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Medical Research Skills for Claude Code

9 skills covering the full research lifecycle — from literature search to manuscript revision. Built by physicians, battle-tested on real publications. MIT licensed.

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Research Pipeline

Literature Reviewsearch-lit
→
Study Designdesign-study
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Analysisanalyze-stats
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Figuresmake-figures
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Reportingcheck-reporting
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Presentingpresent-paper

+ grant-builder · intake-project · publish-skill

All Skills

Literature Search

search-lit

PubMed + Semantic Scholar + bioRxiv search with anti-hallucination citation verification.

  • ✓Every reference verified via API
  • ✓BibTeX export
  • ✓No fabricated citations

Reporting Guidelines

check-reporting

Manuscript compliance audit against 9 reporting guidelines with item-by-item assessment.

  • ✓STROBE, STARD, PRISMA, CONSORT, TRIPOD+AI
  • ✓PRESENT / PARTIAL / MISSING status
  • ✓Actionable fix suggestions

Study Design

design-study

Identifies analysis unit, cohort logic, data leakage risks, and validation strategy.

  • ✓Leakage risk detection
  • ✓Comparator design review
  • ✓Reporting guideline matching

Statistical Analysis

analyze-stats

Reproducible Python/R code for diagnostic accuracy, inter-rater agreement, and more.

  • ✓DTA, survival, demographics tables
  • ✓Publication-ready output
  • ✓Effect sizes with CIs

Publication Figures

make-figures

Journal-spec figures: ROC curves, forest plots, flow diagrams, Kaplan-Meier, and more.

  • ✓300 DPI, colorblind-safe
  • ✓PRISMA / CONSORT / STARD flows
  • ✓Bland-Altman, confusion matrices

Grant Proposals

grant-builder

Structures significance, innovation, approach, milestones, and consortium roles.

  • ✓NIH / NRF format support
  • ✓Specific aims page
  • ✓Budget justification

Project Intake

intake-project

Classifies new research projects, summarizes state, and recommends next steps.

  • ✓Project type classification
  • ✓Missing input detection
  • ✓Lightweight scaffolding

Paper Presentations

present-paper

Academic presentation prep: paper analysis, speaker scripts, slide note injection, Q&A.

  • ✓Audience-adapted scripts
  • ✓PPTX note injection utility
  • ✓Multi-perspective Q&A prep

Skill Publishing

publish-skill

Convert personal Claude Code skills into distributable, open-source-ready packages.

  • ✓Automated PII audit
  • ✓License compatibility check
  • ✓Generalization pipeline

Why These Skills?

Anti-Hallucination Citations

Every reference verified against PubMed, Semantic Scholar, or CrossRef APIs. No citation is ever generated from memory alone.

9 Reporting Guidelines

STROBE, STARD, TRIPOD+AI, PRISMA, ARRIVE built-in. CONSORT, CARE, SPIRIT, CLAIM supported via knowledge-based assessment.

Publication-Ready Output

300 DPI figures, colorblind-safe palettes, reproducible Python/R code. Ready for journal submission.

Installation

Copy skills to your Claude Code skills directory. That's it.

Install all skills

git clone https://github.com/aperivue/medical-research-skills.git
cp -r medical-research-skills/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Install a single skill

git clone https://github.com/aperivue/medical-research-skills.git
cp -r medical-research-skills/skills/check-reporting ~/.claude/skills/

Requires Claude Code CLI or IDE extension. Python 3.9+ for statistical analysis and figure generation.

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