How do I install the Fda skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add ai4protein/fda in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Fda by ai4protein — Agent Skill

Name: Fda
Author: ai4protein

Fda

Query openFDA via VenusFactory for drugs, devices, adverse events, recalls, and regulatory submissions (510k, PMA). Use when the user needs FDA pharmacovigilance, labeling, NDC/UNII, or openFDA analytics. Do NOT use for ChEMBL bioactivity (chembl_database) or general biomedical literature (pubmed).

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File contents

FDA / openFDA

Overview

Hub tool: query_fda — drug label search with adverse-event fallback (see FdaDrugLabelSearchInput). Broader openFDA categories (devices, foods, 510k, …) use FDAQuery via agent_generated_code and modules under src/tools/search/deepsearch/fda/ (or legacy references/).

Project Tools (VenusFactory2)

Tool	Args	When
query_fda	`query`, `max_results`, `max_content_length`	Conversational drug label / event lookup

Workflow

Quick drug question → query_fda
Devices / foods / recalls / 510k → load references/devices.md (etc.) + agent_generated_code with FDAQuery
Set OPENFDA_API_KEY when available to raise rate limits

When NOT to use

Potency / IC50 / SAR → chembl_database + rdkit
Literature review → pubmed / openalex

Common mistakes

Inventing tools like query_fda_device / query_drug_events as hub names
Treating query_fda as full openFDA coverage

References (progressive disclosure)

Trust order: SKILL.md (hub tools & envelopes) → topic refs → references/legacy_guide.md (archived; may be outdated).

read_skill(skill_id="fda", relative_path="references/legacy_guide.md")

Load legacy only after the hub workflow in this file is insufficient.

Frequently asked questions

Fda

File contents

FDA / openFDA

Overview

Project Tools (VenusFactory2)

Workflow

When NOT to use

Common mistakes

References (progressive disclosure)

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

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