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Set up, format, fix, and clean up LaTeX regression and estimation tables in empirical economics or finance papers. Use when (a) creating a .tex, results.tex, ma
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Set up, format, fix, and clean up LaTeX regression and estimation tables in empirical economics or finance papers. Use when (a) creating a .tex, results.tex, main.tex, or preamble to display regression or estimation output from Python (pyfixest), Stata, or R — including any mention of estout, esttab, estauto, estwide, or table fragments; (b) formatting or repairing estout-style regression tables that overflow the right margin, have cramped or boxed notes, misaligned columns, or poor significance stars, or when asked to match a reference paper, make the note fill the table width, or choose among \estwide, \estauto, and landscape layouts; (c) diagnosing "Misplaced \omit" errors from \input-ed table fragments inside tabular environments. Covers \@@input, \estwide, \estauto, \estautoLT, \specialcell, \sym, minipage notes below tabulars, and the convert-and-verify workflow. Do NOT trigger for general LaTeX documents like beamer presentations, problem sets, letters, or CVs.
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LaTeX Empirical Tables
Empirical economics and finance papers export regression and estimation output as estout/esttab "body fragments" — rows of \multicolumn headers, coefficients with \sym stars, and parenthesised p-values or SEs, with no \toprule/\bottomrule — pulled into the manuscript through a wrapper macro (\estauto/\estwide/\estautoLT). Done well this reads like a top-journal table. Done naively it looks broken: wide tables spill past the right margin, the note legend is jammed inside the tabular as a boxed cell, columns sit at uneven widths, and \input-ed fragments throw "Misplaced \omit". This skill sets a results .tex up from scratch, converts ugly estout tables to the gold-standard pattern, and diagnoses the \omit error. The reasoning behind each choice is given so you can adapt rather than copy blindly.
Routing
| You want to... | Go to |
|---|---|
Set up results.tex/main.tex and its preamble from scratch | Section A |
| Fix or reformat existing estout tables (overflow, cramped notes, stars, alignment) | Section B |
Diagnose a "Misplaced \omit" error from an \input-ed fragment | Section C |
Merge several self-compiling block results.tex files into one master document | Section D |
Fix skipped table numbers (Table 1, Table 3, ...) when \captionof + longtable are combined | Section D |
Section A — Build a results document from scratch
When producing regression or estimation tables, follow this workflow to create a compilable LaTeX document with a standard empirical-economics preamble and estout macros.
Directory structure
All output lives under outline/ relative to the project root:
outline/
├── preamble/
│ └── preamble.tex ← LaTeX preamble (no \begin{document})
├── Tables/
│ ├── table_01.tex ← table fragments (auto-increment)
│ ├── table_02.tex
│ └── ...
├── Figures/
│ └── ... ← figures (.pdf, .png, etc.)
└── results.tex ← master document (created on first table)
Step-by-step workflow
1. Ensure directories exist
Create outline/preamble/ and outline/Tables/ if they don't already exist. Also
create outline/Figures/ if figures will be produced.
2. Save the preamble
Copy references/preamble.tex from this skill's directory to
outline/preamble/preamble.tex. This file contains everything up to but NOT including
\begin{document} — the document class, all packages, and the estout macro definitions
(\estauto, \estwide, \estautoLT, \sym, \specialcell). The macros are defined
there in full; Section B lists a minimal subset if you only need to graft them onto an
existing preamble.
Do NOT create outline/results.tex yet — it gets created automatically when the first
table is generated.
3. When producing a table
Each time a regression or summary table is generated:
-
Save the table fragment to
outline/Tables/table_XX.texwith auto-incrementing numbering (01, 02, 03, ...). -
If
outline/results.texdoes not exist, create it:\input{preamble/preamble} \begin{document} \section{Tables} \subsection{Descriptive Title} \begin{table}[H] \caption{Descriptive Title} \centering \estauto{Tables/table_01.tex}{N}{D{.}{.}{-1}} \end{table} \FloatBarrier \end{document} -
If
outline/results.texalready exists, insert the following block BEFORE\end{document}:\subsection{Descriptive Title} \begin{table}[H] \caption{Descriptive Title} \centering \estauto{Tables/table_XX.tex}{N}{D{.}{.}{-1}} \end{table} \FloatBarrier
Where N = number of data columns in the fragment (excluding the label column).
Estout table macros
Three macros are defined in the preamble for including table fragments generated by any
tool (pyfixest, esttab, R, etc.). All use the TeX primitive \@@input to avoid
\multicolumn/\omit errors (Section C explains why this matters).
| Macro | Use case | Environment |
|---|---|---|
\estauto{file}{ncols}{colspec} | Standard-width tables | tabular |
\estwide{file}{ncols}{colspec} | Full-page-width tables | tabular* |
\estautoLT{file}{ncols}{colspec} | Multi-page tables | longtable |
The default column spec is D{.}{.}{-1} (decimal-aligned via dcolumn). Use c only
when columns contain non-numeric content.
Table fragment format
Fragments must follow these conventions — the wrapper macros add \toprule and
\bottomrule, so fragments should NOT include them.
Structure:
- Column headers:
\multicolumn{1}{c}{(1)}style - Group headers:
\multicolumn{N}{c}{Group Name}with\cmidrule(lr){start-end} - Coefficients right-aligned, p-values in parentheses on the next line
- Significance:
\sym{*}p<0.10,\sym{**}p<0.05,\sym{***}p<0.01 - Multi-line variable names:
\specialcell{Line1 \\ Line2} \addlinespacebetween variable blocks\midrulebefore summary statistics- Yes/No rows:
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} - Numeric summary stats: raw numbers, no
\multicolumnwrapper - Do NOT end with a trailing
\\(the macro appends\\ \bottomrule)
Because the wrapper expands the TeX primitive \@@input rather than \input, a fragment
may begin with \multicolumn spanning all columns without error; Section C explains why
that matters and what to do if a house preamble expands plain \input instead.
Example fragment:
&\multicolumn{2}{c}{OLS} &\multicolumn{2}{c}{IV} \\\cmidrule(lr){2-3}\cmidrule(lr){4-5}
&\multicolumn{1}{c}{(1)} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(2)} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(3)} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(4)} \\
\midrule
Treatment & 0.245\sym{**} & 0.312\sym{***}& 0.198\sym{*} & 0.267\sym{**} \\
& (0.024) & (0.003) & (0.087) & (0.041) \\
\addlinespace
Control Variable & -0.031 & -0.045 & -0.028 & -0.039 \\
& (0.542) & (0.388) & (0.601) & (0.452) \\
\midrule
Observations & 1500 & 1500 & 1500 & 1500 \\
Firm FE &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{No} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{No} \\
Year FE &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} \\
Adjusted R-Sq & 0.342 & 0.215 & & \\
F Statistic & 12.450 & 8.320 & & \\
Optional: Bibliography support
If the document needs references, add this to outline/preamble/preamble.tex (before the
end of the file):
% --- References (biblatex + biber, APA) ---
\usepackage[numbib]{tocbibind}
\usepackage[
backend=biber,
style=apa,
backref=true,
]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{references.bib}
\renewcommand*{\bibfont}{\setstretch{1.2}}
\setlength\bibitemsep{1em}
Section B — Fix or reformat existing tables
The gold-standard pattern and the procedure to convert an ugly set of estout tables to
it. Read references/conversion-example.md for a full before/after.
What good looks like (the four practices)
-
Wrapper macros use the TeX primitive
\@@input, not\input. estout fragments typically start with\multicolumn{...}, whose internal\omitmust be the first token in the cell; LaTeX's\inputwraps the file read in non-expandable file-existence checks that execute in that first cell, so the fragment throws "Misplaced \omit". The primitive\@@input(inside\makeatletter … \makeatother) does not, so the fragment renders. Section C gives the full root cause and the before/after fix. -
Wide tables fill
\textwidthvia\estwide(atabular*). A plain\begin{tabular}sizes to its natural content width — fine for 2–3 narrow columns, but a 5–6 column regression table overflows the margin (you seeOverfull \hboxon the table rows and the right edge runs off the page).\estwideuses\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\hskip\tabcolsep\extracolsep\fill}l*{N}{c}}so the inter-column glue (\extracolsep\fill) spreads the columns to exactly\textwidth. The table now fits and the columns are evenly distributed. -
Notes live OUTSIDE the tabular, in a
\minipagebelow it. This is the single most common defect. Putting the legend inside the fragment as a\multicolumn{N}{l}{\footnotesize ...}row makes the note part of the ruled box, clamps it to the table's width, and breaks awkwardly. Instead, strip those rows out of the fragment and place the note in a\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}\footnotesize{Note: ...}\end{minipage}below the\estwide/\estautocall. The note then spans the text block, wraps cleanly, and reads like a journal table note. If the float wraps the table in\resizebox{..\textwidth}{!}{...}, the\minipagenote goes outside that box — a note left inside is scaled with the table to a tiny font and clamped to the table width (the "the note doesn't fill the page" complaint). See "Special case" below. -
Each table float is consistent:
\begin{table}[!htbp](or[H]),\caption{...},\label{...},\centering, the\estwide/\estautocall, then the\minipagenote, then\end{table}. Multi-line column headers use\specialcell{...}; grouped columns get\cmidrule(lr){a-b}.
The macros (minimal block to add to an existing preamble)
Add these once to an existing preamble. They require booktabs (for
\toprule/\midrule/\bottomrule/\cmidrule). \estwide and \estauto are siblings;
keep BOTH so you can pick per table. (Section A's references/preamble.tex already
contains these plus \estautoLT.)
\makeatletter
% Natural-width estout table. \@@input (TeX primitive) lets a fragment that
% starts with \multicolumn render without a "Misplaced \omit" error.
\newcommand{\estauto}[3]{%
\vspace{.75ex}{%
\begin{tabular}{l*{#2}{#3}}\toprule\@@input #1 %
\\ \bottomrule
\addlinespace[.75ex]
\end{tabular}%
}%
}
% Full-\textwidth estout table: a tabular* whose \extracolsep\fill spreads the
% columns to fill the page, so a wide table stops overflowing the margin.
\newcommand{\estwide}[3]{%
\vspace{.75ex}{%
\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\hskip\tabcolsep\extracolsep\fill}l*{#2}{#3}}\toprule\@@input #1 %
\\ \bottomrule
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name: latex-empirical-tables description: >- Set up, format, fix, and clean up LaTeX regression and estimation tables in empirical economics or finance papers. Use when (a) creating a .tex, results.tex, main.tex, or preamble to display regression or estimation output from Python (pyfixest), Stata, or R — including any mention of estout, esttab, estauto, estwide, or table fragments; (b) formatting or repairing estout-style regression tables that overflow the right margin, have cramped or boxed notes, misaligned columns, or poor significance stars, or when asked to match a reference paper, make the note fill the table width, or choose among \estwide, \estauto, and landscape layouts; (c) diagnosing "Misplaced \omit" errors from \input-ed table fragments inside tabular environments. Covers \@@input, \estwide, \estauto, \estautoLT, \specialcell, \sym, minipage notes below tabulars, and the convert-and-verify workflow. Do NOT trigger for general LaTeX documents like beamer presentations, problem sets, letters, or CVs. metadata: author: Claude Code version: 1.1.0 date: 2026-07-20 consolidates: Merges estout-table-formatting, latex-results-preamble, and latex-input-multicolumn-omit-fix into one skill.
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---
name: latex-empirical-tables
description: >-
Set up, format, fix, and clean up LaTeX regression and estimation tables in empirical
economics or finance papers. Use when (a) creating a .tex, results.tex, main.tex, or
preamble to display regression or estimation output from Python (pyfixest), Stata, or R
— including any mention of estout, esttab, estauto, estwide, or table fragments;
(b) formatting or repairing estout-style regression tables that overflow the right margin,
have cramped or boxed notes, misaligned columns, or poor significance stars, or when asked
to match a reference paper, make the note fill the table width, or choose among \estwide,
\estauto, and landscape layouts; (c) diagnosing "Misplaced \omit" errors from \input-ed
table fragments inside tabular environments. Covers \@@input, \estwide, \estauto, \estautoLT,
\specialcell, \sym, minipage notes below tabulars, and the convert-and-verify workflow.
Do NOT trigger for general LaTeX documents like beamer presentations, problem sets, letters,
or CVs.
metadata:
author: Claude Code
version: 1.1.0
date: 2026-07-20
consolidates: Merges estout-table-formatting, latex-results-preamble, and latex-input-multicolumn-omit-fix into one skill.
---
# LaTeX Empirical Tables
Empirical economics and finance papers export regression and estimation output as estout/esttab "body fragments" — rows of `\multicolumn` headers, coefficients with `\sym` stars, and parenthesised p-values or SEs, with no `\toprule`/`\bottomrule` — pulled into the manuscript through a wrapper macro (`\estauto`/`\estwide`/`\estautoLT`). Done well this reads like a top-journal table. Done naively it looks broken: wide tables spill past the right margin, the note legend is jammed inside the tabular as a boxed cell, columns sit at uneven widths, and `\input`-ed fragments throw "Misplaced \omit". This skill sets a results `.tex` up from scratch, converts ugly estout tables to the gold-standard pattern, and diagnoses the `\omit` error. The reasoning behind each choice is given so you can adapt rather than copy blindly.
## Routing
| You want to... | Go to |
|----------------|-------|
| Set up `results.tex`/`main.tex` and its preamble from scratch | Section A |
| Fix or reformat existing estout tables (overflow, cramped notes, stars, alignment) | Section B |
| Diagnose a "Misplaced `\omit`" error from an `\input`-ed fragment | Section C |
| Merge several self-compiling block `results.tex` files into one master document | Section D |
| Fix skipped table numbers (Table 1, Table 3, ...) when `\captionof` + `longtable` are combined | Section D |
---
# Section A — Build a results document from scratch
When producing regression or estimation tables, follow this workflow to create a
compilable LaTeX document with a standard empirical-economics preamble and estout macros.
## Directory structure
All output lives under `outline/` relative to the project root:
```
outline/
├── preamble/
│ └── preamble.tex ← LaTeX preamble (no \begin{document})
├── Tables/
│ ├── table_01.tex ← table fragments (auto-increment)
│ ├── table_02.tex
│ └── ...
├── Figures/
│ └── ... ← figures (.pdf, .png, etc.)
└── results.tex ← master document (created on first table)
```
## Step-by-step workflow
### 1. Ensure directories exist
Create `outline/preamble/` and `outline/Tables/` if they don't already exist. Also
create `outline/Figures/` if figures will be produced.
### 2. Save the preamble
Copy `references/preamble.tex` from this skill's directory to
`outline/preamble/preamble.tex`. This file contains everything up to but NOT including
`\begin{document}` — the document class, all packages, and the estout macro definitions
(`\estauto`, `\estwide`, `\estautoLT`, `\sym`, `\specialcell`). The macros are defined
there in full; Section B lists a minimal subset if you only need to graft them onto an
existing preamble.
Do NOT create `outline/results.tex` yet — it gets created automatically when the first
table is generated.
### 3. When producing a table
Each time a regression or summary table is generated:
1. Save the table fragment to `outline/Tables/table_XX.tex` with auto-incrementing
numbering (01, 02, 03, ...).
2. If `outline/results.tex` does **not** exist, create it:
```latex
\input{preamble/preamble}
\begin{document}
\section{Tables}
\subsection{Descriptive Title}
\begin{table}[H]
\caption{Descriptive Title}
\centering
\estauto{Tables/table_01.tex}{N}{D{.}{.}{-1}}
\end{table}
\FloatBarrier
\end{document}
```
3. If `outline/results.tex` **already exists**, insert the following block BEFORE
`\end{document}`:
```latex
\subsection{Descriptive Title}
\begin{table}[H]
\caption{Descriptive Title}
\centering
\estauto{Tables/table_XX.tex}{N}{D{.}{.}{-1}}
\end{table}
\FloatBarrier
```
Where `N` = number of data columns in the fragment (excluding the label column).
## Estout table macros
Three macros are defined in the preamble for including table fragments generated by any
tool (pyfixest, esttab, R, etc.). All use the TeX primitive `\@@input` to avoid
`\multicolumn`/`\omit` errors (Section C explains why this matters).
| Macro | Use case | Environment |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| `\estauto{file}{ncols}{colspec}` | Standard-width tables | `tabular` |
| `\estwide{file}{ncols}{colspec}` | Full-page-width tables | `tabular*` |
| `\estautoLT{file}{ncols}{colspec}` | Multi-page tables | `longtable` |
The default column spec is `D{.}{.}{-1}` (decimal-aligned via `dcolumn`). Use `c` only
when columns contain non-numeric content.
## Table fragment format
Fragments must follow these conventions — the wrapper macros add `\toprule` and
`\bottomrule`, so fragments should NOT include them.
### Structure:
- Column headers: `\multicolumn{1}{c}{(1)}` style
- Group headers: `\multicolumn{N}{c}{Group Name}` with `\cmidrule(lr){start-end}`
- Coefficients right-aligned, p-values in parentheses on the next line
- Significance: `\sym{*}` p<0.10, `\sym{**}` p<0.05, `\sym{***}` p<0.01
- Multi-line variable names: `\specialcell{Line1 \\ Line2}`
- `\addlinespace` between variable blocks
- `\midrule` before summary statistics
- Yes/No rows: `\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes}`
- Numeric summary stats: raw numbers, no `\multicolumn` wrapper
- Do NOT end with a trailing `\\` (the macro appends `\\ \bottomrule`)
Because the wrapper expands the TeX primitive `\@@input` rather than `\input`, a fragment
may begin with `\multicolumn` spanning all columns without error; Section C explains why
that matters and what to do if a house preamble expands plain `\input` instead.
### Example fragment:
```latex
&\multicolumn{2}{c}{OLS} &\multicolumn{2}{c}{IV} \\\cmidrule(lr){2-3}\cmidrule(lr){4-5}
&\multicolumn{1}{c}{(1)} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(2)} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(3)} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(4)} \\
\midrule
Treatment & 0.245\sym{**} & 0.312\sym{***}& 0.198\sym{*} & 0.267\sym{**} \\
& (0.024) & (0.003) & (0.087) & (0.041) \\
\addlinespace
Control Variable & -0.031 & -0.045 & -0.028 & -0.039 \\
& (0.542) & (0.388) & (0.601) & (0.452) \\
\midrule
Observations & 1500 & 1500 & 1500 & 1500 \\
Firm FE &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{No} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{No} \\
Year FE &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} &\multicolumn{1}{c}{Yes} \\
Adjusted R-Sq & 0.342 & 0.215 & & \\
F Statistic & 12.450 & 8.320 & & \\
```
## Optional: Bibliography support
If the document needs references, add this to `outline/preamble/preamble.tex` (before the
end of the file):
```latex
% --- References (biblatex + biber, APA) ---
\usepackage[numbib]{tocbibind}
\usepackage[
backend=biber,
style=apa,
backref=true,
]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{references.bib}
\renewcommand*{\bibfont}{\setstretch{1.2}}
\setlength\bibitemsep{1em}
```
---
# Section B — Fix or reformat existing tables
The gold-standard pattern and the procedure to convert an ugly set of estout tables to
it. Read `references/conversion-example.md` for a full before/after.
## What good looks like (the four practices)
1. **Wrapper macros use the TeX primitive `\@@input`, not `\input`.** estout fragments typically start with `\multicolumn{...}`, whose internal `\omit` must be the first token in the cell; LaTeX's `\input` wraps the file read in non-expandable file-existence checks that execute *in that first cell*, so the fragment throws **"Misplaced \omit"**. The primitive `\@@input` (inside `\makeatletter … \makeatother`) does not, so the fragment renders. Section C gives the full root cause and the before/after fix.
2. **Wide tables fill `\textwidth` via `\estwide` (a `tabular*`).** A plain `\begin{tabular}` sizes to its natural content width — fine for 2–3 narrow columns, but a 5–6 column regression table overflows the margin (you see `Overfull \hbox` on the table rows and the right edge runs off the page). `\estwide` uses `\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\hskip\tabcolsep\extracolsep\fill}l*{N}{c}}` so the inter-column glue (`\extracolsep\fill`) spreads the columns to exactly `\textwidth`. The table now fits and the columns are evenly distributed.
3. **Notes live OUTSIDE the tabular, in a `\minipage` below it.** This is the single most common defect. Putting the legend inside the fragment as a `\multicolumn{N}{l}{\footnotesize ...}` row makes the note part of the ruled box, clamps it to the table's width, and breaks awkwardly. Instead, strip those rows out of the fragment and place the note in a `\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}\footnotesize{Note: ...}\end{minipage}` *below* the `\estwide`/`\estauto` call. The note then spans the text block, wraps cleanly, and reads like a journal table note. If the float wraps the table in `\resizebox{..\textwidth}{!}{...}`, the `\minipage` note goes *outside* that box — a note left inside is scaled with the table to a tiny font and clamped to the table width (the "the note doesn't fill the page" complaint). See "Special case" below.
4. **Each table float is consistent:** `\begin{table}[!htbp]` (or `[H]`), `\caption{...}`, `\label{...}`, `\centering`, the `\estwide`/`\estauto` call, then the `\minipage` note, then `\end{table}`. Multi-line column headers use `\specialcell{...}`; grouped columns get `\cmidrule(lr){a-b}`.
## The macros (minimal block to add to an existing preamble)
Add these once to an existing preamble. They require `booktabs` (for
`\toprule`/`\midrule`/`\bottomrule`/`\cmidrule`). `\estwide` and `\estauto` are siblings;
keep BOTH so you can pick per table. (Section A's `references/preamble.tex` already
contains these plus `\estautoLT`.)
```latex
\makeatletter
% Natural-width estout table. \@@input (TeX primitive) lets a fragment that
% starts with \multicolumn render without a "Misplaced \omit" error.
\newcommand{\estauto}[3]{%
\vspace{.75ex}{%
\begin{tabular}{l*{#2}{#3}}\toprule\@@input #1 %
\\ \bottomrule
\addlinespace[.75ex]
\end{tabular}%
}%
}
% Full-\textwidth estout table: a tabular* whose \extracolsep\fill spreads the
% columns to fill the page, so a wide table stops overflowing the margin.
\newcommand{\estwide}[3]{%
\vspace{.75ex}{%
\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\hskip\tabcolsep\extracolsep\fill}l*{#2}{#3}}\toprule\@@input #1 %
\\ \bottomrule
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- Source repository
- kennethkhoocy/applied-micro-skills
- License
- MIT
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Last GitHub push
- Aug 24, 2026
- Registry updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Instruction path
- plugins/applied-micro/skills/latex-empirical-tables/SKILL.md
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Quality
61/100
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Trust
66/100
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Audit
76/100
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- Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision
- Low GitHub adoption signal
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- Quality score needs review
- Permission surface needs review: secrets or environment access, filesystem or document access
- GitHub adoption: 47 GitHub stars
- Stars/forks activity: 47 stars, 0 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
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