Consensus agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

3 ready-made playbooks that teach an AI agent how to do real Consensus work: which tools to call, what to check first, and when to stop and ask you.

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Connect Consensus once and all 3 skills install themselves and stay up to date. Mac, Windows and Linux.

All 3 Consensus skills

Each skill is one job. You ask in plain words and the agent loads the skill that matches, then follows its steps.

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Use the Consensus connector well and safely

Covers the shared ground for Consensus: confirming your account and limits, choosing between search and saved threads, and getting your approval before anything is saved.

Use it when

You have just connected Consensus and want to start searching safely
A search or thread call was blocked by sign-in or a usage limit
You are not sure whether to search or to save a thread

Tools it uses

search
find_threads
get_thread
create_thread
add_to_thread

Example

Use Consensus to find recent trials on creatine and memory, and only save it to my thread if I say so.

I'm signed in to your Consensus account, so limits are the standard monthly pool. I ran one search for creatine and memory and got 12 relevant papers, trimmed to the 10 most on-topic. I found an existing thread titled 'Creatine and cognition' with 6 papers already in it. I haven't changed it. Should I add the 4 new papers from this search to that thread?

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Answer a research question with graded evidence

Turns a research question into a short, graded answer from published studies, ranking trials and reviews above weaker designs and stating where the evidence is thin. It does not save anything to your Consensus account.

Use it when

You want to know what the research says about a treatment, habit or exposure.
You need to check whether a claim you read is backed by studies.
You want a quick, cited evidence summary rather than a long reading list.

Tools it uses

search
create_thread
add_to_thread

Example

Use Consensus to find out whether creatine improves memory in healthy adults over 50.

Bottom line: the evidence is encouraging but limited. Two small randomised trials in older adults show modest gains on memory tasks, and a meta-analysis of short trials agrees in direction. Larger, longer trials are missing. Strongest evidence: a 2023 meta-analysis pooling 6 randomised trials, with small pooled effects. Supporting but weaker: 2 trials of about 30 participants each, 8 to 12 weeks. Opposing or null: 1 trial of 80 people found no change. Where thin: no large trial in healthy adults over 65.

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Keep a Consensus research thread current

Reviews a saved Consensus thread for an ongoing question, audits what it holds, and proposes new papers to add. It asks before changing anything in the thread.

Use it when

You follow a research question over months and want the saved thread kept current.
A thread has drifted away from its original question and needs an audit.
You want to see what a thread is missing before sharing it with colleagues.

Tools it uses

find_threads
get_thread
search
add_to_thread
create_thread

Example

Review my Consensus thread on creatine and cognition and suggest recent papers worth adding.

I checked your thread on creatine and cognition, which holds 12 papers. I'd keep 9, flag 2 that are small single-centre studies for review, and mark 1 as off question because it covers exercise alone. I found 3 recent papers worth adding, including a 2024 meta-analysis that the thread lacks. Tell me which of these to add and I'll update the thread.

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RevampKey adds the skills when you connect Consensus, updates them for you and removes them when you disconnect.

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How Consensus skills work

Connect Consensus
The Consensus MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“Use Consensus to find out whether creatine improves memory in healthy adults over 50.” Each SKILL.md says when it applies, so only the one that fits is loaded.
Approve any change
The agent calls the tools in order, checks its work, and shows you any change before it makes it.

How to install Consensus skills

In RevampKey the skills install themselves when you connect Consensus. In other tools each skill is one folder with a SKILL.md file, and you also need the Consensus MCP server connected there.

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Open Connectors and connect Consensus. All 3 skills come with it and stay up to date; they go away when you remove the connector.
Ask in plain language, for example “Use Consensus to find out whether creatine improves memory in healthy adults over 50.”
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RevampKey is a free desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux. Install it, sign in, and Consensus is one click away with its skills already attached.
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for s in essentials literature-evidence-review research-thread-maintenance; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/consensus-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/consensus/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
Other tools

Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the Consensus MCP server in Claude Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials literature-evidence-review research-thread-maintenance; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/consensus-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/consensus/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Use Consensus to find out whether creatine improves memory in healthy adults over 50.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Consensus MCP server in Cursor.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials literature-evidence-review research-thread-maintenance; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/consensus-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/consensus/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Use Consensus to find out whether creatine improves memory in healthy adults over 50.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Consensus MCP server in Codex.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials literature-evidence-review research-thread-maintenance; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/consensus-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/consensus/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Use Consensus to find out whether creatine improves memory in healthy adults over 50.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Consensus MCP server in VS Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials literature-evidence-review research-thread-maintenance; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/consensus-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/consensus/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Use Consensus to find out whether creatine improves memory in healthy adults over 50.”

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

One click when you connect Consensus
Updated for you when a skill improves
Removed when you disconnect
The MCP server is set up for you
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One command per project
Run it again to get updates
You connect the Consensus MCP server yourself
Works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and VS Code

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Consensus skills FAQ

What is a Consensus agent skill?

A SKILL.md file: a short playbook an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Each Consensus skill describes one job, which Consensus tools to use in which order, what to check first and when to stop and ask you.

Do the Consensus skills change anything on their own?

The others tell the agent to show you the change and wait for a yes before it creates, edits or deletes anything in Consensus.

Which tools can use these skills?

Any agent that reads the open Agent Skills format: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code with Copilot and RevampKey. In RevampKey they are attached when you connect Consensus; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the Consensus MCP server too?

Yes. The skills tell the agent how to do the work; the Consensus MCP server gives it the tools to do it. The Consensus MCP setup guide covers every client.

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All 3 Consensus skills

Use the Consensus connector well and safely

Use it when

Tools it uses

Answer a research question with graded evidence

Use it when

Tools it uses

Keep a Consensus research thread current

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 3 without copying a file

How Consensus skills work

How to install Consensus skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

Consensus skills FAQ

Put Consensus’s best workflows in your agent

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