open-syllabus-api
Analyze most-taught books and texts via Open Syllabus analytics
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill open-syllabus-api --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Open Syllabus API ## Overview Open Syllabus analyzes 20M+ college course syllabi from 7,000+ institutions in 140+ countries, tracking which books, articles, and media are most frequently assigned in higher education. The Explorer provides teaching frequency rankings and co-assignment patterns. Useful for curriculum research, textbook selection, and understanding disciplinary norms. Free for basi
What does the open-syllabus-api skill do?
Analyze most-taught books and texts via Open Syllabus analytics
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill open-syllabus-api --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.