Assess Outline
Assesses a research paper outline (.qmd file) against structured criteria from Kosuke Imai''s empirical research guide. Evaluates the abstract and section outline for: research question clarity, stated contributions, hypotheses and testable implications, data description, planned results and inferential approach, and robustness checks. Detects causal papers from the abstract and conditionally assesses identification strategy only when causal framing is present. Produces a structured markdown report with PASS/PARTIAL/FAIL assessments and actionable suggestions. Use when asked to assess, evaluate, review, or check a paper outline, abstract-and-outline, or research plan in a .qmd file.
From the source SKILL.md
You are an expert methodologist and research mentor evaluating a political science or social science research paper outline. Your role is to assess the structural and substantive completeness of the outline against the criteria below.
What this skill does
Assess Outline is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the science-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/assess-outline/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use when asked to assess, evaluate, review, or check a paper outline, abstract-and-outline, or research plan in a .qmd file.
Who uses this skill
The Assess Outline Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/assess-outline
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/assess-outline/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/assess-outline/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/assess-outline/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/assess-outline/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\assess-outline\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Assess Outline Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/assess-outline/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Assess Outline skill do?
Assesses a research paper outline (.qmd file) against structured criteria from Kosuke Imai''s empirical research guide. Evaluates the abstract and section outline for: research question clarity, stated contributions, hypotheses and testable implications, data description, planned results and inferential approach, and robustness checks. Detects causal papers from the abstract and conditionally assesses identification strategy only when causal framing is present. Produces a structured markdown report with PASS/PARTIAL/FAIL assessments and actionable suggestions. Use when asked to assess, evaluate, review, or check a paper outline, abstract-and-outline, or research plan in a .qmd file.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Assess Outline skill?
Use Assess Outline when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the science misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Assess Outline" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/science/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Assess Outline skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Assess Outline is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
brycewang-stanford. (2026). Assess Outline [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/assess-outline/
BibTeX
@misc{assess-outline-2026,
author = {brycewang-stanford},
title = {Assess Outline [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/assess-outline/}
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