plugin/skills/stata-help/SKILL.md
Look up Stata command documentation and display formatted help text.
npx skillsauth add tmonk/mcp-stata stata-helpInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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The argument is the Stata command or help topic (e.g., "regress", "graph", "if", "egen", "frames").
Call stata_get_help(topic=<argument>, plain_text=False, merge_paragraphs=True).
Display the help text. The response is formatted as Markdown. Present:
If no argument is provided, ask the user which Stata command they want help with.
If the help topic is not found (error in response), suggest:
help contents as the topic for the help index/stata-inspect using action="search"tools
Show mcp-stata identity, connected tools, and status. Use when the user asks if mcp-stata is available, asks about access to the toolkit, or asks what Stata tools are connected.
tools
Activate when users mention Stata commands, .do files, regressions, econometrics, stored results, graphs, dataset inspection, replication, or Stata errors. Route the task through mcp-stata tools and the specialized research skills instead of treating it as plain text coding.
development
Build and review paper-ready regression, balance, and summary tables from Stata outputs. Use when the user needs a clean table for a draft, appendix, or coauthor share-out.
tools
Install, configure, update, or verify mcp-stata across Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code. Activate when users ask to set up the Stata toolkit or troubleshoot the installation.