Overview
Medsci Skills is an open-source frontend skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot, published by Aperivue. Its author describes it as: “Agent Skills for medical research — literature search, reporting-guideline & citation checks, statistics, publication figures, submission. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor & GitHub Copilot. Built by a physician-r…”. The project has 227 stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/Aperivue/medsci-skills ~/.claude/skills/medsci-skills`.
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Installation
Add Medsci Skills to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/Aperivue/medsci-skills ~/.claude/skills/medsci-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — named in the skill.md
- Codex — named in the skill.md
- Cursor — named in the skill.md
- GitHub Copilot — named in the skill.md
License
Medsci Skills is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Established project with 227 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
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Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does Medsci Skills do?
- Agent Skills for medical research — literature search, reporting-guideline & citation checks, statistics, publication figures, submission. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor & GitHub Copilot. Built by a physician-researcher, tested on real publications. MIT.
- How do I install Medsci Skills?
- Run git clone https://github.com/Aperivue/medsci-skills ~/.claude/skills/medsci-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/Aperivue/medsci-skills before installing.
- Is Medsci Skills free to use?
- Yes. Medsci Skills is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does Medsci Skills work with?
- Medsci Skills lists Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
