Skills

Curated Skills for Researchers

One best pick per category. No decision fatigue — just install and go.

Literature Search

Find papers across PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, and more
openalex-database

openalex-database

Search 240M+ scholarly works across all fields. Author/institution analysis, citation tracking, open-access discovery. Completely free, no API key needed. The best all-around starting point.

Editor's Pick240M papersno-key-neededall-fields
clawhub install openalex-database
from claude-scientific-skills
pubmed-database

pubmed-database

Best for biomedical research. Advanced Boolean/MeSH queries, batch processing, filter by RCT/meta-analysis/systematic review. The gold standard for life sciences literature.

biomedicalMeSHno-key-needed
clawhub install pubmed-database
from claude-scientific-skills
arxiv-database

arxiv-database

Best for CS/ML/physics/math preprints. Search by keywords, authors, IDs, date ranges, and 8 category groups. No key needed.

CS/ML/physicspreprintsno-key-needed
clawhub install arxiv-database
from claude-scientific-skills
aminer-data-search

aminer-data-search

Best for exploring scholar networks. 28 APIs for scholar/paper/institution/journal/patent queries. Natural language Q&A like "latest advances in Transformers".

scholar-networkpatent28-APIsneeds-key
cp -r skills/aminer-data-search ~/.claude/skills/
from aminer-open-skill

Systematic Review & Deep Research

PRISMA reviews, meta-analysis, and autonomous research pipelines
deep-research

deep-research

The most comprehensive single skill for literature review. 13 agents, 7 modes: full research, quick brief, paper review, PRISMA systematic review with meta-analysis, Socratic dialogue, and fact-check. Unmatched depth.

Editor's Pick13-agentsPRISMAmeta-analysis
git clone https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills.git && cp -r academic-research-skills/deep-research ~/.claude/skills/
from academic-research-skills
lit-synthesizer

lit-synthesizer

Best for finding research gaps. PubMed MeSH + bioRxiv/medRxiv search with citation graph construction and gap analysis. Identifies understudied areas. No extra key needed.

citation-graphgap-analysisno-key-needed
clawhub install lit-synthesizer
from ClawBio
literature-review

literature-review

Solid all-rounder for systematic reviews. PRISMA-style searches, cross-database synthesis, citation verification. Outputs in APA/Nature/Vancouver format.

systematic-reviewPRISMAmulti-format
clawhub install literature-review
from claude-scientific-skills

Data Analysis

RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, statistical modeling, and visualization
medical-research-toolkit

medical-research-toolkit

14+ biomedical databases unified in one skill: ChEMBL, PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, OpenTargets, OpenFDA, OMIM, Reactome, KEGG, UniProt. Drug repurposing, target discovery, and more.

Editor's Pick14-databasesdrug-repurposingneeds-MCP
clawhub install medical-research-toolkit
from OpenClaw-Medical-Skills
AIPOCH Evidence Insights

AIPOCH Evidence Insights

200+ medical research skills covering the full workflow. R/Python bioinformatics code generation, statistical modeling, ML pipelines, data cleaning, and visualization.

200-skillsR/PythonbioinformaticsOpenClaw-native
bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/main/scientific-skills/scripts/openclaw-install.sh)
from medical-research-skills
autoresearch

autoresearch

End-to-end autonomous AI research pipeline: literature survey → experiment → paper. Two-loop architecture for overnight runs. Best for ML/AI research experiments.

end-to-endovernightML/AI-research
npx @orchestra-research/ai-research-skills
from AI-Research-SKILLs

Academic Writing

Paper drafting, LaTeX, and format conversion
academic-pipeline

academic-pipeline

10-stage academic writing pipeline: research → draft → peer review → revise → finalize. Multi-perspective review with 0-100 rubrics. Outputs APA 7.0, IEEE, or Chicago format.

Editor's Pick10-stagepeer-reviewAPA/IEEE/Chicago
git clone https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills.git && cp -r academic-research-skills/academic-paper ~/.claude/skills/
from academic-research-skills
latex-paper-conversion

latex-paper-conversion

Convert academic LaTeX papers between publisher formats: Springer → MDPI, IEEE → Nature, etc. Automates template injection and compilation debugging.

LaTeXformat-conversionno-key-needed
clawhub install latex-paper-conversion
from antigravity-awesome-skills

Citation & Reference

BibTeX, DOI lookup, and anti-hallucination verification
citation-management

citation-management

Multi-source citation tool: Google Scholar + PubMed + CrossRef + arXiv. DOI/PMID/arXiv ID to BibTeX. Validates citations to prevent AI-fabricated references.

Editor's PickBibTeXanti-hallucinationno-key-needed
clawhub install citation-management
from claude-scientific-skills

Ideation & Novelty Check

Generate research ideas and verify novelty against literature
ARIS /idea-discovery

ARIS /idea-discovery

Full autonomous pipeline: literature scan → idea creation → novelty check → peer review → iterative refinement. From a topic to a validated, pilot-tested research plan.

Editor's Pickautonomousidea-to-planovernight
git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep.git && cp -r Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep/skills/idea-discovery ~/.claude/skills/
from Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep
ARIS /novelty-check

ARIS /novelty-check

Verify if your research idea is truly novel. Extracts 3-5 core claims, searches each independently, then runs adversarial cross-model review to probe blind spots.

novelty-verificationadversarial-reviewcross-model
git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep.git && cp -r Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep/skills/novelty-check ~/.claude/skills/
from Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep
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