Claude Code Demo — for Researchers

Resources from Ben Lira's one-hour Claude Code demo to the Wharton marketing department (2026-04-16). Share freely.

What's here

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├── install.sh             # One-liner installer (see below)
├── CLAUDE.md              # Context for future Claude sessions in this repo (the demo prep)
├── TEMPLATE_CLAUDE.md     # Starter template for YOUR own global ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md
├── demo_script.md         # Full runbook: what was demoed, exact prompts used, Q&A answers
├── slides.qmd             # Quarto source for the slide deck
├── slides.html            # Rendered slides (open in browser)
└── skills/                # 16 slash-command skills
    ├── archive-raw-data/
    ├── aspredicted/
    ├── data-analysis/
    ├── gws/
    ├── latex-gdoc-roundtrip/
    ├── latex-workflow/
    ├── log-off/
    ├── notify-me/
    ├── opportunity-hunter/
    ├── pipeline-audit/
    ├── plate-check/
    ├── qualtrics-survey/
    ├── quarto-version-toggle/
    ├── render-survey/
    ├── research-writing/
    └── wbl-form-filler/

Installing the skills

One-liner (installs all skills into ~/.claude/skills/):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lirabenjamin/claude-code-for-researchers/main/install.sh | bash

Install only specific skills:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lirabenjamin/claude-code-for-researchers/main/install.sh | bash -s -- pipeline-audit data-analysis

Re-install and overwrite existing:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lirabenjamin/claude-code-for-researchers/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --force

The script clones the repo to a temp dir, copies skill folders to ~/.claude/skills/, skips any that already exist (unless --force), and prints a list of skills that need further configuration.

Manual alternative — clone the repo and copy what you want:

cp -r skills/pipeline-audit ~/.claude/skills/

After installing, restart Claude Code (or start a fresh session). Skills appear as slash commands, e.g. /pipeline-audit. Read the SKILL.md first — several skills use placeholder variables like {{WORKSPACE}} or {{PHONE}} that you need to replace. grep -l '{{' ~/.claude/skills/*/SKILL.md will find them.

Skills that need configuration before first use

Skill	What to replace
archive-raw-data	.env needs ZENODO_TOKEN (from https://zenodo.org/account/settings/applications/tokens/) and MONGODB_URI. Requires mongoexport installed.
plate-check	{{WORKSPACE}} (path to your comms/todo/current_state directory), {{PHONE}} (iMessage number or delete the notify step)
log-off	{{WORKSPACE}}, {{PHONE}} (same as plate-check)
opportunity-hunter	{{REPORTS_DIR}} (where opportunity reports get saved)
wbl-form-filler	All defaults in the "Known Defaults" block (your name, email, faculty contact, IRB, budget codes). Wharton-specific — adapt for your own lab's forms.
qualtrics-survey	Needs QUALTRICS_API_TOKEN and QUALTRICS_DATA_CENTER in a .env file
render-survey	Needs Render + MongoDB Atlas accounts + OPENAI_API_KEY if using AI tasks
notify-me	Uses macOS Messages + your phone number
gws	Requires gws CLI installed for Google Workspace integration

The other skills (aspredicted, data-analysis, latex-gdoc-roundtrip, latex-workflow, pipeline-audit, quarto-version-toggle, research-writing) work out of the box.

Setting up your own CLAUDE.md

TEMPLATE_CLAUDE.md is a starter template for your global ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. Copy it over and fill in the placeholders:

cp TEMPLATE_CLAUDE.md ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md
# then open and fill in your details

This is the single highest-leverage thing you can do. Once Claude knows your role, active projects, technical preferences, and failure modes, every session starts with context — you stop repeating yourself.

Demo materials

• demo_script.md — full runbook with time-budgeted sections, exact prompts, fallback plans, and scripted answers to the two audience questions (AsCollected data provenance; hallucination checks in analysis code).

• slides.html — 10 concept slides + 4 section-transition slides. Rendered from slides.qmd. To re-render after editing:

  quarto render slides.qmd

Reporting bugs / requesting features

File issues on this repo or email Ben. If a skill breaks or a placeholder is missing, flag it.

License

These skills are shared freely. Adapt, fork, improve, re-share. No warranty — you are responsible for checking what Claude produces. See demo_script.md Q&A section for Ben's specific answer on how to verify AI-generated analysis code.