ClinicalTrials Study Search
Queries the current ClinicalTrials.gov v2 API and saves structured study metadata
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 17, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 4598d5d
Ran the bundled script live: it returned two real melanoma studies from the ClinicalTrials.gov v2 API with valid NCT IDs and titles. The no-skill baseline endpoints a model typically reaches for (api/query/study_fields and full_studies) both returned HTTP 404, while the skill's v2 endpoint returned 200, so it demonstrably avoids the dead legacy API. It is a thin wrapper, but the win is concrete and reproducible.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 7/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What ClinicalTrials Study Search does
A thin Python CLI that searches the current ClinicalTrials.gov v2 API by condition or free-text term and writes the JSON study list to disk. Triggers when you need official clinical-study metadata for cohort or intervention discovery. Explicitly steers away from the deprecated legacy API endpoints.
How to install ClinicalTrials Study Search
git clone https://github.com/ma-compbio-lab/SkillFoundry
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cd SkillFoundry && cp -r skills/clinical-biomedical-data-science/clinicaltrials-study-search ~/.claude/skills/clinicaltrials-study-search
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger ClinicalTrials Study Search
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/clinicaltrials-study-searchQueries the current ClinicalTrials.gov v2 API and saves structured study metadata
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Find current clinical trials studying melanoma treatments -
Search ClinicalTrials.gov for cohort studies on this condition -
Pull structured study metadata for ongoing diabetes trials
Frequently asked questions
- Is the ClinicalTrials Study Search skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from ma-compbio-lab/SkillFoundry. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does ClinicalTrials Study Search work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 17, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran the bundled script live: it returned two real melanoma studies from the ClinicalTrials.gov v2 API with valid NCT IDs and titles. The no-skill baseline endpoints a model typically reaches for (api/query/study_fields and full_studies) both returned HTTP 404, while the skill's v2 endpoint returned 200, so it demonstrably avoids the dead legacy API. It is a thin wrapper, but the win is concrete and reproducible.
- What is the ClinicalTrials Study Search SkillProof Score?
- 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install ClinicalTrials Study Search?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use ClinicalTrials Study Search with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.