Epistemic
Install research-discipline skills that walk from hypothesis through preregistration, experiments, and kill-or-ship decisions before you over-build.
Overview
epistemic is a plugin marketplace for the Validate phase that ships epistemic-skills: a research workflow from hypothesis through preregistration, experiments, and kill-or-ship with Claude hooks and gates.
What is this marketplace?
- epistemic-skills plugin: hypothesis → preregistration → baseline → experiment → statistical rigor → falsification → kill
- Includes Claude bootstrap hook and prereg Bash gate; fuller runtime gates and monitor live in the OMP agent per descript
- JSON-schema marketplace (claude-code-marketplace.json) from Alexander Morales-Panitz / atomicstrata.
- Workflow-category plugin aimed at disciplined research, not casual brainstorming.
- Single-plugin marketplace focused on epistemic methodology for builders running structured bets.
- 1 plugin in marketplace: epistemic-skills (workflow category)
Community signal: 7 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Indie builders validate ideas with conversational certainty instead of preregistered tests, so they ship features that never faced a real falsification bar.
Who is it for?
Solo founders running measurable bets, experiments, or research-heavy products who want Claude to enforce hypothesis-driven discipline.
Skip if: Builders who only need quick UI or API codegen without formal experiments, or teams without patience for preregistration and statistical steps.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you add the marketplace, your agent can follow a structured epistemic pipeline with bootstrap and prereg gates instead of ad hoc 'seems fine' conclusions.
- epistemic-skills plugin with staged research workflow skills
- Claude bootstrap hook and prereg Bash gate for early pipeline enforcement
- Clear kill-or-ship framing tied to baseline and experiment outcomes
Plugins in this marketplace
1 plugin — install individually after you add the marketplace.
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Journey fit
Epistemic rigor matters most when you are scoping what to prove in Validate, even though the same mindset starts in Idea research and ends at launch decisions. scope fits preregistration, baselines, and falsification gates that define what evidence is required before full build.
How it compares
Research-methodology skill plugin with gates and hooks, not a generic coding assistant marketplace or MCP server.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Epistemic for?
It is for builders who validate product or research ideas with hypotheses, preregistration, and explicit kill-or-ship criteria.
When should I use Epistemic?
Use it when scoping validation work—before you treat anecdotal wins as proof and before you commit to a full build or launch.
How do I add Epistemic to my agent?
Install the Epistemic Claude marketplace from the atomicstrata repo and enable Epistemic-skills; configure the bootstrap hook and prereg Bash gate per the plugin docs and OMP agent notes.