Research & Search
Research agent skills teach AI agents to gather and synthesize information properly: literature reviews, competitive analysis, web research with citations, and structured summaries. Each SKILL.md encodes a method, not just a prompt, so results stay consistent across runs.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Tf Target Gene Regulatory NetworkUse when analyzing transcription factor (TF) regulatory networks using Dorothea database. Input gene list, identify regulating transcription factors, generate TF-Target network visualization. For: transcription factor enrichment analysis, gene regulatory network research.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Disease Mechanism Evidence MapSystematically maps mechanism evidence for a disease from molecules to pathways, cell types, tissues, biological consequences, and clinical phenotypes. Always use this skill when a user needs a layered mechanism evidence chain rather than a flat summary or immediate gap analysis. Formal literature citations must be real and verifiable.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Drug Target Evidence LandscapeOrganizes the evidence and competitive landscape around a drug, target, or pathway by separating disease relevance, tractability, preclinical evidence, clinical evidence, modality fit, and crowding. Always map what is biologically supported, what is druggable, what has actually advanced, and what remains strategically open. Never confuse target relevance with druggability, preclinical activity with clinical promise, or narrative excitement with validated development maturity. Never fabricate references, trial status, approval status, company activity, or asset metadata.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Feasibility Aware Study PlannerDesigns a realistic, execution-aware biomedical study version under explicit constraints of samples, time, budget, data access, lab capacity, team skill, and validation resources. Always use this skill when the user has a real study idea, a candidate route, or a partially framed project but cannot assume ideal conditions. If critical feasibility inputs are missing, first clarify what resources are currently available, what resources may be obtainable, and what resources are realistically unavailable. Do not invent access, capabilities, collaborations, or validation resources. Focus first on feasibility-constrained study framing, route narrowing, dependency control, and minimum viable study design.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Mechanism To Validation PlannerExtends a mechanistic or association-level biomedical finding into a staged validation pathway that moves from descriptive evidence toward stronger functional support, mechanistic specificity, and clinical relevance. Use this skill when a user has a pathway, biomarker, cell-state, target, mechanism, or association finding and needs to decide what should be validated next, in what order, and which evidence layers are necessary versus optional. Do not default to maximal validation stacks. Build a structured validation ladder with a primary route, stronger upgrade route, and optional extensions.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Novelty Vs Feasibility AssessorAssesses whether a medical research topic is worth starting now by separating true novelty from pseudo-novelty, auditing real feasibility under stated resource constraints, and forcing a concrete start / narrow / redesign / stop decision. Always require explicit assumptions and never fabricate references, datasets, resource availability, precedent studies, or publication claims.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Diagnostic Study Quality Assessment QuadasAnalyzes clinical diagnostic accuracy studies for bias using the QUADAS-2 tool. Use when Claude needs to assess the quality, risk of bias, or applicability of diagnostic accuracy studies (e.g., "Assess this paper using QUADAS-2").
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gabrielmoreira Skill Latex Paper ConversionThis skill should be used when the user asks to convert an academic paper in LaTeX from one format (e.g., Springer, IPOL) to another format (e.g., MDPI, IEEE, Nature). It automates extraction, injection, fixing formatting, and compiling.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Medical English Precision EditorImproves medical English precision without changing the underlying facts, evidence boundaries, or intended scientific meaning.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Ssgsea Immune Infiltration AnalysisUse when estimating immune infiltration from bulk RNA-seq expression matrices with ssGSEA/GSVA, comparing case versus control groups, and generating downstream immune-score visualizations. NOT for single-cell RNA-seq, absolute cell proportion estimation, or clinical decision making.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Kb ResearchStructured approach to finding and synthesizing information from the user's knowledge base
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gabrielmoreira Skill Research Thermoelectric SemiconductorsRoute and execute rigorous thermoelectric semiconductor and device research, including field mapping, transport-physics reasoning, literature audits, hypotheses, experiment design, metrology, uncertainty, materials-to-device translation, and failure analysis; use for broad thermoelectric questions spanning materials, contacts, modules, cooling, or power generation, and route flexible Bi2Te3 or GeTe work to their dedicated Skills.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Latex Manuscript Format ConverterConverts existing manuscript content into LaTeX format aligned with a target journal, conference, or template while preserving manuscript meaning and structural integrity.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Medical Research Algorithm MatcherMatches a user’s biomedical research direction, disease problem, study aim, data modality, and resource constraints to the most relevant recent algorithms and method papers. Always search real recent algorithm literature first, prioritize the last 12 months, expand to 1–3 years only when needed, and add canonical baselines only when necessary. Every formal algorithm recommendation must include the verified primary method paper, plus published downstream papers that actually cite/use the algorithm when such papers are found, with DOI when available. Never fabricate papers, algorithm names, authors, journals, years, DOI, PMID, links, or benchmark claims. If no directly verified algorithm paper is found, say so explicitly.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Real World Evidence Study DesignerDesigns a structured real-world evidence study using EHR, claims, or registry data, with explicit handling of time zero, eligibility windows, exposure definitions, outcome windows, censoring, confounding control, and target-trial-emulation logic. Use this skill when the user needs study-type design and protocol framing for an observational clinical study based on routine-care data. Do not invent database fields, follow-up completeness, linkage, coding validity, or causal identifiability.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Biomedical Search Strategy BuilderBuilds professional search strategies for PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and similar databases. Use when a user needs to construct a MeSH-based Boolean query, design a systematic review search, expand a concept with synonyms, apply study-type or date filters, or adapt a query across multiple databases. Also triggers when the user says "help me search for papers on X", "build a search strategy", "what are the MeSH terms for", or "I need a systematic review search string".
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gabrielmoreira Skill Confounder And Bias Control PlannerPlans confounder control, variable adjustment logic, and bias mitigation strategies at the protocol stage for clinical, epidemiologic, translational, observational, and biomarker studies. Always use this skill when a user needs to identify major confounders, decide which variables should or should not be adjusted for, compare matching/stratification/weighting approaches, anticipate selection or measurement bias, or pressure-test a study design before execution. Focus on bias sensing, causal structure awareness, variable-role classification, and critical design review rather than generic statistical advice.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Quapas Quality Assessment For Prognosis StudiesEvaluates bias in medical literature (prognosis studies) using QUAPAS criteria. Use when the user wants to assess the quality or risk of bias of a medical paper text.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Diagnostic Study Quality Assessment Quadas 2Analyzes clinical diagnostic accuracy studies for bias using the QUADAS-2 tool. Use when Claude needs to assess the quality, risk of bias, or applicability of diagnostic accuracy studies (e.g., "Assess this paper using QUADAS-2").
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gabrielmoreira Skill Plan Dangerous Goods Storage SegregationPlan dangerous-goods storage and segregation research using hazard, quantity, facility, jurisdiction, and qualified-review evidence.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Cibersort Immune Infiltration AnalysisUse when estimating relative immune cell infiltration from a bulk expression matrix with a CIBERSORT-style nu-SVR deconvolution workflow based on an LM22 signature matrix, comparing one case group against one control group, and generating structured tables plus immune-fraction plots. NOT for single-cell RNA-seq, spatial data, clinical diagnosis, or workflows that require the original hosted CIBERSORT web service.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Multi Database Literature CollectorCollects candidate biomedical literature across multiple databases, adapts search logic by database, preserves source metadata, and organizes results into a structured, screening-ready candidate pool. Always use this skill when a user wants cross-database literature collection, search strategy construction, candidate paper aggregation, or first-pass evidence organization before deduplication, screening, layered reading, or review planning. Requires real and verifiable literature records only. Every formal literature item must include a real link and DOI when available; never fabricate citations, titles, authors, years, journals, abstracts, PMIDs, or DOIs. If a DOI is unavailable or cannot be verified, state that explicitly rather than inventing one.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Inclusion Exclusion Criteria BuilderBuilds clear, executable, and auditable inclusion and exclusion criteria for biomedical and clinical research protocols. Always use this skill when a user needs to translate a target population into operational screening rules tied to chart fields, time windows, tests, procedures, prior therapies, exclusions, and reviewable edge cases. Focus on protocol-stage precision, ambiguity reduction, auditability, and screening reproducibility rather than generic study design advice.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Medical Research Gap To Study PlannerConverts an audited medical research gap into a complete, structured, gap-traceable study design. Always use this skill whenever a user already has one or more candidate research gaps and wants to transform them into an executable biomedical research plan rather than re-run broad topic ideation. Covers six gap-to-design patterns (evidence-completion, mechanism-resolution, cell-state/context-mapping, translation-bridge, causality-upgrade, population/stage-specific) and always outputs one recommended primary protocol, a gap-to-design dependency map, step-by-step workflow, figure plan, validation strategy, minimal executable version, publication upgrade path, and verified design-support literature rules. Never fabricate references. Preserve claim-evidence discipline and do not replace a topic-specific gap with a generic workflow.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Consistency Checker Across ManuscriptChecks consistency across title, abstract, methods, results, figures, tables, and supplements to identify internal contradictions and version drift in biomedical manuscripts.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Simulink Explain Missing CoverageUse this skill when the user asks to summarize, or asks why Simulink Coverage objectives are missing, unsatisfied, or uncovered on a coverage result they already have — why specific decision, condition, MCDC, relational-boundary, or saturation/overflow outcomes weren't exercised, whether uncovered logic is dead code, or how to close the gap (a test, a coverage filter, or a design change). It reads an existing cvdata, .cvt file, sim-with-coverage output, or Simulink Test result; it never runs cvsim to collect coverage.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Reporting Guideline Compliance CheckerChecks biomedical manuscripts against reporting guidelines such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, and TRIPOD to identify missing or weak reporting elements before submission or revision.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Quadas C Assessment For Diagnostic Accuracy StudiesAutomated bias assessment for diagnostic accuracy studies using QUADAS-C criteria. Requires full text input.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Sample Size And Power Planning AssistantPlans sample size estimation logic, power assumptions, feasibility checks, and fallback enrollment strategies for clinical and translational study protocols.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Research First DevelopmentBuild knowledge bases that build software — research before code, teach before execute
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gabrielmoreira Skill Mendelian Randomization Protocol DesignerGenerates complete Mendelian randomization study designs from a user-provided exposure and outcome direction. Always use this skill whenever a user wants to design, plan, or build a Mendelian randomization study — even if phrased as "help me write a paper on X", "design an MR study for Y", or "I want to test whether A causally affects B using GWAS". Covers core two-sample MR design, optional bidirectional follow-up, optional multivariable MR, IV selection logic, ancestry alignment, harmonization, IVW as the default primary estimator, weighted median / MR-Egger / MR-PRESSO / leave-one-out sensitivity analyses, Steiger directionality, heterogeneity / pleiotropy checks, and explicit claim-boundary control. Always outputs four workload configs (Lite / Standard / Advanced / Publication+) with a recommended primary plan, stepwise workflow, method rationale, validation ladder, figure plan, minimal executable version, and strictly verified literature guidance with no fabricated references.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Academic Editorial JudgmentContext-dependent editorial style rules for academic writing — APA7, Chicago, MLA judgment calls
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gabrielmoreira Skill Classify Dangerous Goods Logistics RequirementsClassify dangerous-goods logistics research needs by material, hazard, jurisdiction, transport mode, evidence, and qualification boundary.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Lncrna Regulatory Network Construction AnalysisUse this bioinformatics data analysis skill to construct a database-driven lncRNA-mRNA regulatory network from target lncRNA and/or gene lists by projecting shared miRNA evidence from local ceRNA reference tables. It does not infer networks from expression matrices.
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gabrielmoreira Skill Conventional Oncology Hub Gene Research PlannerGenerates complete conventional oncology bulk-transcriptome biomarker and hub-gene research designs from a user-provided cancer type and study direction. Always use this skill whenever a user wants to design, plan, or build a tumor bioinformatics study centered on differential expression, prognostic filtering or risk modeling, PPI-based hub-gene prioritization, diagnostic/prognostic evaluation, clinical association, immune infiltration context, methylation context, and optional tissue or cell validation. Covers five study patterns (signature-first prognostic workflow, hub-gene-first biomarker workflow, hybrid signature-to-hub workflow, immune-context biomarker workflow, translational validation workflow) and always outputs four workload configs (Lite / Standard / Advanced / Publication+) with recommended primary plan, step-by-step workflow, figure plan, validation strategy, minimal executable version, publication upgrade path...
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gabrielmoreira Skill Bioinformatics Translational Opportunity FinderIdentifies translationally meaningful paths for bioinformatics findings by mapping omics or computational discoveries to diagnosis, stratification, prognosis, treatment-response, monitoring, or target-nomination use cases, while auditing bridge evidence, assayability, and validation burden. Use this skill when a user wants to know whether a bioinformatics finding can be framed as a stronger translational topic without overclaiming clinical relevance. Always separate statistical signal from translational value, and never imply clinical utility, targetability, or validation depth without explicit evidence support.
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Frequently asked questions
What are Research & Search agent skills?
Research agent skills teach AI agents to gather and synthesize information properly: literature reviews, competitive analysis, web research with citations, and structured summaries. Each SKILL.md encodes a method, not just a prompt, so results stay consistent across runs.
Which Research & Search skills are most installed?
Popular Research & Search skills on SkillMD right now include medical-research-gap-to-study-planner, academic-editorial-judgment, tf-target-gene-regulatory-network. Rankings shift as installs change; sort this page by "Most installs" for the live list.
Do Research & Search skills work with Claude Code and Cursor?
Yes. Every skill here ships as a SKILL.md file, an open format that works in Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 60+ other agents. Install one with npx skillmds@latest add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.