Theory Design

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

Category: Content · Sub-category: content-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-29

Design a coherent theoretical framework for a new statistics / ML theory research topic, paper-type aware. Three modes — Theory paper (explain phenomena or provide new theoretical tools), Methodology paper (propose a new method with theoretical guarantees), Application paper (apply existing methods to scientific data with assumption verification). Each mode walks a different logical order: the centerpiece of a theory paper is the theorem itself, of a methodology paper the estimator, of an application paper the empirical findings. Mandatory literature anchoring step (recent top-venue papers) identifies the field's theoretical inertia and positioning options BEFORE any phase decision, then constrains every subsequent decision. Produces FRAMEWORK_DESIGN.md + LITERATURE_ANCHOR.md that downstream skills (proof-writer, theory-simulation, proofcheck) consume. Use when user says "design theory framework", "理论框架设计", "新课题怎么开始", "新方向 design", "from scratch theory", "构建理论框架", "start a new topic", or asks for the logical order to build a statistics paper's theoretical content from a blank page.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Theory Design includes 41 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 4,682 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Original author: gyf9712
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-29
Catalog position: Content · content-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Theory Design fits the catalog

Theory Design sits in the Content category under the content-misc 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

Goes from "I have a new research topic" to a structured FRAMEWORK_DESIGN.md that downstream skills can consume. The skill's central insight: the logical order of theoretical-framework design depends on what kind of paper you're writing.

What this skill does

Theory Design is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/theory-design/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user says "design theory framework", "理论框架设计", "新课题怎么开始", "新方向 design", "from scratch theory", "构建理论框架", "start a new topic", or asks for the logical order to build a statistics paper's theoretical content from a blank page.

Who uses this skill

The Theory Design Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. 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/theory-design
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/theory-design/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/theory-design/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/theory-design/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\theory-design\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 Theory Design Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Theory Design 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 Theory Design skill?

Use Theory Design when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the content 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 Theory Design" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Theory Design 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. Theory Design is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/gyf9712/stat-theory-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/theory-design/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: gyf9712

Cite this skill

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

APA

gyf9712. (2026). Theory Design [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/theory-design/

BibTeX

@misc{theory-design-2026,
  author    = {gyf9712},
  title     = {Theory Design [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/theory-design/}
}

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