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This gives you natural language search across PubMed's biomedical literature database using Valyu's semantic search API. Instead of wrestling with PubMed's query syntax, you just pass plain English questions and get back full article text, not just abstracts. It includes figures and images from papers, which is handy for research reviews. You'll need a Valyu API key (they give you $10 free credits to start). The implementation is clean, just a bash wrapper around a Node.js script with zero dependencies. Good for literature reviews, drug discovery research, or any AI project that needs to pull medical research data. The semantic search means it understands meaning rather than just keyword matching.

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$ npx -y skills add yorkeccak/scientific-skills --skill pubmed-search --agent claude-code

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PubMed Search

Search the complete PubMed database of biomedical literature using natural language queries powered by Valyu's semantic search API.

Why This Skill is Powerful

  • No API Parameter Parsing: Just pass natural language queries directly - no need to construct complex search parameters
  • Semantic Search: Understands the meaning of your query, not just keyword matching
  • Full-Text Access: Returns complete article content, not just abstracts
  • Image Links: Includes figures and images from papers
  • Comprehensive Coverage: Access to all of PubMed's biomedical literature

Requirements

  1. Node.js 18+ (uses built-in fetch)
  2. Valyu API key from https://platform.valyu.ai ($10 free credits)

CRITICAL: Script Path Resolution

The scripts/search commands in this documentation are relative to this skill's installation directory.

Before running any command, locate the script using:

PUBMED_SCRIPT=$(find ~/.claude/plugins/cache -name "search" -path "*/pubmed-search/*/scripts/*" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)

Then use the full path for all commands:

$PUBMED_SCRIPT "CRISPR gene editing" 15

API Key Setup Flow

SKILL.md on GitHub

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Repository
github.com/yorkeccak/scientific-skills
First seen
Jun 3, 2026

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