stata-environment-diagnose
Diagnose local Stata, MCP, package, startup, graph-export, and permissions issues. Use when setup is failing, Stata is not discovered, packages are missing, logs are truncated, or a managed machine behaves differently from a normal workstation.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill stata-environment-diagnose --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.
# Environment Diagnose Use this skill for setup and platform troubleshooting. 1. Verify detection with `stata_manage_session(action="detect")`. 2. Reproduce the smallest failing command. 3. Use logs, package checks, and environment reporting before suggesting a fix. 4. Separate root cause, evidence, remediation, and verification. Read `references/troubleshooting.md` for the diagnosis flow and use
What does the stata-environment-diagnose skill do?
Diagnose local Stata, MCP, package, startup, graph-export, and permissions issues. Use when setup is failing, Stata is not discovered, packages are missing, logs are truncated, or a managed machine behaves differently from a normal workstation.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill stata-environment-diagnose --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.