pubmed-database
CommunityProgrammatic PubMed access with advanced queries.
AuthorLKB-99
Version1.0.0
Installs0
System Documentation
What problem does it solve?
This Skill provides programmatic PubMed access for advanced search and data retrieval, eliminating manual data collection and enabling reproducible literature workflows.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Advanced Query Construction: Build complex PubMed queries using Boolean operators, MeSH terms, and field tags for precise results.
- Programmatic Data Retrieval: Retrieve abstracts, citations, and metadata via E-utilities (ESearch, EFetch, ESummary, ELink, EPost, EInfo) for systematic reviews and research projects.
- Batch Processing & Export: Use the history server for large result sets and export data in JSON or MEDLINE formats for downstream analysis.
- MeSH & Citation Discovery: Explore related records and links across databases to broaden literature discovery.
- Use Case: Automate a literature search workflow to identify relevant articles on a topic, collect PMIDs, and fetch abstracts for meta-analysis.
Quick Start
Use the pubmed-database skill to search PubMed for 'diabetes' and retrieve the top 5 articles using ESearch, then fetch full records with EFetch.
Dependency Matrix
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💻 Claude Code Installation
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: pubmed-database Download link: https://github.com/LKB-99/manus-skills-collection/archive/main.zip#pubmed-database Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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