causal-inference-mixtape

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tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  mkdir -p .claude/skills &&
  mkdir .claude/skills/causal-inference-mixtape &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape/. .claude/skills/causal-inference-mixtape/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  out="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape "$out"/causal-inference-mixtape &&
  (cd "$out" && zip -qr - causal-inference-mixtape) > causal-inference-mixtape.zip &&
  rm -rf "$tmp" "$out"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
  mkdir .agents/skills/causal-inference-mixtape &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape/. .agents/skills/causal-inference-mixtape/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  mkdir -p .cursor/skills &&
  mkdir .cursor/skills/causal-inference-mixtape &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape/. .cursor/skills/causal-inference-mixtape/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  mkdir -p .github/skills &&
  mkdir .github/skills/causal-inference-mixtape &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape/. .github/skills/causal-inference-mixtape/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape/SKILL.md@371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 --agent github-copilot --scope project

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  mkdir -p .gemini/skills &&
  mkdir .gemini/skills/causal-inference-mixtape &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape/. .gemini/skills/causal-inference-mixtape/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape --scope workspace

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 371a40e488c5d9e8e75ca2af5dd9667f8349c199 &&
  mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
  mkdir .agents/skills/causal-inference-mixtape &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills/10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape/. .agents/skills/causal-inference-mixtape/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

npx skills@1.7.4 add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill causal-inference-mixtape

From the files and frontmatter at commit 371a40e. This is how much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.

What it can touch: Shell, network or credentials

• Runs shell commands

  Its instructions or files give the agent commands to run on your computer.

• Reaches the network

  It sends or fetches data over the internet, for example with curl, an HTTP library or a package install.

• Names web addresses

  It mentions outside web addresses the agent may visit. We list them but don't follow them.

• Changes agent settings

  It writes to agent memory or settings files such as CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md or .claude/settings.json.

  README-original.md:53

Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit 371a40e · 27 Oct 2026

We checked every text file in this skill, at commit 371a40e on 27 Oct 2026, against 45 published patterns such as download-and-run commands, hidden text and credential access. We don't run the skill, we don't read the web pages it points to, and we can't judge everything its instructions might lead an agent to do. In published tests, pattern checks like this one missed most malicious skills. Read the skill before you install it — especially anything it asks you to download or run.

How the check worksReport an incorrect finding

Each agent reads SKILL.md a little differently. We check the file against each one's published rules; we don't run the skill in any agent.

• Agent Skills specFails

  The open format from agentskills.io, held to what the strictest agents enforce, so one folder loads everywhere.

  • Error

    The name "causal-inference-mixtape" doesn't match its folder "10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape". The spec requires them to match. N4

    Fix: Set name: 10-jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape, or rename the folder to causal-inference-mixtape.

  • Warning

    Fields outside the spec: version. Uploads to the Claude apps and API, and the spec's validator, reject the file; most agents ignore these fields. O1

    Fix: Delete them for a portable skill, or keep them if you only target the agents that read them.

  • Note

    The first sentence of the description is 430 characters. Agents shorten long descriptions, so lead with the main job. D8

    Fix: Start with one short sentence that names the job.

  • Note

    There is no license field, so readers can't tell whether they may reuse the skill. O2

    Fix: Add license: with an SPDX name such as MIT or Apache-2.0, or the name of a bundled licence file.

  • Note

    Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: prompts/02-robustness-checks.md (121 lines), references/method-patterns.md (561 lines) and references/r-stata-comparison.md (133 lines). B5

    Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

• Claude CodePasses

  Claude Code reads its own extra fields, ignores unknown ones, and still loads a skill whose frontmatter is broken, without its fields.

  • Note

    The name "causal-inference-mixtape" doesn't match its folder "10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape". Claude Code shows the skill as /causal-inference-mixtape, and the folder name also invokes it. N4

    Fix: Set name: 10-jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape, or rename the folder to causal-inference-mixtape.

  • Note

    The first sentence of the description is 430 characters. Agents shorten long descriptions, so lead with the main job. D8

    Fix: Start with one short sentence that names the job.

  • Note

    Claude Code ignores fields it doesn't know: version. O1

    Fix: Check the spelling against Claude Code's field list, or delete them.

  • Note

    Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: prompts/02-robustness-checks.md (121 lines), references/method-patterns.md (561 lines) and references/r-stata-comparison.md (133 lines). B5

    Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

• Claude apps & API uploadFails

  Uploading to claude.ai or the Claude API, or packaging with Anthropic's script, accepts only the six spec fields and stops on anything else.

  • Error

    The name "causal-inference-mixtape" doesn't match its folder "10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape". claude.ai refuses an upload whose folder name doesn't match the skill name. N4

    Fix: Set name: 10-jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape, or rename the folder to causal-inference-mixtape.

  • Error

    Upload and packaging fail on fields outside the spec: version. O1

    Fix: Delete them, and keep your own data under metadata as text values.

  • Note

    The description is 489 characters. The claude.ai Help Center says 200 at most, though Anthropic's API docs and validator allow 1,024. D4

    Fix: If the claude.ai upload refuses it, trim the description to 200 characters.

  • Note

    Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: prompts/02-robustness-checks.md (121 lines), references/method-patterns.md (561 lines) and references/r-stata-comparison.md (133 lines). B5

    Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

• OpenAI (Codex & API)Passes with warnings

  Codex finds SKILL.md by its exact name and needs a description; OpenAI's Skills API checks the frontmatter against the spec and caps uploads.

  • Warning

    The name "causal-inference-mixtape" doesn't match its folder "10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape". OpenAI's own upload example uses a differently named folder, but the spec it follows says they must match. N4

    Fix: Set name: 10-jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape, or rename the folder to causal-inference-mixtape.

  • Warning

    Fields outside the spec: version. Codex ignores them; OpenAI doesn't say whether its upload accepts them. O1

    Fix: Delete them, or move your own data under metadata as text values.

  • Note

    The first sentence of the description is 430 characters. Agents shorten long descriptions, so lead with the main job. D8

    Fix: Start with one short sentence that names the job.

• VS Code & CopilotPasses with warnings

  VS Code reads skills one folder below .github/skills, .claude/skills or .agents/skills and falls back to the folder name when the name is missing or differs; GitHub's Copilot docs require the exact name SKILL.md.

  • Warning

    The name "causal-inference-mixtape" doesn't match its folder "10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape". VS Code uses the folder name, 10-Jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape, instead. N4

    Fix: Set name: 10-jill0099-causal-inference-mixtape, or rename the folder to causal-inference-mixtape.

  • Note

    VS Code ignores fields it doesn't support: version. O1

    Fix: Delete them unless another agent you target reads them.

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