stata-skill

# Stata Skill > The skill could install or update from https://docs.statamcp.com/skills/openclaw [Stata-MCP](https://github.com/sepinetam/stata-mcp) is the best solution for connecting AI agents with Stata. It provides a suite of tools that allow Agents to execute Stata code through unified scheduling without wasting context searching for Stata executables. Both MCP and CLI interfaces are available. **CLI is the preferred method for execution in this document.** ## CLI Tools (Fallback, mainly used by OpenClaw) First, using `uvx stata-mcp --usable` to check whether Stata-MCP is usable. If there is any error, visit [FAQ](https://docs.statamcp.com/faq) or commit an [issue](https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/issues/new/choose). The following commands are supported: ```bash uvx stata-mcp tool ado-install <package> [--source ssc|github|net] # install ado-package from ssc, net or github uvx stata-mcp tool do <dofile_path> [--log-file-name <name>] # execute do-file uvx stata-mcp tool help <command> # Unix only # get command help uvx stata-mcp tool data-info <data_path> [--vars-list var1 var2] # get data basic information uvx stata-mcp tool read-log <log_path> [--output-format full|core|dict] # read execution log ``` ## Iterative Workflow 1. `get_data_info` -> understand dataset structure 2. `Edit` or `Write` -> to create a do-file 3. `stata_do` -> execute analysis with capture output 4. `help` -> learn Stata commands (Unix) if there are any command error 5. `ado_package_install` -> install missing packages ## Notes - Requires uv and valid Stata - `help` only works on macOS/Linux - Security guard blocks dangerous commands (shell, rm, etc.) - Log location: `<cwd>/stata-mcp-folder/stata-mcp-log/` - More information visit [documents](https://docs.statamcp.com) or [GitHub](https://github.com/statamcp/stata-mcp)