Agent skill

Subagent Driven Analysis

by K-Dense-AI in K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers

A skill your agent uses when executing a pre-registered analysis plan with mostly independent steps in the current session

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Subagent Driven Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers --skill subagent-driven-analysis -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers subagent-driven-analysis --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/K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/subagent-driven-analysis .claude/skills/subagent-driven-analysis && 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
subagent-driven-analysis
GitHub stars
348
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
505 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
13
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when executing a pre-registered analysis plan with mostly independent steps in the current session

  • Executing a pre-registered analysis plan with mostly independent steps in the current session
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisite, When to Use, The Process and Model Selection, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve Subagents

What it does

Subagent Driven Analysis is an agent skill from K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers. Use when executing a pre-registered analysis plan with mostly independent steps in the current session

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `analyst-prompt.md`, `protocol-compliance-reviewer-prompt.md` and `rigor-reviewer-prompt.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Subagents. The repository describes itself as: Composable computational-science methodology skills for AI research agents — pre-registration over TDD. A science-domain reimplementation of Superpowers.

When your agent uses it

  • Executing a pre-registered analysis plan with mostly independent steps in the current session
  • Tasks that involve Subagents

Example prompts

  • “/subagent-driven-analysis”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0374bdf. 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 (its code samples are dot).

    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

Subagent Driven Analysis loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 505 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~32
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

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 505 words (~1,997 tokens).

“Execute a pre-registered analysis plan by dispatching a fresh subagent per analysis step, with two-stage review after each: protocol-compliance review first (did it run exactly what was pre-registered, nothing more), then statistical-rigor review (assumptions, leakage, correctness, reproducibility).”

— opening of SKILL.md by K-Dense-AI, Custom licence
name
subagent-driven-analysis

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in skills/subagent-driven-analysis of K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers.

  • SKILL.md
  • analyst-prompt.md
  • protocol-compliance-reviewer-prompt.md
  • rigor-reviewer-prompt.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0374bdf

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Categories

Questions about Subagent Driven Analysis

What does Subagent Driven Analysis do?

A skill your agent uses when executing a pre-registered analysis plan with mostly independent steps in the current session. Subagent Driven Analysis is an agent skill from K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers.

When should I use Subagent Driven Analysis?

Subagent Driven Analysis fits situations like: executing a pre-registered analysis plan with mostly independent steps in the current session; tasks that involve Subagents.

How do I install Subagent Driven Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers --skill subagent-driven-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/subagent-driven-analysis in K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers) into .claude/skills/subagent-driven-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Subagent Driven Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers --skill subagent-driven-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/subagent-driven-analysis in K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers) into .agents/skills/subagent-driven-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Subagent Driven 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 K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers --skill subagent-driven-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/subagent-driven-analysis, .gemini/skills/subagent-driven-analysis, .github/skills/subagent-driven-analysis and .opencode/skills/subagent-driven-analysis in your project.

What does Subagent Driven Analysis need to run?

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

Does Subagent Driven 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 Subagent Driven 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 Subagent Driven Analysis use?

Subagent Driven 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 Subagent Driven Analysis use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8k 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 Subagent Driven Analysis?

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Who maintains Subagent Driven Analysis?

K-Dense-AI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers, which has 348 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

Source: K-Dense-AI/science-superpowers on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.