# simulation-study

Scaffolds and runs reproducible Monte Carlo experiments in R. Evaluates estimator bias, RMSE, coverage, and power with Monte Carlo standard errors.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 1671
- Author: Claude Code Academic Workflow
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/simulation-study/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-27
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## What it does

The skill sets up Monte Carlo simulation workflows in R around verified data-generating processes. It begins with a pre-flight report that defines the target estimand and required assumptions. If the ground truth cannot be computed directly from DGP parameters, the skill pauses. Guessing estimands invalidates the whole study.

Code is written to a numbered script in `scripts/R/`. Each iteration generates data and runs candidate estimators while tracking convergence. The runner initializes RNG seeds with `set.seed()` and supports parallel execution through `furrr`. Per-replication outcomes are saved directly to `output/` via `saveRDS()` rather than collapsed immediately into averages.

Summary tables compute bias, RMSE, and coverage alongside Monte Carlo standard errors. Visual plots are produced with `ggplot2`. Before presenting the final figures, the workflow runs the `sim-reviewer` subagent to catch mismatched estimands or silent drops of failed iterations.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill simulation-study -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/simulation-study/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/simulation-study/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill simulation-study -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/simulation-study/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill simulation-study -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/simulation-study/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow simulation-study
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/simulation-study/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill simulation-study -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --path .claude/skills/simulation-study
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/simulation-study/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill simulation-study -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/simulation-study/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold reproducible Monte Carlo simulation studies in R
- evaluate estimator bias and confidence interval coverage
- track replication failures without dropping rows silently
- calculate Monte Carlo standard errors for headline metrics

## Example prompts
- /simulation-study compare 2SLS vs LIML under weak instruments with heteroskedasticity
- Run a Monte Carlo simulation study to check the bias and coverage of our lasso estimator
- /simulation-study reproduce the simulation from scripts/R/original_experiment.R

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: simulation-study
description: Scaffold and run a reproducible Monte Carlo simulation study in R — a declared assumption regime, a parameterized DGP, an estimator grid, a seeded replication loop, and a summary of bias, RMSE, empirical SE, coverage, size/power with Monte Carlo standard errors. Use when the user says "run a Monte Carlo simulation", "simulation study", "check the bias/coverage of an estimator", "compare estimators in simulation", "size and power simulation", "Monte Carlo experiment", or wants to demonstrate an estimator's finite-sample properties. Produces a numbered R script in `scripts/R/` and saves per-replication raw results + a summary table to `output/`.
argument-hint: "[estimator(s) and DGP to study, or path to a script/paper to simulate from]"
disable-model-invocation: true
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob", "Write", "Edit", "Bash", "Agent", "Task", "Monitor"]
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metadata:
  author: Claude Code Academic Workflow
  version: 1.0.0
---

# `/simulation-study` — Monte Carlo Simulation Study

Design and run a Monte Carlo experiment that characterizes an estimator's finite-sample behavior, then review it for the bugs that quietly invalidate simulation evidence.

**Input:** `$ARGUMENTS` — a description of the estimator(s) and DGP to study (e.g., "compare 2SLS vs LIML under weak instruments with heteroskedasticity"), or a pointer to an existing script/paper whose simulation you want to reproduce or extend.

---

## Constraints

- **Follow [`.claude/rules/simulation-conventions.md`](../../rules/simulation-conventions.md)** — the simulation contract (DGP, truth, estimand, MCSE, assumption regime) is non-negotiable.
- **Declare the assumption regime in the script header** and respect the firewall — an out-of-assumption run never supports a within-assumption claim ([`simulation-conventions.md`](../../rules/simulation-conventions.md) §2).
- **Follow [`.claude/rules/r-code-conventions.md`](../../rules/r-code-conventions.md)** for general R standards (header, `library()` at top, relative paths, numerical discipline).
- **Save the script** to `scripts/R/` with a numbered, descriptive name (e.g., `scripts/R/sim_2sls_vs_liml.R`).
- **Save outputs** (per-rep raw tibble, summary table, figures) to `output/`.
- **`saveRDS()` the per-replication raw results**, not just the summary — re-aggregation and the review pass need them.
- **Run the `sim-reviewer` agent** on the generated script before presenting results, then address Critical/High findings.

---

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