parameter-golf-monitor
Monitor the openai/parameter-golf competition leaderboard by fetching PR data from GitHub. Use this skill whenever the user asks about the parameter-golf competition, leaderboard standings, competitor scores, PR rankings, who's winning, what the current SOTA is, or wants to track competition progress. Also trigger when the user mentions "parameter golf", "val_bpb scores", "competition PRs", or asks to check/watch the leaderboard. Works for any competitor — not tied to a specific GitHub account.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill parameter-golf-monitor --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.
# Parameter Golf Monitor A skill for tracking the [openai/parameter-golf](https://github.com/openai/parameter-golf) competition leaderboard in real time by fetching open and merged PRs from GitHub's public API. ## What this skill does The monitor script at `scripts/monitor.py` queries the GitHub API for PRs on `openai/parameter-golf`, extracts `val_bpb` scores from titles and bodies, classifies submissions (record vs non-record), and displays a ranked leaderboard table. It requires **zero authentication** — it uses the unauthenticated GitHub API (60 requests/hour rate limit). ## When to use this skill - User asks "what's the current leaderboard?" or "who's winning parameter golf?" - User wants to check their ranking: "where do I stand?" or "how's my PR doing?" - User asks about competitor scores or techniques - User wants to monitor for new submissions or changes - User says "check the competition" or "show me the standings" - User wants to compare their score against the field ## How to run The script is at `scripts/monitor.py` relative to this skill's directory. Run it with Python 3 (no dependencies beyond stdlib). ### One-shot leaderboard ```bash python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/moni
- What this skill does
- When to use this skill
- How to run
- One-shot leaderboard
- Highlight a specific user
- Common flag combinations
- All flags
- Interpreting results
- Rate limits
- Example output
python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/monitor.py python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/monitor.py --me <github-username>
What does the parameter-golf-monitor skill do?
Monitor the openai/parameter-golf competition leaderboard by fetching PR data from GitHub. Use this skill whenever the user asks about the parameter-golf competition, leaderboard standings, competitor scores, PR rankings, who's winning, what the current SOTA is, or wants to track competition progress. Also trigger when the user mentions "parameter golf", "val_bpb scores", "competition PRs", or asks to check/watch the leaderboard. Works for any competitor — not tied to a specific GitHub account.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill parameter-golf-monitor --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 majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 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.