# Database Lookup

> Use when the user wants structured information from public scientific, biomedical, regulatory, materials, or economic databases. This is a reference-first skill for selecting the right database and query strategy.

- Skill: `hoanganhduc/database-lookup` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 15 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hoanganhduc/database-lookup`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hoanganhduc/database-lookup/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: hoanganhduc (https://skillmd.com/u/hoanganhduc)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hoanganhduc/database-lookup

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# Database Lookup

Use this skill when the user wants structured data from public databases such as:

- compounds, drugs, assays, targets
- genes, proteins, pathways, variants, expression resources
- clinical trials and disease resources
- patents and regulatory datasets
- economic and fiscal data

## Intended role in Codex

This skill is primarily:
- a routing/reference skill
- a database-selection guide
- a source for query strategy and identifier mapping

It is **not** a replacement for:
- `zotero` for library lookup
- `paper-lookup` for literature discovery
- `source-research` for general synthesis

## High-value references

Start with:

- `references/pubchem.md`
- `references/chembl.md`
- `references/bindingdb.md`
- `references/uniprot.md`
- `references/reactome.md`
- `references/ensembl.md`
- `references/ncbi-gene.md`
- `references/gtex.md`
- `references/clinvar.md`
- `references/clinicaltrials.md`
- `references/opentargets.md`
- `references/fred.md`
- `references/treasury.md`
- `references/uspto.md`

## Routing guidance

- Use `database-lookup` when the user is asking for data records or identifiers.
- Use `paper-lookup` when the user is asking for papers.
- Use `source-research` when the user wants broader explanation or synthesis.