
Knowledge Discovery
- 16 installs
- 869 repo stars
- Updated June 8, 2026
- beita6969/scienceclaw
knowledge-discovery is a Claude skill that discovers patterns, builds knowledge graphs, and extracts insights from linguistic and historical data.
About
knowledge-discovery is a Claude skill for finding hidden patterns, building knowledge graphs, and extracting insights from structured and unstructured data. A researcher uses it to profile data, detect patterns via clustering and anomaly detection, construct entity-relation graphs, and validate discoveries against known phenomena. It matters because it follows a defined protocol and insists on distinguishing correlation from causation and reporting statistical significance.
- Discovers patterns, builds knowledge graphs, and extracts insights from linguistic and historical data
- 6-step protocol from data exploration through pattern detection to knowledge-graph construction
- References WALS and HistWords datasets for linguistic typology and semantic change
Knowledge Discovery by the numbers
- 16 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #1,318 of 2,065 Data Science & ML skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 2, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
knowledge-discovery capabilities & compatibility
Free; a prompt/protocol skill with no external dependencies or keys.
- Capabilities
- pattern detection · knowledge graph construction · insight generation
- Use cases
- data analysis · research
- Pricing
- Free
What knowledge-discovery says it does
Discover patterns, build knowledge graphs, and extract insights from linguistic and historical data
WALS** (wals.info): World Atlas of Language Structures — 192 linguistic features across 2,679 languages in CLDF format (CC-BY 4.0)
Distinguish between correlation and causation in discovered patterns
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| Installs | 16 |
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| repo stars | ★ 869 |
| Last updated | June 8, 2026 |
| Repository | beita6969/scienceclaw ↗ |
What it does
Discover patterns, build knowledge graphs, and extract insights from linguistic and historical datasets.
Who is it for?
Exploratory pattern detection and knowledge-graph construction over linguistic, historical, or scientific data.
Skip if: Confirmatory analysis without exploration; the protocol is built around discovery and validation.
When should I use this skill?
The user needs to discover hidden patterns, build a knowledge graph, or extract novel insights from data.
What you get
Validated patterns, entity-relation knowledge graphs, and domain-contextual insights.
- Detected patterns with significance and effect sizes
- An entity-relation knowledge graph
- Domain-contextual insights
By the numbers
- 6-step discovery protocol
- WALS covers 192 linguistic features across 2,679 languages
- 4 discovery types (linguistic, semantic, scientific, biomedical)
Files
Knowledge Discovery & Graphs
Purpose
Discover hidden patterns, build knowledge graphs, and extract novel insights from structured and unstructured data.
Key Datasets
- WALS (wals.info): World Atlas of Language Structures — 192 linguistic features across 2,679 languages in CLDF format (CC-BY 4.0)
- HistWords (nlp.stanford.edu/projects/histwords): Historical word embeddings tracking semantic change across 4 languages over centuries (.npy/.pkl format)
Protocol
1. Data exploration — Profile data, identify patterns, check distributions 2. Feature engineering — Create derived features, temporal features, cross-references 3. Pattern detection — Apply clustering, association rules, anomaly detection 4. Knowledge graph construction — Build entity-relation graphs from discovered patterns 5. Insight generation — Interpret patterns in domain context 6. Validation — Verify discoveries against known phenomena
Discovery Types
- Linguistic typology: Cross-linguistic universals, language family features, areal patterns
- Semantic change: Word meaning evolution, neologism tracking, conceptual drift
- Scientific trends: Emerging research topics, citation patterns, collaboration networks
- Biomedical discovery: Drug repurposing candidates, gene-disease associations
Rules
- Distinguish between correlation and causation in discovered patterns
- Report statistical significance and effect sizes
- Validate against domain expertise and existing literature
- Handle missing data transparently
- For knowledge graphs, use standard ontologies (RDF, OWL) when possible
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FAQ
Which datasets does this skill reference?
WALS (World Atlas of Language Structures) with 192 features across 2,679 languages, and HistWords, historical word embeddings tracking semantic change across 4 languages.
How does it handle causation claims?
The rules require distinguishing correlation from causation, reporting statistical significance and effect sizes, and validating against domain expertise and existing literature.