# medical-research

Search PubMed papers and turn their findings into plain-language research summaries. Use it to explore studies on diseases, treatments, or clinical trials.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 661 installs · ★ 30
- Author: gexijin
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/gexijin/vibe/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/medical-research/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/medical-research

## What it does

Give the skill a research topic in everyday language. It can ask for a narrower subject or clarification, then runs `pubmed_search.py` to retrieve PubMed papers and synthesize their findings, limitations, and possible clinical relevance. The default search returns 10 recent papers; you can change the result count through `max_results` in the script.

The summary explains medical terms for readers without a research background and identifies questions the papers leave open. It is saved as a Markdown file in the current working directory, named `Research_Summary_{Topic}_{YYYY-MM-DD}.md`. The search command uses `python3`. The resulting document is for education, not medical advice.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gexijin/vibe --skill medical-research -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/medical-research/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/medical-research/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gexijin/vibe --skill medical-research -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/medical-research/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gexijin/vibe --skill medical-research -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/medical-research/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install gexijin/vibe medical-research
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/medical-research/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gexijin/vibe --skill medical-research -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/gexijin/vibe --path .claude/skills/medical-research
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/medical-research/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gexijin/vibe --skill medical-research -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/gexijin/vibe/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/medical-research/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find recent papers on a disease or treatment
- explain clinical study findings in plain language
- compare research themes and unresolved questions
- save a medical literature review as Markdown

## Example prompts
- Review recent studies on migraine treatment and explain their findings in plain language.
- Summarize research on diabetes clinical trials and save the review as a Markdown file.
- Explore melanoma immunotherapy papers, including their findings and remaining research questions.

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