Agent skill

Ecta Workflow

by franklee16 in franklee16/academic-research-skills

A skill your agent uses when deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript.

No licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Ecta Workflow

skills CLI
$ npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ecta-workflow -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills ecta-workflow --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/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Econometrica-Skills/skills/ecta-workflow .claude/skills/ecta-workflow && 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
ecta-workflow
GitHub stars
223
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
937 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,616
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript.

  • Works in 11 steps: ecta-topic-selection — fix the… → ecta-literature-positioning — locate the… → ecta-identification — identification… → …
  • Deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to trigger, Routing table and Default order, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ecta Workflow is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript. Routes — does not replace — the specialized skills.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k 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: Comprehensive collection of Claude Code skills for academic research in economics, finance, and social sciences.

When your agent uses it

  • Deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next
  • Sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript

Example prompts

  • “/ecta-workflow”

Workflow steps

11 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. ecta-topic-selection — fix the contribution: a general theorem or a method with real payoff
  2. ecta-literature-positioning — locate the result precisely in the methods / theory lineage
  3. ecta-identification — identification conditions + asymptotics (or axioms + existence/uniqueness)
  4. ecta-theory-model — state the central theorem(s); build the proof strategy; check generality
  5. ecta-robustness — Monte Carlo, finite-sample performance, regularity / edge cases
  6. ecta-tables-figures — finalize simulation tables and any empirical exhibits
  7. ecta-writing-style — terse formal polish; assumptions visible; theorem-numbered
  8. ecta-replication-package — code (+ data) under the ES Data and Code Availability Policy
  9. ecta-referee-strategy — red-team the proofs and the generality claim
  10. ecta-submission — Editorial Express preflight, 45-page limit, Supplemental Material assembly
  11. ecta-rebuttal — after the R&R / conditional-acceptance letter

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a4b2db. 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

Ecta Workflow loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 937 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 937 words (~1,914 tokens).

“This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill — it tells you which ecta-* skill to invoke at the current stage.”

— opening of SKILL.md by franklee16
name
ecta-workflow

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Econometrica-Skills/skills/ecta-workflow of franklee16/academic-research-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a4b2db

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 franklee16/academic-research-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Ecta Workflow

What does Ecta Workflow do?

A skill your agent uses when deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript. Ecta Workflow is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript.

When should I use Ecta Workflow?

Ecta Workflow fits situations like: deciding which ecta- sub-skill to invoke next; sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript.

How do I install Ecta Workflow in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ecta-workflow -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Econometrica-Skills/skills/ecta-workflow in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .claude/skills/ecta-workflow in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ecta Workflow in Codex?

Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ecta-workflow -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Econometrica-Skills/skills/ecta-workflow in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .agents/skills/ecta-workflow in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ecta Workflow 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill ecta-workflow -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ecta-workflow, .gemini/skills/ecta-workflow, .github/skills/ecta-workflow and .opencode/skills/ecta-workflow in your project.

What does Ecta Workflow need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ecta Workflow is instructions for the agent only.

Does Ecta Workflow 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 Ecta Workflow 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 Ecta Workflow use?

No licence was found for Ecta Workflow or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Ecta Workflow use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.7k 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 Ecta Workflow?

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Who maintains Ecta Workflow?

franklee16 (a GitHub user) maintains it in franklee16/academic-research-skills, which has 223 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,616 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 18, 2026.

Source: franklee16/academic-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.