social-science-research

Proofread papers and manuscripts. Checks grammar, typos, layout, consistency, writing quality. Produces report without editing files. Use when finding surface-level errors, not substantive academic critique.

End-to-end data analysis in R or Python — exploration through regression to publication-ready tables and figures. Use when running empirical analysis, writing analysis code, or producing output from data.

Start a new research project. Structured interview formalizes the idea; generates research questions with identification strategies and a project spec. Use when developing or documenting a new research idea, not searching literature or data.

Interactive wizard that configures the social-science-research plugin for a new project. Asks about field, institution, journals, datasets, key researchers, R palette; writes answers to references/domain-profile.md and CLAUDE.md. Use first when starting fresh or configuring the plugin.

Create or update a session log capturing decisions, changes, progress. Use to document what was accomplished during a work session.

Verify every quantitative claim in the paper traces to an analysis output file, and no important output was omitted. Use when checking the paper matches the analysis before submission.

R code review on existing scripts. Checks quality, reproducibility, domain correctness, professional standards. Produces report without editing files. Use when evaluating or auditing existing R code, not writing new analysis.

Find and assess datasets for a research question. Explorer agents search data source categories; Explorer-Critic stress-tests candidates and produces ranked list with feasibility grades. Use when identifying or evaluating data sources, not searching papers or running analysis.

Structured literature review via parallel Librarian agents. Searches top journals, working paper repos (NBER, SSRN, IZA); traces citation chains from key papers. Use when surveying existing research on a topic, not finding datasets or writing a paper.

Manuscript review covering argument structure, econometric specification, citation completeness, likely referee objections. Use when getting substantive academic feedback on a paper, not surface edits.

Apply revisions from a review report to a manuscript. Reads the review, presents prioritized plan, applies fixes section-by-section with user approval. Use when systematically addressing review issues, not drafting a new paper or running a fresh review.

Validate bibliography entries against citations in source files. Find missing entries and unused references. Use when concerned about bibliography completeness or citation keys.

Draft a full academic paper from analysis outputs, project spec, and lit review. Use when turning completed analysis into a written paper, not running analysis or reviewing existing writing.