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Thematic Analysis
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
Conduct rigorous thematic analysis (TA) of qualitative data following Braun and Clarke's (2006) six-phase framework.
Install Thematic Analysis
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills thematic-analysis --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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis .claude/skills/thematic-analysis && 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 "thematic-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis into .claude/skills/thematic-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thematic-analysis", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysisType 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills thematic-analysis --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis .agents/skills/thematic-analysis && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "thematic-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis into .agents/skills/thematic-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thematic-analysis", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills thematic-analysis --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis .cursor/skills/thematic-analysis && 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 "thematic-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis into .cursor/skills/thematic-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thematic-analysis", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis--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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills thematic-analysis --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis .gemini/skills/thematic-analysis && 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 "thematic-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis into .gemini/skills/thematic-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thematic-analysis", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills thematic-analysisInstalls 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis .github/skills/thematic-analysis && 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 "thematic-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis into .github/skills/thematic-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thematic-analysis", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills thematic-analysis --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis .opencode/skills/thematic-analysis && 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 "thematic-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis into .opencode/skills/thematic-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thematic-analysis", 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
thematic-analysis- GitHub stars
- 4.6k
- Token cost
- ~5.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,820 words
- Files
- 7 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Conduct rigorous thematic analysis (TA) of qualitative data following Braun and Clarke's (2006) six-phase framework.
- Works in 8 steps: Establish the research question(s) or… → (skill workflow): Interview → (skill workflow): Familiarising yourself… → …
- The user mentions thematic analysis
- SKILL.md covers Before you begin, Step 0: Establish the research…, Phase 1 (skill workflow):… and Phase 2 (skill workflow):…, plus 7 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Thematic Analysis is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Conduct rigorous thematic analysis (TA) of qualitative data following Braun and Clarke's (2006) six-phase framework. Use whenever the user mentions 'thematic analysis', 'TA', 'Braun and Clarke', 'qualitative coding', 'identifying themes', or asks for help analysing interviews, focus groups, open-ended survey responses, or transcripts to identify patterns. Also trigger for questions about inductive vs theoretical coding, semantic vs latent themes, essentialist vs constructionist epistemology, building a thematic…
Its SKILL.md is about 5.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `references/coding-guide.md`, `references/pitfalls.md` and `references/quality-checklist.md`).
It sits in Documents & Office, covering Word documents. It works with Microsoft Word. 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 mentions thematic analysis
- Braun and Clarke
- Qualitative coding
- Identifying themes
Example prompts
- “s (2006) six-phase framework. Use whenever the user mentions”
- “Braun and Clarke”
- “qualitative coding”
- “/thematic-analysis”
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Establish the research question(s) or objective(s) first
- (skill workflow): Interview
- (skill workflow): Familiarising yourself with the data
- (skill workflow): Generating initial codes
- (skill workflow): Searching for themes
- (skill workflow): Reviewing themes
- (skill workflow): Defining and naming themes
- (skill workflow): Producing the 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 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
Thematic Analysis loads about 5.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~14k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 228 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,820 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,820 words (~5,318 tokens).
“This skill walks a user through conducting a rigorous thematic analysis (TA) on qualitative data, following the six-phase framework from Braun and Clarke (2006). It produces a Word document (.docx) write-up of the analysis and an annotated thematic map (PNG).”
- name
- thematic-analysis
Files
SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/coding-guide.md
- references/pitfalls.md
- references/quality-checklist.md
- references/thematic-map.md
- references/theme-development.md
- references/upfront-decisions.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
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| Thematic Analysis this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~5.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| MarkitdownImCa0/just-laws | 781 | 14 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| DOCXrvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware | 207 | 33 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| Word Document Reader and WriterHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Gzh Designisjiamu/gzh-design-skill | 4k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| GenOffice Document CLIgenspark-ai/genoffice | 9.2k | — | ~19k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Thematic Analysis
What does Thematic Analysis do?
Conduct rigorous thematic analysis (TA) of qualitative data following Braun and Clarke's (2006) six-phase framework. Thematic Analysis is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Conduct rigorous thematic analysis (TA) of qualitative data following Braun and Clarke's (2006) six-phase framework.
When should I use Thematic Analysis?
Thematic Analysis fits situations like: the user mentions thematic analysis; braun and Clarke; qualitative coding; identifying themes.
How do I install Thematic Analysis in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/thematic-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Thematic Analysis in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill thematic-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/53-keemanxp-thematic-analysis-skill/thematic-analysis in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/thematic-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Thematic Analysis 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 thematic-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/thematic-analysis, .gemini/skills/thematic-analysis, .github/skills/thematic-analysis and .opencode/skills/thematic-analysis in your project.
What does Thematic Analysis need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Thematic Analysis is instructions for the agent only.
Does Thematic Analysis 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 Thematic Analysis 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 Thematic Analysis use?
Thematic Analysis 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 Thematic Analysis use?
About 5.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 21k 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 9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Thematic Analysis?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Thematic Analysis: Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 781 stars), DOCX (rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware, 207 stars), Word Document Reader and Writer (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars) and Gzh Design (isjiamu/gzh-design-skill, 4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Thematic Analysis?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,556 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.