Research skills

Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.

grad-pragmatism

Apply pragmatist philosophy (Peirce, James, Dewey) to frame knowledge as instrumental for action, evaluate ideas by their practical consequences, and conduct inquiry as problem-solving. Use this skill when the user needs to bridge theory and practice, evaluate competing theories by their usefulness, employ abductive reasoning to generate hypotheses, or when they ask 'which theory is more useful here', 'how do I move from abstract ideas to actionable knowledge', or 'what practical difference does this distinction make'.

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grad-sem

Apply Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test hypothesized causal structures by combining measurement models (CFA) and structural models (path analysis). Use this skill when the user needs to validate latent constructs, test mediation or moderation paths, assess model fit with CFI/TLI/RMSEA/SRMR, or when they ask 'do these variables form a causal chain', 'how do I test my theoretical model', or 'is my measurement model valid'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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grad-sensemaking

Apply Weick's sensemaking theory to analyze how individuals and organizations construct meaning from ambiguous situations. Use this skill when the user needs to analyze organizational responses to crises, understand how interpretive frames shape action, diagnose breakdowns in collective understanding, or when they ask 'how did they interpret this situation', 'why did the organization fail to see the warning signs', or 'how do people make sense of disruption'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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grad-signaling

Apply signaling theory (Spence, 1973) to analyze how agents communicate private information through costly, credible signals under information asymmetry. Use this skill when the user needs to evaluate whether a corporate action serves as a credible signal, analyze dividend or IPO signaling, assess separating vs pooling equilibria, or when they ask 'why do firms pay dividends', 'is this signal credible', or 'how does underpricing signal quality'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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grad-spiral-of-silence

Apply spiral of silence theory (Noelle-Neumann) to analyze how perceived opinion climate suppresses minority expression. Use this skill when the user needs to understand why certain viewpoints disappear from public discourse, evaluate the role of fear of isolation in opinion expression, or assess opinion climate dynamics — even if they say 'why are people afraid to speak up', 'silent majority', or 'social pressure on opinions'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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grad-structuration

Apply Giddens' structuration theory to analyze the duality of structure — how social structures are both the medium and outcome of the practices they organize. Use this skill when the user needs to bridge agency and structure in organizational or social analysis, explain how routines reproduce or transform institutional patterns, analyze the recursive relationship between action and structure, or when they ask 'do people shape institutions or do institutions shape people', 'how are these routines maintained', or 'where does change come from if structures constrain action'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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grad-survey-design

Apply rigorous survey design principles including construct operationalization, Likert scale development, reliability and validity assessment, and common method variance control. Use this skill when the user designs questionnaires, develops measurement items, needs to evaluate Cronbach's alpha or AVE, or when they ask 'how do I operationalize this construct', 'is my scale reliable', or 'how do I control for CMV'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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grad-systematic-review

Conduct a systematic literature review following the PRISMA framework with explicit search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, quality assessment, and transparent synthesis. Use this skill when the user needs to design a reproducible literature search, apply PRISMA flow documentation, develop inclusion and exclusion criteria, assess study quality, or when they ask 'how do I do a systematic review', 'what is PRISMA', or 'how do I make my literature review reproducible'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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grad-tpb

Apply the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict behavioral intentions from attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control, and identify intervention leverage points. Use this skill when the user needs to predict adoption of a new behavior, diagnose why an intended behavior does not occur, design behavior change campaigns, or when they ask 'why do people not follow through', 'what predicts behavior change', or 'how to increase adoption rates'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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hum-discourse

Apply discourse analysis to examine how language constructs meaning, power relationships, and social reality in texts and communications. Use this skill when the user needs to analyze how a text frames an issue, uncover hidden assumptions in language, examine power dynamics in communication, or deconstruct media/corporate/political messaging — even if they say 'what's really being said here', 'how is this framing the issue', or 'analyze the language in this document'.

218 repo starsObserved in 2 repos
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