Epsl Study Design
brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills
A skill your agent uses when designing the sampling, analytical, experimental, or modeling program for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript so the design can carry a…
A skill your agent uses when designing experiments, sampling campaigns, or modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental…
Install Est Study Design
$ npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills est-study-design --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/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design .claude/skills/est-study-design && 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 "est-study-design" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design into .claude/skills/est-study-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "est-study-design", 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/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-designType 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills est-study-design --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design .agents/skills/est-study-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "est-study-design" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design into .agents/skills/est-study-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "est-study-design", 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills est-study-design --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design .cursor/skills/est-study-design && 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 "est-study-design" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design into .cursor/skills/est-study-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "est-study-design", 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/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git --path Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design--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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills est-study-design --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design .gemini/skills/est-study-design && 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 "est-study-design" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design into .gemini/skills/est-study-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "est-study-design", 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills est-study-designInstalls 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design .github/skills/est-study-design && 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 "est-study-design" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design into .github/skills/est-study-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "est-study-design", 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 franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills est-study-design --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design .opencode/skills/est-study-design && 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 "est-study-design" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design into .opencode/skills/est-study-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "est-study-design", 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
est-study-design- GitHub stars
- 223
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~882 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 325 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,616
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when designing experiments, sampling campaigns, or modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental…
- Works in 7 steps: Environmental relevance. Use… → Controls that isolate the mechanism.… → Replication & randomization.… → …
- Designing experiments
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Design principles ES&T expects, Anti-patterns and Output format, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Est Study Design is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when designing experiments, sampling campaigns, or modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental relevance, controls, replication, mass/energy balances, and a QA/QC plan built in from the start. It guides design decisions; it does not run the study.
Its SKILL.md is about 880 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 Databases, covering Experimental design, Architecture decision records and Database administration. 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
- Designing experiments
- Sampling campaigns
- Modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental relevance
- Mass/energy balances
Example prompts
- “/est-study-design”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Environmental relevance. Use concentrations, matrices, pH/ionic strength, light, temperature,
- Controls that isolate the mechanism. Include the controls that rule out abiotic loss,
- Replication & randomization. Biological/experimental replicates (not just technical);
- Mass / energy balance. Where the design implies one, plan to account for inputs, products,
- QA/QC by design. Pre-plan blanks (method/field), spikes/recoveries, CRMs, LOD/LOQ,
- Dose–response / kinetics. For toxicity or reaction studies, design enough points to fit
- Models. State assumptions, domain, boundary/initial conditions, calibration vs validation data,
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
Est Study Design loads about 882 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 325 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 325 words (~882 tokens).
“ES&T reviewers are demanding about whether a design can actually support its environmental claim. The failure modes are predictable: unrealistic conditions, missing controls, no replication, an unclosed mass balance, or QA/QC bolted on after the fact. Design to pre-empt them…”
- name
- est-study-design
Files
Just SKILL.md in Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design 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.
Compare with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Est Study Design this skillfranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~882 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Epsl Study Designbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Tooluniverse Gwas Study Explorerwu-yc/LabClaw | 1.1k | 2 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Pnasnexus Statisticsbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Scientific BrainstormingOleafly/Oleafly | 206 | 2 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Investigating Anomalous ResultsK-Dense-AI/science-superpowers | 348 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Est Study Design
What does Est Study Design do?
A skill your agent uses when designing experiments, sampling campaigns, or modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental…. Est Study Design is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when designing experiments, sampling campaigns, or modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental relevance, controls, replication, mass/energy balances, and a QA/QC plan built in from the start.
When should I use Est Study Design?
Est Study Design fits situations like: designing experiments; sampling campaigns; modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental relevance; mass/energy balances.
How do I install Est Study Design in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .claude/skills/est-study-design in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Est Study Design in Codex?
Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill est-study-design -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills/skills/est-study-design in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .agents/skills/est-study-design in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Est Study Design 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 est-study-design -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/est-study-design, .gemini/skills/est-study-design, .github/skills/est-study-design and .opencode/skills/est-study-design in your project.
What does Est Study Design need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Est Study Design is instructions for the agent only.
Does Est Study Design 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 Est Study Design 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 Est Study Design use?
No licence was found for Est Study Design or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Est Study Design use?
About 882 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Est Study Design?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Est Study Design: Epsl Study Design (brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, 1.2k stars), Tooluniverse Gwas Study Explorer (wu-yc/LabClaw, 1.1k stars), Pnasnexus Statistics (brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, 1.2k stars) and Scientific Brainstorming (Oleafly/Oleafly, 206 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Est Study Design?
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.