method-transfer-engine
Six-phase protocol for adapting methods across research domains
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill method-transfer-engine --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
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What it does
Rigorous framework for adapting statistical methods across domains and settings
How it works
- Provides a six-phase protocol to transfer a method from a source setting to a target setting.
- Phase 1 analyzes the source method, including its estimand, estimator, assumptions, and properties.
- Phase 2 analyzes the target problem, including data, estimand, challenges, and current approaches.
- Phase 3 maps source concepts to the target domain and identifies what transfers, what needs modification, and what does not transfer.
- Phase 4 designs the adapted method with an overview, formal definitions of estimand and estimator, a step-by-step algorithm, and modified assumptions.
- Phase 5 provides a validation framework with bias, coverage, efficiency, robustness, and edge-case tests.
- Phase 6 documents the transfer, including contribution statements, theoretical and methodological contributions, and practical guidance.
When to use it
Use when adapting a method from one field to another, extending a method to a new setting, formalizing an intuitive connection between methods, or verifying that a transferred method retains its properties.
What it can touch
- Tools mentioned: "claude-code" (declared tools).
- It touches computational aspects, simulations, and documentation workflows as part of the adaptation process.
Caveats
- License: NOASSERTION
- The framework relies on explicit mappings and phase-driven analysis; it does not guarantee success, only structures for evaluation and verification.
# Method Transfer Engine **Rigorous framework for adapting statistical methods across domains and settings** Use this skill when: adapting a method from one field to another, extending a method to a new setting, formalizing an intuitive connection between methods, or verifying that a transferred method retains its properties. --- ## The Transfer Framework ### What is Method Transfer? Taking a tech
What does the method-transfer-engine skill do?
Six-phase protocol for adapting methods across research domains
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill method-transfer-engine --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.