Resources for Reproducibility
This section provides useful templates, main files, and environment setup instructions to help you build reproducibility packages efficiently.
README Templates
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README Generator
Use this tool to create your own README. The app includes all the essential components of a high-quality README and will generate a Word document based on your responses. -
README Template (Markdown)
Use this as a guide if you’re working on a reproducibility package to include all required elements. -
README Template (Word)
Same content as the Markdown template but in Word format.
Main Files for Reproducibility
These are templates for main scripts to allow one-click reproducibility in both R and Stata. Use them to automate your replication process:
AI Skill for Reproducibility Packages
The WB Reproducibility Package skill lets an AI coding agent (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Claude.ai) help you prepare a package that meets the World Bank reproducibility standard — before submitting for verification. It audits your project against the official checklist and the most common failure flags, proposes a build plan for your approval, drafts the README and main script, and verifies that every exhibit regenerates from a clean run.
- Get the skill: ai-skills/reproducibility-skill
Installation and usage instructions are in the folder’s README. A ready-to-upload.zipfor Claude.ai is attached to the latest release. —
Environment Setup Instructions
It’s important to isolate your environment to ensure reproducibility. Follow the links below for detailed instructions on environment setup:
- Python Environment Setup: Python Instructions
- R Environment Setup: R Instructions
- Stata Environment Setup: Stata Instructions
Guidelines
- Excel Guidelines If your package is in Excel, or includes any component that uses Excel, please review our Excel guidelines.
- Guide For Flagships If your package is for a Flagship report, please review our Flagship guidelines