PolicyEngine

Prior Scores — Development skill for Claude Code

Development community

Consult external scorekeepers (JCT, CBO, OBR, IFS, PBO, CRFB, TPC, etc.) for a reform without running the microsim.

How to install Prior Scores

Installs to ~/.claude/skills/policyengine-policyengine-claude-prior-scores/SKILL.md

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/policyengine-policyengine-claude-prior-scores && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PolicyEngine/policyengine-claude/HEAD/commands/prior-scores.md -o ~/.claude/skills/policyengine-policyengine-claude-prior-scores/SKILL.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What Prior Scores does

description: Consult external scorekeepers (JCT, CBO, OBR, IFS, PBO, CRFB, TPC, etc.) for a reform without running the microsim

Prior scores lookup

Standalone entry for external-benchmark research. Runs `prior-scores-finder` (Stage 3 of `/analyze-policy`) without the microsim or comparison stages.

When to use

"What has JCT / CBO scored on this reform shape?"
"Have any think-tanks published estimates for a similar SALT cap change?"
"I already have a rough sense of my number

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