| name | pubmed-search-mcp-harness |
| description | Cline harness for PubMed Search MCP. Triggers: pubmed search, literature search, unified_search, pipeline, fulltext, release checklist, Cline. |
PubMed Search MCP: Cline Harness Skill
Use this skill when working in the PubMed Search MCP repository with Cline and you need
a dependable loop for literature-search tools, pipeline behavior, and release checks.
What To Use First
- Rules:
.clinerules/
- Workflows:
.clinerules/workflows/
- Run
/pubmed-full-check.md for local gates.
- Run
/pubmed-skills-audit.md after changing skills or rules.
- Run
/pubmed-release-publish.md for release prep.
- User-facing research skills:
.claude/skills/pubmed-* and .claude/skills/pipeline-persistence.
- If a
.claude/skills instruction conflicts with current implementation, prefer .clinerules/.
Canonical Commands
- Lint:
uv run ruff check .
- Format check:
uv run ruff format --check .
- Types:
uv run mypy src/ tests/
- Tests:
uv run pytest
- Tool docs sync:
uv run python scripts/count_mcp_tools.py --update-docs
- Skill audit:
python3 scripts/check_cline_skills.py
Research Guardrails
- Prefer
unified_search as the primary multi-source entrypoint.
- Preserve session/pipeline state instead of relying on agent memory.
- Respect NCBI email/API-key policy and institutional access configuration.
- Keep exported citations reproducible: PMIDs, DOI, source, date filters, and query strategy matter.
