hypothesis-generation

304 stars 61 forks
85
B

"Generate testable hypotheses. Formulate from observations, design experiments, explore competing explanations, develop predictions, propose mechanisms, for scientific inquiry across domains."

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Extract and copy to ~/.claude/skills/ then restart Claude Desktop

1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/jimmc414/Kosmos
2. Copy the agent skill directory:
cp -r Kosmos/kosmos-reference/kosmos-claude-scientific-writer/.claude/skills/hypothesis-generation ~/.claude/skills/

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Agentic Skill Details

Repository
Kosmos
Stars
304
Forks
61
Type
Technical
Meta-Domain
productivity
Primary Domain
excel
Market Score
85

Agent Skill Grade

B
Score: 85/100 Click to see breakdown

Score Breakdown

Spec Compliance
11/15
PDA Architecture
27/30
Ease of Use
20/25
Writing Style
8/10
Utility
18/20
Modifiers: +1

Areas to Improve

  • Description needs trigger phrases
  • Missing TOC in SKILL.md
  • Verbose literature search reference

Recommendations

  • Add trigger phrases to description for discoverability
  • Add table of contents for files over 100 lines

Graded: 2026-01-05

Developer Feedback

I took a look at your hypothesis-generation skill and wanted to share some thoughts.

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The TL;DR

You're at 85/100, solid B territory. This is graded against Anthropic's skill best practices. Your strongest area is Progressive Disclosure Architecture (27/30) — the way you layered everything across SKILL.md plus three reference files is textbook stuff. The weakest spot is Spec Compliance (11/15), mainly because you're missing trigger phrases in the description.

What's Working Well

  • Solid file architecture — Main SKILL.md at 156 lines, with ~1300 lines of detail tucked into references. That's the right balance. The 4-file structure keeps the main entry point clean without hiding depth.
  • Comprehensive workflow — Your 8-step numbered process with sub-bullets and quality evaluation checklists is genuinely useful. Step 5 (quality assessment) does real validation work.
  • Strong template game — That 303-line output template for hypothesis statements is practical and gives users a clear target. Reference files include worked examples for experimental designs.
  • Consistent vocabulary — Terms like "testable", "falsifiable", and "mechanism" are used throughout, which makes this feel coherent.

The Big One: Add Trigger Phrases to Your Description

Right now your description is:

"Generate testable hypotheses. Formulate from observations, design experiments, explore competing exp..."

It reads like an abstract rather than actionable metadata. Trigger phrases are how Claude finds skills — they're the keywords someone searches for. You need explicit triggers like:

descri...

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