research-architect-design
Use when a Research Architect candidate research spine and approved exemplar adaptation need to become a feasible, field-appropriate study design, analysis plan, validation strategy, and user action plan.
npx skills add mmTheBest/Research-Architect --skill research-architect-design --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.
# Research Architect Study Design Translate a selected research option into an executable inquiry. Adapt the reference paper's function, never its vocabulary or unexamined assumptions. ## Inputs and blocking rule Read: ```text paper_output/project_config.json paper_output/source_inventory.md paper_output/terminology_ledger.md # when present paper_output/gap_map.md paper_output/motivation_options_after_literature.md or selected research-question option paper_output/exemplar_logic_profile.md # when target references exist paper_output/exemplar_adaptation_plan.md # approved when target references exist ``` Require a selected candidate and, when applicable, approved adaptation. Do not require `confirmed_research_spine.md` before preparing the design: that confirmation occurs with the design at Gate 2. Return to brainstorming or literature when no feasible candidate exists. Read `../research-architect/references/design-family-grammars.md` and `../research-architect/references/study-design-framework.md`. Use `../research-architect/templates/study_design_brief.md` and `../research-architect/templates/study_component_registry.csv`; write the registry as `paper_output/study_component_regist
- Inputs and blocking rule
- Outputs
- MANDATORY Gate 2 — combined spine-and-design approval
- Standalone and degradation path
- Rules and status
What does the research-architect-design skill do?
Use when a Research Architect candidate research spine and approved exemplar adaptation need to become a feasible, field-appropriate study design, analysis plan, validation strategy, and user action plan.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mmTheBest/Research-Architect --skill research-architect-design --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 mmTheBest/Research-Architect, a repository with 67 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.