Comprehensive Stata reference for writing correct .do files, data management, econometrics, causal inference, graphics, Mata programming, and 17+ community packages (reghdfe, estout, did, rdrobust…

Custom licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Stata

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills stata --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/14-luischanci-claude-code-research-starter/dot-claude/skills/stata .claude/skills/stata && 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
stata
GitHub stars
4.5k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~3.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
751 words
Files
59 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
383
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Comprehensive Stata reference for writing correct .do files, data management, econometrics, causal inference, graphics, Mata programming, and 17+ community packages (reghdfe, estout, did, rdrobust…

  • The user asks you to write
  • SKILL.md covers Critical Gotchas, Routing Table and Common Patterns
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Explain Stata code

What it does

Stata is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Comprehensive Stata reference for writing correct .do files, data management, econometrics, causal inference, graphics, Mata programming, and 17+ community packages (reghdfe, estout, did, rdrobust, etc.). Covers syntax, options, gotchas, and idiomatic patterns. Use this skill whenever the user asks you to write, debug, or explain Stata code.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 59 other files, including reference files (for example `packages/asdoc.md`, `packages/binsreg.md` and `packages/coefplot.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Econometrics and empirical research. 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 asks you to write
  • Explain Stata code

Example prompts

  • “/stata”

Requirements

  • Python 3

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 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

Stata loads about 3.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~115k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 751 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~87
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~115k

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 751 words (~3,346 tokens).

“You have access to comprehensive Stata reference files. Do not load all files. Read only the 1-3 files relevant to the user's current task using the routing table below.”

— opening of SKILL.md by brycewang-stanford, Custom licence
name
stata
triggers
stata, .do file, do-file, regress, regression in stata, panel data, fixed effects, reghdfe, estout, esttab, outreg2, difference-in-differences, event study…

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 58 other files (references) in skills/14-luischanci-claude-code-research-starter/dot-claude/skills/stata of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • packages/asdoc.md
  • packages/binsreg.md
  • packages/coefplot.md
  • packages/data-manipulation.md
  • packages/diagnostics.md
  • packages/did.md
  • packages/estout.md
  • packages/event-study.md
  • packages/graph-schemes.md
  • packages/ivreg2.md
  • packages/nprobust.md
  • packages/outreg2.md
  • packages/package-management.md
  • packages/psmatch2.md
  • packages/rdrobust.md
  • packages/reghdfe.md
  • packages/synth.md
  • packages/tabout.md
  • packages/winsor.md
  • … and 39 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Stata

What does Stata do?

Comprehensive Stata reference for writing correct .do files, data management, econometrics, causal inference, graphics, Mata programming, and 17+ community packages (reghdfe, estout, did, rdrobust…. Stata is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.).

When should I use Stata?

Stata fits situations like: the user asks you to write; explain Stata code.

How do I install Stata in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill stata -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/14-luischanci-claude-code-research-starter/dot-claude/skills/stata in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/stata in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Stata in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill stata -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/14-luischanci-claude-code-research-starter/dot-claude/skills/stata in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/stata in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

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

What does Stata need to run?

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

Does Stata 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 Stata 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 Stata use?

Stata 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 Stata use?

About 3.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 112k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Stata?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Stata: Stata (dylantmoore/stata-skill, 291 stars), Stata C Plugins (dylantmoore/stata-skill, 291 stars), Example Datasets (pymc-labs/CausalPy, 1.2k stars) and Stata Audit (SepineTam/mcp-for-stata, 264 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Stata?

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.