# tooluniverse-disease-research

Builds a cited disease report covering genetics, pathways, drugs and clinical trials. Handy for rare-disease profiles where memory is not enough.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 437 installs · ★ 1759
- Author: mims-harvard
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/tree/HEAD/skills/tooluniverse-disease-research/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tooluniverse-disease-research

## What it does

The skill runs research across ten dimensions: identity and classification, clinical presentation, genetic and molecular basis, treatment landscape, biological pathways, epidemiology and literature, similar diseases, cancer-specific data, pharmacology and drug safety. Every fact in the report carries the tool it came from, and a usage log with parameters lands in the references section.

It follows a report-first pattern. The file `{disease_name}_research_report.md` is created before any lookup, then filled in as each dimension finishes. Search steps stay hidden from you. For messy free text — a sample attribute, a synonym, a tissue label — `ZOOMA_annotate_text` maps the string to an ontology IRI with a confidence rating, and the resolved ID feeds straight into OLS or OpenTargets.

Tool calls use English disease names and search terms; the report comes back in your language. Ask about a rare condition and the first stop is Orphanet, OMIM or DisGeNET, because prevalence and treatment data shift over time and guessing from memory is a bad trade.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-disease-research -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-disease-research -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-disease-research -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mims-harvard/ToolUniverse tooluniverse-disease-research
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-disease-research -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --path skills/tooluniverse-disease-research
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-disease-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/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/tree/HEAD/skills/tooluniverse-disease-research/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull together a rare-disease overview with genetics and trials
- find candidate genes and ClinVar variants for a syndrome
- match approved drugs against repurposing candidates
- size up prevalence and incidence from the literature
- trace the pathogenic cascade from variant to organ pathology

## Example prompts
- build a report on Niemann-Pick disease with genes, pathways and current therapies
- what do we know about Marfan syndrome? give me a full overview with sources
- profile this rare disease by HPO phenotypes and clinical trials

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: tooluniverse-disease-research
description: Generate comprehensive disease research reports covering genetics (causal genes, GWAS, OMIM), pathways (Reactome, KEGG), drugs (existing therapies, repurposing candidates), clinical trials, epidemiology (prevalence, incidence), and phenotypes (HPO). Use for full disease overviews, comprehensive disease characterization, and orphan/rare-disease profiling.
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# ToolUniverse Disease Research

Generate a comprehensive disease research report with full source citations. The report is created as a markdown file and progressively updated during research.

**IMPORTANT**: Always use English disease names and search terms in tool calls. Respond in the user's language.

---

## LOOK UP, DON'T GUESS

When asked about a disease, query Orphanet/OMIM/DisGeNET FIRST. Don't rely on memory for prevalence, genetics, or treatment — these change over time. When you're not sure about a fact, your first instinct should be to SEARCH for it using tools, not to reason harder from memory.

---

## When to Use

- User asks about any disease, syndrome, or medical condition
- Needs comprehensive disease intelligence or a detailed research report
- Asks "what do we know about [disease]?"

---

## Core Workflow: Report-First Approach

**DO NOT** show the search process to the user. Instead:

1. **Create report file first** - Initialize `{disease_name}_research_report.md`
2. **Research each dimension** - Use all relevant tools
3. **Update report progressively** - Write findings after each dimension
4. **Include citations** - Every fact must reference its source tool

---

## Disease Mechanism Reasoning

When synthesizing disease etiology, trace the full pathogenic cascade:
1. **Genetic basis** - Which variants (rare or common) confer risk, and in which genes?
2. **Molecular mechanism** - How do those variants alter protein function, expression, or regulation?
3. **Cellular effect** - What downstream cellular processes are disrupted (signaling, metabolism, stress response)?
4. **Tissue/organ manifestation** - How does cellular dysfunction present as organ-level pathology?

This chain structures the Genetic & Molecular Basis (Section 3) and Biological Pathways (Section 5) sections.

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## 10 Research Dimensions

| Dim | Section | Key Tools |
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