explanatory-output-style
claudeAdds educational insights about implementation choices and codebase patterns (mimics the deprecated Explanatory output style)
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Skills and agents for anthropological research across the full research lifecycle — from question formulation through publication and career advancement
Plugin ai-anthropology from marketplace ai-anthropology in MattArtzAnthro/AI-Anthropology-Toolkit. Commands read from the repo's manifest — 3 days ago.
This plugin runs code on your machine — it starts local MCP servers. The exact commands are listed below; read them before installing.
abstract-writingUse this skill when a user needs the abstract, title, or keywords that a finished manuscript is submitted with, for a journal, thesis, or edited volume. Triggers include: "write my abstract," "this is too long," "cut it to 150 words," "word limit," "does it match my article," "help me pick keywords,
academic-reviewUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing, evaluating, or responding to peer reviews for anthropological research. Triggers include: any mention of "peer review," "review a manuscript," "write a review," "reviewer comments," "respond to reviewers," "rebuttal letter," "revision plan," "manusc
applied-practiceUse this skill whenever a user needs client-facing or industry deliverables for applied anthropological work — consulting, UX research, business anthropology, or practicing roles. Triggers include: "statement of work," "SOW," "scope of work," "client engagement," "client work," "client report," "sta
career-statementsUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing professional philosophy statements for academic career advancement. Triggers include: any mention of "research statement," "teaching statement," "teaching philosophy," "diversity statement," "DEI statement," "tenure narrative," "promotion statement,"
chicago-manual-of-styleUse this skill whenever an anthropologist needs citations written, checked, or converted in Chicago style, or a Chicago editorial-style question settled. Triggers include: "Chicago style," "CMOS," "author-date," "notes and bibliography," "footnotes," "endnotes," "shortened notes," "ibid.," "Referenc
conference-materialsUse this skill whenever a user needs help preparing materials for an anthropology conference presentation. Triggers include: any mention of "conference abstract," "AAA abstract," "organized session," "roundtable proposal," "poster session," "workshop proposal," "slide deck," "conference presentation
digital-computational-methodsUse this skill whenever a user needs digital or computational research methods for anthropology — studying online communities and platforms, analyzing cultural material at computational scale, or deciding how to bring AI into the research relationship. Triggers include: "digital ethnography," "netno
dissertation-prospectusUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing, drafting, revising, or structuring a dissertation prospectus, dissertation proposal, qualifying exam proposal, upgrade/transfer document, or fieldwork clearance proposal for anthropological research. Triggers include: "prospectus," "dissertation pro
ethnographic-generalizationUse this skill when someone needs to move from ethnographic findings to a generalizable anthropological insight — settling what broader claim the fieldwork can support and on what warrant. Triggers include: "can I generalize from my fieldwork," "is ethnography generalizable," "does this hold beyond
fieldwork-methodsUse this skill whenever a user needs help designing fieldwork data collection instruments or protocols for qualitative or anthropological research. Triggers include: "interview guide," "interview protocol," "focus group guide," "observation protocol," "field notes," "field note template," "fieldwork
grant-proposalUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing, drafting, revising, or structuring a grant proposal or funding application for anthropological research. Triggers include: any mention of NSF, Wenner-Gren, Fulbright, ERC, SSHRC, Wellcome, or other research funders in the context of anthropology or
informed-consentUse this skill whenever a user needs help designing informed consent processes or documents for qualitative or anthropological research. Triggers include: "informed consent," "consent form," "consent process," "information sheet," "verbal consent," "community consent," "media consent," "consent for
irb-protocolUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing, revising, or evaluating an IRB or ethics protocol for qualitative or anthropological research. Triggers include: "IRB," "ethics protocol," "IRB application," "ethics review," "human subjects," "Common Rule," "protocol narrative," "exempt vs expedite
job-materialsUse this skill whenever a user needs help preparing academic job application materials for anthropology positions. Triggers include: any mention of "academic CV," "curriculum vitae," "cover letter," "job application," "job talk," "academic job market," "tenure-track application," "postdoc applicatio
literature-reviewUse this skill whenever a user needs to find, screen, organize, or synthesize scholarly literature — literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, literature matrices, systematic or scoping reviews, or building a theoretical or conceptual framework from sources. Triggers include: "literature review,
manuscript-markupUse this skill when feedback arrives as marks inside a document rather than as a numbered report: comments anchored to spans, tracked changes, a returned .docx. Triggers include: "my editor sent the chapter back with comments," "work through the tracked changes," "read the marked-up file," "54 comme
methodology-selectionUse this skill whenever a user needs help selecting, justifying, or evaluating research methods for anthropological or qualitative research. Triggers include: "which methods should I use," "how do I justify my methods," "method-stance alignment," "my reviewer says my methods don't match my theory,"
paper-planningUse this skill when someone needs to work out what a paper argues before drafting it. Triggers include: "plan my paper," "plan my article," "help me plan this chapter," "what am I actually arguing," "what is my contribution," "I have all my material but no argument," "my argument does not hold toget
proof-reviewUse this skill when a publisher returns a typeset proof that has to be checked against the manuscript that was submitted. Triggers include: "my proofs arrived," "check the page proofs," "compare the PDF proof to my Word file," "galley proofs," "the publisher sent proofs and I have five days," "did t
public-engagementUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing for non-academic audiences or communicating research to the public. Triggers include: any mention of "op-ed," "blog post," "public writing," "writing for the public," "Sapiens," "The Conversation," "public anthropology," "popular writing," "community
qualitative-analysisUse this skill whenever a user needs help coding qualitative data, building a codebook, or conducting thematic analysis for anthropological research. Triggers include: "code my interviews," "qualitative coding," "codebook," "thematic analysis," "themes," "deductive coding," "inductive coding," "hybr
repeated-workUse this skill when someone keeps doing the same work by hand and wonders whether it has to stay that way. Triggers include: "I do this every time," "this is the third time I have done this," "there must be a faster way," "is there a better way to do this," "how might I handle this without doing it
research-planUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing, drafting, revising, or structuring a standalone research plan for anthropological or qualitative research. Triggers include: "research plan," "research design," "study design," "fieldwork plan," or "methods plan" when not tied to a specific funder o
research-questionDevelop, refine, and stress-test anthropological research questions. Use this skill whenever a user mentions research questions, RQs, dissertation questions, proposal questions, or asks for help formulating what they want to study. Also trigger when users say things like "I want to study X," "how do
research-writingUse this skill whenever a user needs help writing a research article, thesis chapter, or dissertation chapter for anthropology. Triggers include: "write my article," "journal article," "ethnographic writing," "methods section," "findings section," "thick description," "ethnographic vignette," "thesi
review-anonymizationUse this skill when a manuscript goes to double-anonymized (double-blind) peer review and the authors' identities must come out of the uploaded copy. Triggers include: "anonymize my manuscript for blind review," "anonymous version for blind review," "anonymous main document," "remove my name before
rival-interpretationsUse this skill when a claim's warrant depends on reading the material one way, and the researcher needs to know whether that reading holds. Triggers include: "is my reading defensible," "is there another way to read this," "am I just finding what I expected," "what is the strongest objection to this
teaching-materialsUse this skill whenever a user needs help designing courses or creating teaching materials for anthropology. Triggers include: any mention of "syllabus," "course design," "lesson plan," "assignment prompt," "rubric," "discussion guide," "teaching anthropology," "intro to anthropology course," "ethno
tool-buildingUse this skill when someone wants to build their own computational instrument rather than select a method, or repair one that broke. Triggers include: "build a tool," "write a scraper," "make an MCP server," "create a skill," "I have never written a specification," "vibe coding," "the model wrote so
/ai-anthropology:build-toolBuild a research instrument by specifying it first, sorting which steps require judgment, and keeping a decision record
/ai-anthropology:new-projectScaffold a new anthropological research project by guiding the user through each phase of the research lifecycle
/ai-anthropology:skillsList the AI Anthropology Toolkit's skills, agents, and commands with what each covers and when to use it
/ai-anthropology:test-claimTest one interpretive claim against rival readings argued from other analytical positions, and record what stays open
analysis-advisorUse this agent when a user needs help analyzing qualitative data for anthropological research — building codebooks, coding transcripts or field notes, or conducting thematic analysis. This agent draws on the qualitative-analysis skill to guide the full arc from raw data to themes, including multi-le
career-advisorUse this agent when a user needs help with academic career materials for anthropology — job applications, career statements, or teaching materials. This agent orchestrates the job-materials, career-statements, and teaching-materials skills to provide comprehensive career development support. Covers
dissemination-advisorUse this agent when a user needs help preparing conference presentations, public-facing writing, or community engagement materials for anthropological research. This agent orchestrates the conference-materials and public-engagement skills to cover the full dissemination arc — from AAA abstracts to o
ethics-reviewerUse this agent when a user needs help with research ethics, IRB protocols, informed consent processes, or ethics review for anthropological research. This agent orchestrates the irb-protocol and informed-consent skills to provide comprehensive ethics guidance. Also use when reviewing an existing res
fieldwork-advisorUse this agent when a user needs help designing fieldwork data collection instruments, protocols, sampling strategies, or data management systems for anthropological research. This agent draws on the fieldwork-methods skill to provide detailed guidance on interview guides, focus group guides, observ
network-analystUse this agent when a researcher wants to see or read the structure of their coded material as a network — which codes travel together, who voices what, where analytical lenses agree — and wants the reading done with care rather than a picture dropped into the chat. This agent runs the toolkit's net
proposal-advisorUse this agent when a user needs help writing grant proposals, funding applications, or dissertation prospectuses for anthropological research. This agent orchestrates the grant-proposal and dissertation-prospectus skills to provide funder-specific guidance and prospectus development. Covers NSF Cul
research-designUse this agent when a user needs help designing an anthropological research project from the ground up — formulating research questions, selecting and justifying methods, or building a research plan. This agent orchestrates across the research-question, methodology-selection, and research-plan skill
tool-builderUse this agent when a researcher wants to build a computational instrument for their own work, or a new skill, agent, or MCP tool for this toolkit, and needs the specification and verification discipline rather than only the code. This agent draws on the tool-building skill to run the full arc from
writing-advisorUse this agent when a user needs help planning or writing research articles, thesis chapters, dissertation chapters, or managing the peer review process for anthropological research. This agent orchestrates the paper-planning, research-writing, academic-review, manuscript-markup, review-anonymizatio
ai-anthropologyruns: uvx --from ai-anthropology-toolkit[data,api]==3.10.0 ai-anthro-mcp
Adds educational insights about implementation choices and codebase patterns (mimics the deprecated Explanatory output style)
hooks
Adds educational insights about implementation choices and codebase patterns (mimics the deprecated Explanatory output style)
hooks
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