thesis-init

thesis-init is a command for Claude Code from idoforgod/Dissertation-Simulator-AgenticWorkflow. It costs 27 tokens per session (611 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A setup command for a new doctoral thesis research project. It gathers the topic, research approach, academic field, and starting materials, then creates the project's tracking files and folders.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to start projects based on a topic, research question, existing literature review, uploaded papers, or a research proposal.
Why use it?
It gives a new research project an organized starting point instead of requiring the researcher to create its structure manually. It also records the chosen way of beginning the work.

Command for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR variable.

Good fit Use it to start projects based on a topic, research question, existing literature review, uploaded papers, or a research proposal.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/idoforgod/dissertation-simulator-agenticworkflow/thesis-init
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/idoforgod/Dissertation-Simulator-AgenticWorkflow

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 27 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 611 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00027 $0.00611
Opus 5.5 $0.00011 $0.00244
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00005 $0.00122
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00061

Measured 1mo ago against content hash c2494934f0c0, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

thesis-init scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/commands/thesis-init.md · 77 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 77 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Thesis Initialization

You are starting a new doctoral thesis research project.

Protocol

Step 1: Gather User Input

Ask the user (in Korean) for:

  1. Research topic or question: What is the research about?
  2. Research type (select one):
    • Quantitative Research (양적연구)
    • Qualitative Research (질적연구)
    • Mixed Methods Research (혼합연구)
    • Undecided (아직 미정)
  3. Academic field (select one):
    • Business/Economics (경영학/경제학)
    • Social Sciences (사회과학)
    • Humanities (인문학)
    • Natural Sciences/Engineering (자연과학/공학)
    • Medical/Health Sciences (의학/보건학)
    • Education (교육학)
    • Other (기타)
  4. Input mode:
    • Mode A: Start with research topic (Default)
    • Mode B: Start with research question
    • Mode C: Have existing literature review
    • Mode D: Learning mode
    • Mode E: Upload prior papers
    • Mode F: Upload research proposal
    • Mode G: Custom input

Step 2: Initialize Project

The --execution-mode value comes from the user's mode selection in /start Step 3.5.

python3 "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR"/.claude/hooks/scripts/checklist_manager.py \
  --init \
  --project-dir "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/thesis-output/{sanitized-topic-name}" \
  --project-name "{topic}" \
  --research-type {type} \
  --input-mode {mode} \
  --execution-mode {execution_mode}

Where {execution_mode} maps from the user's selection:

  • Mode 1 (Interactive) → interactive
  • Mode 2 (Autopilot) → autopilot
  • Mode 3 (ULW) → ulw
  • Mode 2+3 → autopilot+ulw

Step 3: Set Orchestrator Environment

export THESIS_ORCHESTRATOR=1

Step 4: Confirm to User (Korean)

Display:

  • Created project directory and structure
  • Selected settings (research type, input mode, academic field, execution mode)
  • Total workflow steps (211)
  • Next step preview

Step 5: Auto-Continue to Workflow

After displaying the confirmation, automatically execute the /thesis-start protocol without requiring the user to manually invoke it. This ensures a seamless transition from initialization to workflow execution.

Read the full file on GitHub · 77 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago First seen · 77 lines · 27 tokens per session scan A c2494934f0c0

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thesis-init is a command published in the GitHub repository idoforgod/Dissertation-Simulator-AgenticWorkflow (108 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 27 tokens to every session and 611 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.