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Icdt Topic Selection

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Use when deciding whether a database-theory project belongs at ICDT (International Conference on Database Theory) or should be routed to PODS, the co-located EDBT systems track, a pure-TCS venue (LICS, ICALP, STACS), or a journal (ACM TODS, LMCS, TheoretiCS), and when distinguishing ICDT from its sibling database-theory flagship PODS by calendar, publisher, and community.
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From the source SKILL.md

Decide the venue before drafting. ICDT — the International Conference on Database Theory — is the European foundations-of-data-management venue, held jointly with EDBT and published open access in LIPIcs. Its referees read for a precise theorem with a clear consequence for data management: query languages, the complexity of query evaluation, finite model theory over databases, consistent query answering, provenance, and the theory of data integration. A technically strong paper whose real content is generic complexity theory, pure logic, or a systems benchmark is respected and then rejected…

What this skill does

Icdt Topic Selection is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the personal-productivity sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/icdt-topic-selection/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when deciding whether a database-theory project belongs at ICDT (International Conference on Database Theory) or should be routed to PODS, the co-located EDBT systems track, a pure-TCS venue (LICS, ICALP, STACS), or a journal (ACM TODS, LMCS, TheoretiCS), and when distinguishing ICDT from its sibling database-theory flagship PODS by calendar, publisher, and community.

Who uses this skill

The Icdt Topic Selection Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 174,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/icdt-topic-selection
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/icdt-topic-selection/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/icdt-topic-selection/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/icdt-topic-selection/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/icdt-topic-selection/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\icdt-topic-selection\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Icdt Topic Selection Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/icdt-topic-selection/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Icdt Topic Selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a database-theory project belongs at ICDT (International Conference on Database Theory) or should be routed to PODS, the co-located EDBT systems track, a pure-TCS venue (LICS, ICALP, STACS), or a journal (ACM TODS, LMCS, TheoretiCS), and when distinguishing ICDT from its sibling database-theory flagship PODS by calendar, publisher, and community.
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 Icdt Topic Selection skill?
Use Icdt Topic Selection when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the personal productivity 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 Icdt Topic Selection" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Icdt Topic Selection 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. Icdt Topic Selection is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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brycewang-stanford. (2026). Icdt Topic Selection [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/icdt-topic-selection/
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@misc{icdt-topic-selection-2026,
  author    = {brycewang-stanford},
  title     = {Icdt Topic Selection [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/icdt-topic-selection/}
}

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