# Stim Simulator

> Clifford circuit simulation skill using Stim for error correction studies

- Skill: `a5c-ai/stim-simulator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/stim-simulator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/stim-simulator/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/stim-simulator

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# Stim Simulator

## Purpose

Provides expert guidance on fast stabilizer circuit simulation using Stim, enabling large-scale quantum error correction studies and noise analysis.

## Capabilities

- Fast stabilizer circuit simulation
- Error injection and propagation
- Detector sampling
- Circuit tableau tracking
- Memory-efficient large-scale simulation
- Monte Carlo error rate estimation
- Detector error model generation
- Pauli frame simulation

## Usage Guidelines

1. **Circuit Construction**: Build Stim circuits with appropriate gates and noise
2. **Detector Definition**: Specify detectors for syndrome measurement
3. **Sampling**: Generate detector samples for decoding analysis
4. **Error Model**: Extract detector error models for decoder training
5. **Statistics**: Collect sufficient samples for statistical significance

## Tools/Libraries

- Stim
- Stimcirq
- PyMatching
- NumPy