theory-design

# Theory-Design — Paper-Type-Aware Theoretical Framework Design > 🔬 **Model Recommendation**: Run this skill on **Claude Opus** for best results. > Framework design requires deep reasoning across mathematical and methodological > dimensions. If your session is not on Opus, run `/model opus`. Goes from "I have a new research topic" to a structured **FRAMEWORK_DESIGN.md** that downstream skills can consume. The skill's central insight: **the logical order of theoretical-framework design depends on what kind of paper you're writing.** ## Context: $ARGUMENTS --- ## Pipeline Position ``` research-refine → /theory-design → /proof-writer → /theory-simulation → /proofcheck → /theory-sharpen → /proof-repair (rough idea) (framework) (theorems) (verify) (audit) (improve) (fix) ``` This skill is the **planning layer** — chooses the framework, declares assumptions, sets target results — before any theorem is written or experiment run. --- ## Step 0: Declare paper type (MANDATORY first decision) Statistics papers come in three types with **fundamentally different logical orders**. The skill REFUSES to proceed until the user declares type. If unsure, the skill helps classify based on the topic description. ### The three paper types | Type | Contribution | Theory's role | Estimator | Lower bound | Simulation | Real data | |------|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------| | **TH...