay.
When should I use Soctheory Topic Selection?
Soctheory Topic Selection fits situations like: deciding whether an idea is a genuine theoretical problem and a fit for Sociological Theory (ST) rather than an empirical study.
How do I install Soctheory Topic Selection in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill soctheory-topic-selection -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/soctheory-topic-selection in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Soctheory Topic Selection in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill soctheory-topic-selection -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/soctheory-topic-selection in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Soctheory 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 soctheory-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/soctheory-topic-selection, .gemini/skills/soctheory-topic-selection, .github/skills/soctheory-topic-selection and .opencode/skills/soctheory-topic-selection in your project.
What does Soctheory Topic Selection need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Soctheory Topic Selection is instructions for the agent only.
Does Soctheory 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 Soctheory 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 Soctheory Topic Selection use?
Soctheory 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 Soctheory Topic Selection use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k 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 Soctheory Topic Selection?
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Who maintains Soctheory 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.
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.