# Contribute Skill

> One-command skill contribution — generate a SKILL.md from your domain expertise and submit to GitHub Issues for maintainer review

- Skill: `neuroaihub/contribute-skill` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add neuroaihub/contribute-skill`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/neuroaihub/contribute-skill/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: neuroaihub (https://skillmd.com/u/neuroaihub)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/neuroaihub/contribute-skill

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# Contribute Skill

## Purpose

This meta-skill lets researchers contribute new domain knowledge skills to the repository without needing Git expertise. It generates a properly formatted SKILL.md from the user's domain knowledge and submits it as a GitHub Issue for maintainer review.

## When to Use This Skill

Activate when the user:

- Says "contribute a skill", "把这个方法做成 skill", "submit a new skill"
- Wants to turn a discussion about methodology into a reusable skill
- Has domain expertise they want to encode as a structured skill
- Wants to contribute a skill from a paper they are reading

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## Research Planning Protocol

Before starting the contribution process, you MUST:

1. **Identify the knowledge source** — Where does this domain knowledge come from? (paper, personal expertise, current session)
2. **Confirm domain specificity** — Does this knowledge pass the litmus test: "Would a competent programmer who has never taken a cognitive science course get this wrong?"
3. **Outline the expected skill structure** — What sections and parameters will the skill contain?
4. **Note potential gaps** — What information might be missing or need verification?
5. **Present the contribution plan to the user and WAIT for confirmation** before proceeding.

For detailed methodology guidance, see `skills/research-literacy/SKILL.md`.

## ⚠️ Verification Notice

This skill was generated by AI from academic literature. All parameters, thresholds, and citations require independent verification before use in research. If you find errors, please [open an issue](https://github.com/HaoxuanLiTHUAI/awesome_cognitive_and_neuroscience_skills/issues).

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## Prerequisites

This skill supports two submission methods:

1. **Direct submission via `gh` CLI** (Recommended)
   - Requires `gh` CLI installed and authenticated
   - Run `gh auth status` to check
   - Install from https://cli.github.com/ and run `gh auth login`

2. **Manual submission via web browser**
   - No `gh` CLI required
   - Opens GitHub Issues page in browser
   - User copies and pastes the generated content

The skill will check for `gh` availability and let the user choose their preferred method.

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## Interactive Flow

### Step 1 — Source Confirmation

**Q1: Where does this knowledge come from?**
- A specific paper (provide DOI or title)
- Personal research experience
- Current session discussion
- Textbook or guidelines document
- Other (free text)

**Q2: What is the skill about?** (free text — brief description of the methodology)

**Q3: Suggested skill name?**
- Auto-suggest a kebab-case name based on the description
- Let the user confirm or modify

**If the source is a paper with DOI/title**, check whether the `paper-to-skill` meta-skill would be more appropriate. If the user has the full paper available, suggest: "Since you have the full paper, the `paper-to-skill` skill can do a more thorough extraction. Would you like to use that instead?"

### Step 2 — Content Generation

Generate a SKILL.md following the project conventions. The generated skill MUST include:

**YAML Frontmatter:**
```yaml
---
name: "[Human-Readable Skill Name]"
description: "[One-sentence summary]"
domain: "[subdomain]"
version: "1.0.0"
review_status: "ai-generated"
papers:
  - "[Author, Year]"
dependencies:
  required:
    - research-literacy
---
```

**Required Sections (in order):**

1. **Purpose** — What domain knowledge this skill encodes
2. **When to Use This Skill** — Trigger conditions
3. **Research Planning Protocol** — Standard preamble (adapt from template):

   ```
   ## Research Planning Protocol

   Before executing the domain-specific steps below, you MUST:

   1. **State the research question** — What specific question is this analysis/paradigm addressing?
   2. **Justify the method choice** — Why is this approach appropriate? What alternatives were considered?
   3. **Declare expected outcomes** — What results would support vs. refute the hypothesis?
   4. **Note assumptions and limitations** — What does this method assume? Where could it mislead?
   5. **Present the plan to the user and WAIT for confirmation** before proceeding.

   For detailed methodology guidance, see `skills/research-literacy/SKILL.md`.
   ```

4. **Verification Notice** — Standard disclaimer:

   ```
   ## ⚠️ Verification Notice

   This skill was generated by AI from academic literature. All parameters, thresholds, and citations require independent verification before use in research. If you find errors, please [open an issue](https://github.com/HaoxuanLiTHUAI/awesome_cognitive_and_neuroscience_skills/issues).
   ```

5. **Domain-specific content** — The actual skill logic with:
   - Key parameters (every number cited with Author, Year — no page numbers)
   - Decision logic
   - Common pitfalls
   - Step-by-step methodology

**Content Quality Rules:**
- Every numerical parameter must have a citation `(Author, Year)`
- No page numbers in citations (high hallucination risk)
- Skill must pass the litmus test: domain-specific, not general programming advice
- Under 500 lines total
- If content exceeds 500 lines, split into SKILL.md + `references/` subdirectory

### Step 3 — User Review and Submission Choice

Display the complete generated SKILL.md to the user.

**First, check `gh` CLI availability:**

```bash
gh auth status 2>&1
```

**Then present submission options using AskUserQuestion:**

If `gh` is available:
- **Submit via gh CLI (Recommended)** — Direct submission to GitHub Issues
- **Open in browser** — Manual submission via web interface
- **Save locally only** — Save the file without submitting
- **Request modifications** — Specify what to change
- **Abort** — Cancel without saving

If `gh` is NOT available:
- **Open in browser** — Manual submission via web interface
- **Save locally only** — Save the file without submitting
- **Request modifications** — Specify what to change
- **Abort** — Cancel without saving

**You MUST wait for explicit user confirmation before proceeding to Step 4.**

### Step 4 — Submit to GitHub

Based on the user's choice in Step 3:

#### Option A: Submit via `gh` CLI

Create a GitHub Issue with the `community-skill` label:

```bash
gh issue create \
  --repo "HaoxuanLiTHUAI/awesome_cognitive_and_neuroscience_skills" \
  --title "[Community Skill] skill-name-here" \
  --label "community-skill" \
  --body "ISSUE_BODY_HERE"
```

**Issue body format:**

```markdown
## Contributed Skill: `skill-name-here`

### Source
- **Knowledge source**: [paper / experience / session / other]
- **Key references**: [papers cited in the skill]

### Contributor Notes
> [Any additional context from the user about this skill]

### Generated SKILL.md

<details>
<summary>Click to expand full SKILL.md</summary>

[Full SKILL.md content here]

</details>

---
*Submitted via the `contribute-skill` meta-skill.*
```

On success, display the Issue URL to the user:
```
✅ Skill submitted successfully!
🔗 Issue URL: [URL]

The maintainers will review your contribution. Thank you!
```

On failure, fall back to Option B.

#### Option B: Open in Browser

1. Save the SKILL.md locally to the current directory as `skill-name-here.md`

2. Prepare the issue body and save it as `skill-name-here-issue.md`

3. Open the GitHub Issues page:
```bash
xdg-open "https://github.com/HaoxuanLiTHUAI/awesome_cognitive_and_neuroscience_skills/issues/new?labels=community-skill&title=%5BCommunity%20Skill%5D%20skill-name-here" 2>/dev/null || \
open "https://github.com/HaoxuanLiTHUAI/awesome_cognitive_and_neuroscience_skills/issues/new?labels=community-skill&title=%5BCommunity%20Skill%5D%20skill-name-here" 2>/dev/null || \
echo "Please open: https://github.com/HaoxuanLiTHUAI/awesome_cognitive_and_neuroscience_skills/issues/new?labels=community-skill"
```

4. Inform the user:
```
✅ Files saved:
   - skill-name-here.md (the skill)
   - skill-name-here-issue.md (issue body to copy)

🌐 Opening GitHub Issues in your browser...

📋 Next steps:
1. Copy the content from skill-name-here-issue.md
2. Paste it into the issue body
3. Submit the issue

The maintainers will review your contribution. Thank you!
```

#### Option C: Save Locally Only

Save the SKILL.md to the current directory as `skill-name-here.md`:

```
✅ Skill saved to: skill-name-here.md

You can submit it later by:
1. Opening https://github.com/HaoxuanLiTHUAI/awesome_cognitive_and_neuroscience_skills/issues/new
2. Using the label "community-skill"
3. Copying the skill content into the issue
```

---

## Litmus Test Enforcement

Before generating the skill, verify each piece of content against the litmus test:

> "Would a competent programmer who has never taken a cognitive science course get this wrong?"

- If YES → Include it (this is domain knowledge)
- If NO → Exclude it (this is general knowledge)

Flag any borderline items to the user for their decision.