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Run LLM-powered social simulations at scale: silicon sampling, generative ABM, survey/vignette/conjoint experiments, opinion dynamics.
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Install Scholar Simulate
$ npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-simulate --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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate .claude/skills/scholar-simulate && 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 "scholar-simulate" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate into .claude/skills/scholar-simulate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-simulate", 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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-simulateType 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-simulate --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate .agents/skills/scholar-simulate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "scholar-simulate" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate into .agents/skills/scholar-simulate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-simulate", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-simulate --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate .cursor/skills/scholar-simulate && 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 "scholar-simulate" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate into .cursor/skills/scholar-simulate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-simulate", 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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git --path .claude/skills/scholar-simulate--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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-simulate --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate .gemini/skills/scholar-simulate && 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 "scholar-simulate" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate into .gemini/skills/scholar-simulate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-simulate", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-simulateInstalls 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate .github/skills/scholar-simulate && 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 "scholar-simulate" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate into .github/skills/scholar-simulate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-simulate", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-simulate --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate .opencode/skills/scholar-simulate && 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 "scholar-simulate" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-simulate into .opencode/skills/scholar-simulate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-simulate", 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
scholar-simulate- GitHub stars
- 168
- Token cost
- ~5.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,027 words
- Files
- 22 (incl. references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 30
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Run LLM-powered social simulations at scale: silicon sampling, generative ABM, survey/vignette/conjoint experiments, opinion dynamics.
- SKILL.md covers Arguments and Mode Routing, MODE 0: Setup (all modes), The Execution Engine (assets/) and Modes, plus 2 more sections
- Runs Python and Shell scripts from its folder; calls bash and python3; needs OPENAI_API_KEY and ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
What it does
Scholar Simulate is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Run LLM-powered social simulations at scale: silicon sampling, generative ABM, survey/vignette/conjoint experiments, opinion dynamics. Multi-provider (Anthropic/OpenAI/open-source/local). Validation against human data is mandatory before any publishable claim.
Its SKILL.md is about 5.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 24 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `assets/interactive_runner.py`, `assets/personas.py` and `assets/providers.py`).
It works with OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: Open scholar skill, a claude code plugin, for academic research.
Example prompts
- “/scholar-simulate”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A Bash shell
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e5ac8e. 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
Ships script files (Python and Shell, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
bashpython3
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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
OPENAI_API_KEYANTHROPIC_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Scholar Simulate loads about 5.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~35k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,027 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 2,027 words (~5,182 tokens).
“You are an expert computational social scientist running LLM-powered simulations: using language models as silicon respondents and as generative agents to approximate human attitudinal, behavioral, and interactional distributions. This skill ships a real execution engine (assets/) that scales from dozens…”
- name
- scholar-simulate
- tools
- Read, Bash, Write, WebSearch, Agent
- argument-hint
- [design|personas|silicon-survey|generative-abm|experiment|interactive|validate|calibrate|run|report] [research question | manifest path]
- user-invocable
- true
Files
SKILL.md and 21 other files (references, assets) in .claude/skills/scholar-simulate of joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.
- SKILL.md
- assets/interactive_runner.py
- assets/personas.py
- assets/providers.py
- assets/requirements-interactive.txt
- assets/run-simulate.sh
- assets/schema/item.schema.json
- assets/schema/persona.schema.json
- assets/schema/response.schema.json
- assets/schema/run-manifest.schema.json
- assets/simulate_engine.py
- assets/validate.py
- references/dynamic-orchestration.md
- references/generative-abm.md
- references/interactive-multiagent.md
- references/paradigms.md
- references/persona-construction.md
- references/providers.md
- … and 4 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e5ac8e
Compare with similar skills
Scholar Simulate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholar Simulate this skilljoshzyj/open-scholar-skill | 168 | — | ~5.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Annotate Paper54yyyu/zotero-mcp | 5.3k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Survey Generatorrohitg00/pro-workflow | 2.9k | 1 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Autonomous Researchfedericodeponte/opendraft | 507 | — | ~8.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Research ReviewGRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent | 106 | 6 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Research RefinezjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine | 128 | 7 repos | ~6.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | None |
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Questions about Scholar Simulate
What does Scholar Simulate do?
Run LLM-powered social simulations at scale: silicon sampling, generative ABM, survey/vignette/conjoint experiments, opinion dynamics. Scholar Simulate is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Run LLM-powered social simulations at scale: silicon sampling, generative ABM, survey/vignette/conjoint experiments, opinion dynamics.
How do I install Scholar Simulate in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/scholar-simulate in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .claude/skills/scholar-simulate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Scholar Simulate in Codex?
Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/scholar-simulate in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .agents/skills/scholar-simulate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Scholar Simulate 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-simulate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/scholar-simulate, .gemini/skills/scholar-simulate, .github/skills/scholar-simulate and .opencode/skills/scholar-simulate in your project.
What does Scholar Simulate need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Scholar Simulate needs Python and a shell for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (bash and python3) and credentials named OPENAI_API_KEY and ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell.
Does Scholar Simulate 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 Scholar Simulate 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 Scholar Simulate use?
Scholar Simulate 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 Scholar Simulate use?
About 5.2k 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 30k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Scholar Simulate?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Scholar Simulate: Annotate Paper (54yyyu/zotero-mcp, 5.3k stars), Survey Generator (rohitg00/pro-workflow, 2.9k stars), Autonomous Research (federicodeponte/opendraft, 507 stars) and Research Review (GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent, 106 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Scholar Simulate?
joshzyj (a GitHub user) maintains it in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill, which has 168 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 18, 2026.
Source: joshzyj/open-scholar-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.