Research Template Skill

Creates a new research notebook from the project template.

Usage

/research-template <category> <name>

Arguments

• •category: One of polymarket, kalshi, sports, or exploratory
• •name: Notebook name in kebab-case (e.g., market-efficiency, arbitrage-detection)

Examples

/research-template polymarket market-efficiency
/research-template kalshi weather-contracts
/research-template sports nba-over-under
/research-template exploratory cross-market-correlation

Instructions

When this skill is invoked with /research-template <category> <name>:

1. •

   Validate the category - Must be one of:

   • •polymarket
   • •kalshi
   • •sports
   • •exploratory
   • •If invalid, inform the user and list valid categories
2. •

   Validate the name:

   • •Should be kebab-case (lowercase with hyphens)
   • •No spaces or special characters
   • •Convert if needed (e.g., "Market Efficiency" → "market-efficiency")
3. •

   Check for existing notebook:

   • •Path: research/notebooks/<category>/<name>.ipynb
   • •If exists, warn user and ask for confirmation or alternative name
4. •

   Read the template:

   • •Source: research/notebooks/templates/research_template.ipynb
5. •

   Create the new notebook:

   • •Destination: research/notebooks/<category>/<name>.ipynb
   • •Update the notebook metadata:
     • •Title: Convert kebab-case to Title Case
     • •Category: The provided category
     • •Date: Today's date
     • •Author: (leave as placeholder for user to fill)
6. •

   Update the first markdown cell with:

   • •Title matching the name
   • •Category
   • •Creation date
   • •Placeholder for author
7. •

   Confirm creation:

   • •Tell user the file was created
   • •Provide the full path
   • •Suggest opening in Jupyter: jupyter lab research/notebooks/<category>/<name>.ipynb

Directory Structure

research/notebooks/
├── templates/
│   └── research_template.ipynb
├── polymarket/
│   └── <notebooks>
├── kalshi/
│   └── <notebooks>
├── sports/
│   └── <notebooks>
└── exploratory/
    └── <notebooks>

Template Modifications

When copying the template, make these changes:

1. •

   Cell 1 (Markdown - Title):

   markdown

   # <Title Case Name>
   
   **Category:** <category>
   **Created:** <YYYY-MM-DD>
   **Author:** [Your Name]
   
   ## Abstract
   
   Brief description of this research...
   

2. •

   Metadata (if present in notebook JSON):

   json

   {
     "cuic_quant": {
       "category": "<category>",
       "name": "<name>",
       "created": "<YYYY-MM-DD>"
     }
   }
   

Important Notes

• •Create parent directories if they don't exist
• •Preserve all template cells and structure
• •Only modify the title/metadata cells
• •Keep the template file unchanged