chronicle-retract-experiment
Use this skill when the user (or an agent flow) wants to take a **committed or concluded** Chronicle experiment — or a single variation — out of use while preserving the record: phrases like "retract this experiment", "this result turned out to be wrong", "flag this as invalid", "mark these findings as withdrawn", "the bug invalidated those runs". Retraction is a soft flag with a required reason: the row, lineage, and audit trail survive; the experiment's output assets are invalidated; live agent deployments are torn down; the GitHub repo is archived read-only. For deleting an **open (uncommitted) draft** use chronicle-delete-experiment instead — hard delete is refused once the experiment is committed.
From the source SKILL.md
Soft-retract a Chronicle experiment (or one variation) that is part of the historical record but should no longer be built on — wrong results, an invalidating bug, superseded findings. The end state is: the experiment is flagged retracted with your reason, every output asset it produced is invalidated (hard-blocked as an input to new work unless allow_invalid_assets is set), still-live agent deployments are torn down, and the GitHub repo is archived (read-only, fully cloneable).
What this skill does
chronicle-retract-experiment 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/retract-experiment/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The chronicle-retract-experiment 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/retract-experiment
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/retract-experiment/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/retract-experiment/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/retract-experiment/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/retract-experiment/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\retract-experiment\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 chronicle-retract-experiment Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/retract-experiment/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the chronicle-retract-experiment skill do?
Use this skill when the user (or an agent flow) wants to take a **committed or concluded** Chronicle experiment — or a single variation — out of use while preserving the record: phrases like "retract this experiment", "this result turned out to be wrong", "flag this as invalid", "mark these findings as withdrawn", "the bug invalidated those runs". Retraction is a soft flag with a required reason: the row, lineage, and audit trail survive; the experiment's output assets are invalidated; live agent deployments are torn down; the GitHub repo is archived read-only. For deleting an **open (uncommitted) draft** use chronicle-delete-experiment instead — hard delete is refused once the experiment is committed.
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 chronicle-retract-experiment skill?
Use chronicle-retract-experiment 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 chronicle-retract-experiment" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/science/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the chronicle-retract-experiment 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. chronicle-retract-experiment 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
methodic-research. (2026). chronicle-retract-experiment [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/retract-experiment/
BibTeX
@misc{retract-experiment-2026,
author = {methodic-research},
title = {chronicle-retract-experiment [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/retract-experiment/}
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