Preregister
Draft a structured preregistration document (OSF, AsPredicted, or AEA RCT Registry...
Install
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill preregister -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow1.7k
- Category
- Design
- Updated
- 1mo ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,831 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Draft a structured preregistration document (OSF, AsPredicted, or AEA RCT Registry style) from a research spec or free-form study description. Output is a Markdown file with hypotheses, design, sampling plan, analysis plan, exclusions, and inference criteria, annotated with MUST / SHOULD / MAY clarity flags. Use when user says "preregister", "draft a preregistration", "OSF preregistration", "AsPredicted", "AEA RCT registry", "PAP", "preanalysis plan", or before launching an experiment / data collection / analysis on data the analyst has not yet seen. NOT a registry submission tool, produces a document the user uploads to OSF / AsPredicted / AEA themselves.
/preregister, Preregistration Document Generator
Produce a registry-ready preregistration document. The user uploads it to a real registry (OSF / AsPredicted / AEA RCT Registry), this skill writes the prose and structure, it does not submit anywhere.
Why preregister
Preregistration is a written commitment to your hypotheses, design, and analysis plan before you see the data (or, for observational analyses, before you analyse the realised outcome). It separates confirmatory tests from exploratory tests and protects you from p-hacking, HARKing, and forking-paths. Different fields use different registries:
- Political science, psychology, broad social science → OSF (osf.io/registries) is the default. AsPredicted (aspredicted.org) is a popular short form for experiments.
- Economics field experiments → AEA RCT Registry (socialscienceregistry.org) is mandatory for AEA journal submission since 2018.
- Public health / clinical trials → ClinicalTrials.gov or ISRCTN (NOT covered by this skill, use the trial-registry's own template).
When to use
- Before launching an experiment (lab, field, or survey).
- Before collecting observational data on a target population for a specific RQ.
- Before analysing data you have access to but haven't yet examined for the focal hypothesis.
- During R&R when a referee asks for a written preanalysis plan.
When NOT to use
- After you've seen the realised outcomes and want to "preregister retrospectively", that is not preregistration. The skill will refuse if the input description includes results.
- For exploratory analyses, those don't need preregistration; they need transparent labelling.
- For meta-analyses, use PROSPERO directly, not this template.
Workflow
PHASE 1, Read inputs
Two input modes:
