wrds-download

TUI/CLI tool for browsing and downloading WRDS data
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      1 # Claude Skill: wrds-download
      2 
      3 A [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) skill that lets you download data from WRDS using natural language.
      4 
      5 ## Installation
      6 
      7 ### Option 1: Copy into your project
      8 
      9 ```bash
     10 cp -r claude-skill-wrds-download .claude/skills/wrds-download
     11 ```
     12 
     13 ### Option 2: Copy to your personal skills (works across all projects)
     14 
     15 ```bash
     16 cp -r claude-skill-wrds-download ~/.claude/skills/wrds-download
     17 ```
     18 
     19 ## Prerequisites
     20 
     21 1. **`wrds-dl`** on your PATH — either the [Go binary](../go/) or the [Python CLI](../python/) (`uv tool install wrds-dl --from ./python`)
     22 2. **WRDS credentials** configured via environment variables, saved credentials, or `~/.pgpass`
     23 
     24 ## Usage
     25 
     26 In Claude Code, type:
     27 
     28 ```
     29 /wrds-download CRSP daily stock data for 2020
     30 ```
     31 
     32 ```
     33 /wrds-download Compustat annual fundamentals, gvkey datadate and sales, 2010-2023
     34 ```
     35 
     36 ```
     37 /wrds-download IBES analyst EPS estimates for Apple
     38 ```
     39 
     40 Claude will inspect the table, show you the structure and row count, do a dry run for large tables, and download the data to a local Parquet file.