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Claude 572b8acf8c Add multi-platform export generator (single source of truth)
Make the library multi-platform without duplicating content. Each
skills/<name>/SKILL.md body remains the single source of truth; a new
generator renders platform-ready exports from it.

- scripts/build-exports.mjs — dependency-free Node generator with a PLATFORMS
  registry so new platforms (Gemini, Cursor, …) are a few lines. Ships ChatGPT
  exports at exports/chatgpt/<bundle>/<skill>/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md (172 skills),
  plus generated index READMEs. Supports --platform and --check.
- exports/ — generated ChatGPT system prompts, ready to paste into a Custom GPT.
- .github/workflows/check-generated.yml — fails a PR if exports or
  web/skills.json drift from the source skills.
- README "Works With" now documents the ready-to-use exports and regen command.
- CHANGELOG + SKILL-AUTHORING-STANDARD note the generated artifacts.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016JWn5jRD5tcEFKrubjQ6Px
2026-06-17 08:01:20 +00:00

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Research Protocol Skill

Produces structured research protocols for academic, clinical, social science, or market research studies.

Required Inputs

  • Research type (clinical trial / observational / qualitative / systematic review / survey)
  • Research question or hypothesis
  • Setting and population
  • Proposed methodology
  • Timeline
  • Funder or institution (if applicable)

Output Structure


Research Protocol: [Study Title]

Version: 1.0 | Date: [Date] | PI: [Name, institution]


1. Background and Rationale

  • What is already known
  • What the gap in knowledge is
  • Why this study is needed now

2. Research Objectives

Primary: [One clear answerable question or hypothesis] Secondary: [Additional questions]

3. Study Design

  • Design: [RCT / cohort / qualitative / mixed methods]
  • Setting: [Where]
  • Duration: [Total period and recruitment window]
  • Rationale: [Why this design fits the question]

4. Participants

Inclusion criteria: [List] Exclusion criteria: [List] Sample size: [n] — Basis: [Power calculation or saturation rationale] Recruitment: [Method and source]

5. Methodology / Intervention

For interventional: intervention description, control, randomisation, blinding For observational/qualitative: data collection methods, tools, data collectors

6. Outcomes / Measures

Primary outcome: [Measure], assessed by [method], at [timepoint] Secondary outcomes: [Measure], [method], [timepoint]

7. Data Management

  • Storage: [Where and anonymisation method]
  • Access controls: [Who can access]
  • Retention: [How long]

8. Analysis Plan

Quantitative: [Statistical test], [missing data handling], [software] Qualitative: [Framework — e.g. Braun & Clarke], [quality assurance]

9. Ethical Considerations

  • Ethics approval: [Body / reference]
  • Informed consent: [Process]
  • Confidentiality: [How maintained]
  • Risk to participants: [Assessment and mitigation]

10. Dissemination Plan

  • Target journals: [2-3 relevant]
  • Conference presentations
  • Public/patient summary

11. Timeline

Phase Activities Start End
Setup Ethics, approvals, tool development
Recruitment
Data collection
Analysis
Write-up

Quality Checks

  • Primary objective is singular and answerable (not compound)
  • Sample size has a stated basis (power calculation or saturation rationale)
  • Ethical considerations section is complete
  • Analysis plan is pre-specified (not "to be determined")
  • Timeline includes all phases from ethics approval to write-up

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not write an analysis plan as "to be determined" — the analysis approach must be pre-specified before data collection
  • Do not skip the ethical considerations section — all research involving human participants requires ethical review
  • Do not define research questions so broadly that the study cannot answer them within scope and budget
  • Do not conflate the research question with the hypothesis — state them separately and clearly
  • Do not omit sample size justification — an underpowered study wastes resources and produces inconclusive results

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Write a research protocol for [study]"
  • "Help me design a study to investigate [question]"
  • "Write the methodology for my research proposal"