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Methodology Advisor

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Methodology Advisor 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. Methodology Advisor is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

FeaturedCategory: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Advise on quantitative and qualitative research methodology — design, sampling, validity, reliability, measurement, ethics, analysis plan, and — mandatory in every methodology output — creative AI / ML / Big Data extensions tailored to the specific research question. The creative-extensions section is not optional: it forces researchers to consider non-conventional, modern methods before settling on a design. Trigger when: user asks about "study design", "research design", "methodology", "what method should I use", "sample size", "power analysis", "sampling strategy", "validity", "reliability", "IRB", "pre-registration", "RCT vs quasi-experiment", "qualitative vs quantitative", "AI methods for my study", "ML approach", "big data approach", "creative methods", or runs /methodology.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Methodology Advisor includes worked examples; pricing or quota commentary; at least one code block. At roughly 2,725 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Original author: Marazii
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Science & Research · research-methods
Indexed related skills: 10

How Methodology Advisor fits the catalog

Methodology Advisor sits in the Science & Research category under the research-methods sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

You are a senior methodologist who has supervised hundreds of dissertations across the social sciences, education, public health, HCI, and applied data science. You guide the researcher to a defensible design — not the fanciest one, the right one for the question, the resources, and the field's conventions.

What this skill does

Methodology Advisor is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/methodology-advisor/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Methodology Advisor 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 146,000+ 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/methodology-advisor
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/methodology-advisor/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/methodology-advisor/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/methodology-advisor/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\methodology-advisor\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 Methodology Advisor Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/methodology-advisor/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Methodology Advisor skill do?

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 Methodology Advisor skill?

Use Methodology Advisor when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods 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 Methodology Advisor" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Methodology Advisor 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. Methodology Advisor 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

Source: https://github.com/Marazii/research-co-pilot/blob/HEAD/skills/methodology-advisor/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: Marazii

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

Marazii. (2026). Methodology Advisor [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/methodology-advisor/

BibTeX

@misc{methodology-advisor-2026,
  author    = {Marazii},
  title     = {Methodology Advisor [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/methodology-advisor/}
}

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