literature-search-biorxiv

Installation
SKILL.md

bioRxiv and medRxiv Literature Search

Prerequisites

  1. uv: Read the uv skill and follow its Setup instructions to ensure uv is installed and on PATH.
  2. User Notification: If .licenses/literature_search_biorxiv_LICENSE.txt does not already exist in the workspace root directory then (1) prominently notify the user to check the terms at https://api.biorxiv.org/ and https://www.biorxiv.org/content/about-biorxiv and to always check the license of the papers retrieved by the skill for any restrictions, then (2) create the file recording the notification text and timestamp.

Search Strategy Guide (Read First)

This skill browses a date-based preprint archive. It is NOT a keyword search engine. Choose your approach based on what you already know:

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literature-search-biorxiv — google-deepmind/science-skills