Robustness
brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
Checklist of empirical robustness tests for finance/economics papers
A skill your agent uses when results may be fragile or when multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript.
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Install Rfs Robustness
$ npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill rfs-robustness -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills rfs-robustness --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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness .claude/skills/rfs-robustness && 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 "rfs-robustness" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness into .claude/skills/rfs-robustness/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rfs-robustness", 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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustnessType 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 rfs-robustness -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills rfs-robustness --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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness .agents/skills/rfs-robustness && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "rfs-robustness" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness into .agents/skills/rfs-robustness/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rfs-robustness", 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 rfs-robustness -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills rfs-robustness --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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness .cursor/skills/rfs-robustness && 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 "rfs-robustness" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness into .cursor/skills/rfs-robustness/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rfs-robustness", 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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness--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 rfs-robustness -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills rfs-robustness --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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness .gemini/skills/rfs-robustness && 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 "rfs-robustness" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness into .gemini/skills/rfs-robustness/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rfs-robustness", 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 rfs-robustnessInstalls 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 rfs-robustness -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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness .github/skills/rfs-robustness && 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 "rfs-robustness" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness into .github/skills/rfs-robustness/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rfs-robustness", 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 rfs-robustness -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 rfs-robustness --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/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness .opencode/skills/rfs-robustness && 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 "rfs-robustness" agent skill from https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills/tree/master/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness into .opencode/skills/rfs-robustness/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rfs-robustness", 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
rfs-robustness- GitHub stars
- 223
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 630 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,617
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when results may be fragile or when multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript.
- Results may be fragile
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The two robustness mandates at…, Checklist and Anti-patterns, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript
What it does
Rfs Robustness is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when results may be fragile or when multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript. Builds the robustness battery referees will demand; does NOT design identification or write the rebuttal.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
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
- Results may be fragile
- Multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript
Example prompts
- “/rfs-robustness”
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
Rfs Robustness loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 630 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 630 words (~1,330 tokens).
“RFS punishes fragile results and, in cross-sectional asset pricing, undisciplined multiple testing. Build the battery proactively — a result that only the authors can reproduce in one specification is treated as no result.”
- name
- rfs-robustness
Files
Just SKILL.md in Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness 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
Rfs Robustness next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rfs Robustness this skillfranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Robustnessbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Fragility CommonBuilderIO/agent-native | 7.1k | — | ~618 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Jebo Robustnessbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Robustness Tablebrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~650 | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Robustness Checksbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Robustness Table
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Aer Robustness
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Questions about Rfs Robustness
What does Rfs Robustness do?
A skill your agent uses when results may be fragile or when multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript. Rfs Robustness is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when results may be fragile or when multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript.
When should I use Rfs Robustness?
Rfs Robustness fits situations like: results may be fragile; multiple-testing / out-of-sample discipline is the bottleneck for a The Review of Financial Studies (RFS) manuscript.
How do I install Rfs Robustness in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill rfs-robustness -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .claude/skills/rfs-robustness in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Rfs Robustness in Codex?
Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill rfs-robustness -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Review-of-Financial-Studies-Skills/skills/rfs-robustness in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .agents/skills/rfs-robustness in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Rfs Robustness 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 rfs-robustness -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/rfs-robustness, .gemini/skills/rfs-robustness, .github/skills/rfs-robustness and .opencode/skills/rfs-robustness in your project.
What does Rfs Robustness need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Rfs Robustness is instructions for the agent only.
Does Rfs Robustness 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 Rfs Robustness 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 Rfs Robustness use?
No licence was found for Rfs Robustness or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Rfs Robustness use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k 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 Rfs Robustness?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Rfs Robustness: Robustness (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars), Fragility Common (BuilderIO/agent-native, 7.1k stars), Jebo Robustness (brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, 1.2k stars) and Robustness Table (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Rfs Robustness?
franklee16 (a GitHub user) maintains it in franklee16/academic-research-skills, which has 223 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,617 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.