Agent skill

Stata Skill Contributor

by dylantmoore in dylantmoore/stata-skill

Guide for contributing to the stata-skill project. An agent skill from dylantmoore/stata-skill.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Stata Skill Contributor

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dylantmoore/stata-skill --skill stata-skill-contributor -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dylantmoore/stata-skill stata-skill-contributor --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/dylantmoore/stata-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/stata-skill-contributor/skills/stata-skill-contributor .claude/skills/stata-skill-contributor && 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-skill-contributor
GitHub stars
291
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~2.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
949 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Guide for contributing to the stata-skill project. An agent skill from dylantmoore/stata-skill.

  • Works in 3 steps: Generate the comparison table → Dispatch analysis subagents → Compile findings and make changes
  • The user wants to run the eval pipeline
  • SKILL.md covers Cost Warning, Quick Reference, Running the Eval Pipeline and Multi-Agent Post-Test Analysis, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls python

What it does

Stata Skill Contributor is an agent skill from dylantmoore/stata-skill. Guide for contributing to the stata-skill project. Use when the user wants to run the eval pipeline, analyze test results, improve reference docs, add new package documentation, or work on roadmap items. Covers the testing infrastructure, multi-agent analysis workflow, cost estimates, and links to prior eval results and improvement history.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k 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 Research & Science, covering Econometrics and empirical research. The repository describes itself as: Claude Code skill for writing correct, idiomatic Stata code — covers syntax, data management, econometrics, causal inference, graphics, Mata, and 20 community packages.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to run the eval pipeline
  • Analyze test results
  • Improve reference docs
  • Add new package documentation

Example prompts

  • “/stata-skill-contributor”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Generate the comparison table
  2. Dispatch analysis subagents
  3. Compile findings and make changes

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 33a7efc. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    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 Skill Contributor loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 92 tokens; SKILL.md has 949 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~92
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.4k

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 949 words (~2,426 tokens).

“This skill helps you contribute to the stata-skill project — the Stata reference skill for Claude Code. It covers how to run the evaluation pipeline, analyze results, and make data-driven improvements to the skill documentation.”

— opening of SKILL.md by dylantmoore, Custom licence
name
stata-skill-contributor

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/stata-skill-contributor/skills/stata-skill-contributor of dylantmoore/stata-skill.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 33a7efc

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 dylantmoore/stata-skill, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Stata Skill Contributor

What does Stata Skill Contributor do?

Guide for contributing to the stata-skill project. An agent skill from dylantmoore/stata-skill. Stata Skill Contributor is an agent skill from dylantmoore/stata-skill. Guide for contributing to the stata-skill project.

When should I use Stata Skill Contributor?

Stata Skill Contributor fits situations like: the user wants to run the eval pipeline; analyze test results; improve reference docs; add new package documentation.

How do I install Stata Skill Contributor in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add dylantmoore/stata-skill --skill stata-skill-contributor -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/stata-skill-contributor/skills/stata-skill-contributor in dylantmoore/stata-skill) into .claude/skills/stata-skill-contributor in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Stata Skill Contributor in Codex?

Run `npx skills add dylantmoore/stata-skill --skill stata-skill-contributor -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/stata-skill-contributor/skills/stata-skill-contributor in dylantmoore/stata-skill) into .agents/skills/stata-skill-contributor in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Stata Skill Contributor 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 dylantmoore/stata-skill --skill stata-skill-contributor -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-skill-contributor, .gemini/skills/stata-skill-contributor, .github/skills/stata-skill-contributor and .opencode/skills/stata-skill-contributor in your project.

What does Stata Skill Contributor need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Stata Skill Contributor needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Stata Skill Contributor 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 Skill Contributor 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 Skill Contributor use?

Stata Skill Contributor 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 Skill Contributor use?

About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.7k 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 Stata Skill Contributor?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Stata Skill Contributor: Example Datasets (pymc-labs/CausalPy, 1.2k stars), Stata Audit (SepineTam/mcp-for-stata, 264 stars), Diagnostic Dofile (SepineTam/mcp-for-stata, 264 stars) and Referee2 (scunning1975/MixtapeTools, 474 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Stata Skill Contributor?

dylantmoore (a GitHub user) maintains it in dylantmoore/stata-skill, which has 291 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 10, 2026.

Source: dylantmoore/stata-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.