How does this skill ensure methodological rigor?

The skill includes defense-in-depth checks and validation scripts that prevent proceeding to AI-driven analysis until manual coding thresholds in Stage 1 are met.

Can I skip the long philosophical setup?

Yes, the skill offers a 'Quick Start' mode that takes 3 minutes and applies sensible defaults like Systematic Interpretivism and the Gioia & Corley tradition.

What folder structure does this skill create?

It generates a 'sandwich methodology' hierarchy including specialized directories for manual coding (Stage 1), AI-assisted collaboration (Stage 2), and theoretical synthesis (Stage 3).

What is the Socratic Onboarding process?

It is a 5-question dialogue that helps researchers define their ontology, epistemology, and methodology to align Claude's behavior with their specific research stance.

Qualitative Research Project Setup

Name: Qualitative Research Project Setup
Author: linxule

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Data Science & ML

Initializes qualitative research projects by establishing philosophical foundations through Socratic dialogue and creating structured epistemic infrastructure.

Project Setup is a specialized Claude Code skill designed for qualitative researchers using the Interpretive Orchestration framework. It facilitates the critical first step of a research study by guiding users through a Socratic onboarding process to define their ontological and epistemological stances. Once the philosophical foundation is established, the skill automatically generates a rigorous folder hierarchy, configuration files, and a reflexivity journal, ensuring that the AI-researcher partnership is built on transparency, methodological rigor, and theoretical sensitivity from day one.

Key Features

01Integrated reflexivity journal and decision history tracking initialization

02Socratic Onboarding for ontological and epistemological alignment

03Automatic generation of sandwich methodology folder hierarchies

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05Automated validation scripts to ensure project completeness and Stage 1 compliance

06Configurable setup modes including Full Socratic or Quick Start defaults

Use Cases

01Configuring an AI-researcher partnership based on Gioia & Corley methodologies

02Standardizing project structures and metadata for collaborative qualitative analysis

03Starting a new academic qualitative study with systematic interpretivist rigor

Key Features

01Integrated reflexivity journal and decision history tracking initialization

02Socratic Onboarding for ontological and epistemological alignment

03Automatic generation of sandwich methodology folder hierarchies

042 GitHub stars

05Automated validation scripts to ensure project completeness and Stage 1 compliance

06Configurable setup modes including Full Socratic or Quick Start defaults

Use Cases

01Configuring an AI-researcher partnership based on Gioia & Corley methodologies

02Standardizing project structures and metadata for collaborative qualitative analysis

03Starting a new academic qualitative study with systematic interpretivist rigor