statsoft-cli

Language

Pick the README that matches your language for human-readable, language-specific guides:

• English guide → README.md
• 中文指南 → README_zh-CN.md

This skill responds in the user's current input language (Chinese or English) and auto-detects / switches accordingly. The runtime scripts embed a locale check ($script:isZH in PowerShell, SCRIPT_LANG in Bash) so all user-facing prompts switch to Chinese on a zh-* UI culture and to English otherwise. Code comments and documentation are English-only.

The SKILL.md body, references/*.md, and ADDITIONAL_SOFTWARE.md are English-only and agent-facing; runtime command prompts switch to Chinese / English by locale. For end-to-end walkthroughs, examples, and troubleshooting in your language, open the README above.

Overview

Activates historical code assets locked in statistical software (syntax, scripts, projects) and wires them into AI workflows via automated detection, configuration, and execution.

Core Functions

Covers 34+ statistical / data-science packages, auto-routed by platform; non-Windows auto-hides incompatible software:

• Cross-platform (Win / Mac / Linux, CLI): R, Stata, SAS, CmdStan, GenStat, Gretl, H2O.ai, JAGS, Julia, KNIME, Mathematica, Matlab, OpenBUGS, Orange, OxMetrics, PSPP, Rattle, SHAZAM, Stat/Transfer, Tanagra, TSP, Weka
• Windows + limited cross-platform: Mplus
• Windows-only CLI: SPSS Statistics, EViews, JMP, LIMDEP, Microfit, NCSS, NLOGIT, Origin, Q(MRKS), SPSS Modeler, Statistica
• GUI-only detection + manual launch guide: AMOS, GraphPad Prism, JASP, jamovi, Minitab (never drive batch via CLI; mtb.exe /run opens the Minitab GUI, not headless)

Full platform matrix in references/platform-support.md; extended config in ADDITIONAL_SOFTWARE.md.

Router Paths

When gate 0 classifies a request as Simple (clear tool + action), route straight to the canonical per-tool entry script. These are the 6 primary entry points; the rest are auto-discovered from the platform matrix:

• scripts/windows-only/SPSS/setup_spss.ps1 — SPSS Statistics (Windows)
• scripts/windows-only/statsoft-r.ps1 — R CLI wrapper / data conversion (Windows)
• scripts/cross-platform/R/setup_r.sh — R (cross-platform)
• scripts/cross-platform/Stata/setup_stata.sh — Stata (cross-platform)
• scripts/windows-only/statsoft-sas.ps1 — SAS (Windows)
• scripts/cross-platform/SAS/setup_sas.sh — SAS (cross-platform)

Clarification Gate (gate 0) — friendly menu policy

Per ct-base §13 (the same pattern ct-advisor implements as its gate 0), this skill triages the user's first message before opening any menu and defaults to the friendliest path. The interactive menus (scan-confirmation, config-mode selection) are only shown when step-by-step confirmation genuinely helps — never forced onto a simple request.

Classify the first message into one of three paths:

• Simple — specific, single-intent, answerable directly (e.g. "Connect SPSS 26", "Convert data.sav to data.dta", "Run my Stata do-file batch"). → Detect / act in one pass. Do NOT pop the scan or config menu. If the tool and target are clear, route straight to detection / configuration (detect-only by default) and report; optionally offer a deeper step ("want me to also scan for the rest?") rather than demanding a choice.
• Complex — multi-decision or "set up everything / I'm not sure what's installed" (Example 4 in the README). → Present the routing menu (auto-scan vs specify-paths) and confirm step by step. Only open the full menu when step-by-step confirmation genuinely helps.
• Vague — need unclear / user undecided (Example 5, "I want to use statistical software but don't know where to start"). → Enter grill-me clarify mode: ask 1–3 conclusion-changing questions per round (which tools are installed? what do you want to do — run old scripts / convert data / build new analysis? headless or GUI?), branch-by-branch, until the right tool is locked — never dump the 34-tool list or pick for the user.

Default to the friendliest path: when in doubt between simple and complex, give a short direct detection + an optional deeper-menu offer instead of forcing a menu. When the user's first message already names a clear target (a specific tool + action), skip the menu entirely and go straight to detection / configuration.

The clarification strings themselves follow the locale switch ($script:isZH / SCRIPT_LANG), so menus and probes render in Chinese on a zh-* system and English otherwise — consistent with ct-base §13.3 (this skill's script-embedded locale mechanism is the equivalent of i18n.py).

Execution Workflow

1. Detect Platform — cross-platform source scripts/cross-platform/_platform-detect.sh (sets WB_OS / WB_ARCH; Windows handled inside .ps1 scripts, no source)
2. Pre-scan Confirmation (only when gate 0 classifies the request as Complex) — before a full scan, prompt and wait:
   • Prompt (English by default; auto-switched to Chinese on a zh-* locale): "⚠️ Auto-scan may take a while (~30s on Windows). If you have ≤3 packages, specify paths to skip. Your choice?" Options: A) Auto-scan B) Specify paths
   • A → step 3; B → skip scan, go to step 4
3. System Scan (only if A) — batch-detect installed software:
   • Windows: scripts/windows-only/scan/scan_all.ps1; Mac/Linux: scripts/cross-platform/scan/scan_all.sh
   • Output JSON: {"R":{"installed":true,"path":"...","version":"..."},...}
   • Batch scan (scan_all.*): without explicit consent it is skipped entirely (prints a notice, exits 0, no JSON). With consent (set STATSOFT_AUTO_WRITE to 1 or STATSOFT_CONFIRM to 1 plus an interactive y) it returns the full {path, version} JSON. STATSOFT_REVEAL does not affect the batch scan.
   • Per-software setup (setup_*.sh / setup_*.ps1): reports installed=true with path / version hidden by default; STATSOFT_REVEAL set to 1 reveals them in the setup output — this is the only thing REVEAL controls.
4. Select Config Mode — batch / specified / single-software (calls individual setup_*.ps1 or setup_*.sh)
5. Detect & Setup — route to the platform script; non-Windows auto-hides incompatible software
6. Save Config — detect-only by default; writes config.json only with explicit authorization (set STATSOFT_AUTO_WRITE to 1 or STATSOFT_CONFIRM to 1 plus an interactive y)
7. Output Summary — per references/completion-prompts.md template

Default-Deny Gates

All persistence and sensitive operations are off by default and require explicit authorization (fail-closed), consistent with the scripts:

All writes go through scripts/common/write_config.py: accepts only the canonical config.json under the skill root, and before writing takes a timestamped backup (config.json.bak.yyyymmdd_hhmmss) then atomic-replaces.

Core Permissions

• Local file read-write — config.json, temp scripts
• Process execution — statistical software binaries
• Network access — CRAN / Anaconda repos

Trust & Safety

This skill performs high-risk operations; understand the risk levels before use:

Pre-flight: ✅ review all scripts; ✅ confirm config.json changes (auto-backup); ✅ confirm any downloads; ✅ inspect generated commands for sensitive projects.

Reference Files

• ADDITIONAL_SOFTWARE.md — extended software config (31 packages)
• references/command-examples.md — per-software CLI command examples
• references/config-templates.md — config.json templates & field reference
• references/version-specifics.md — version differences
• references/completion-prompts.md — completion prompt templates
• references/trust-and-safety.md — risk levels & pre-flight details
• references/workflow.md — workflow gating details
• references/platform-support.md — full platform support matrix
• tests/ — automated test scripts