Elicit agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

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

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

All 3 Elicit skills

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

Start hereAsks before writing5 Elicit tools

Use Elicit well and safely with AI

Shows how to connect Elicit, pick the right search or report tool, and handle long-running jobs. It asks before starting any new report or review.

Use it when

You have just connected Elicit and want to know what it can do
You are unsure whether to search papers, search trials or write a report
A report is taking a long time or reports a quota pause

Tools it uses

search_papers
search_trials
create_report
list_reports
get_report

Example

Which Elicit tool should I use to find recent trials of GLP-1 drugs in heart failure?

Use the trial search, since you are asking about registered studies rather than published results. I'll search for trials started since 2022 and show the top 10. Trial records often lack outcomes, so I'll flag which ones have results before we draw conclusions.

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Asks before writing3 Elicit tools

Search papers and clinical trials for evidence

Runs a focused search of academic papers and clinical trials in Elicit, narrows results by study type, year and journal quality, and returns a ranked, sourced evidence table. It stops at results and does not write a review.

Use it when

You need papers or RCTs on a specific clinical or biological question
You want to see which clinical trials are recruiting for a condition
You want a quick, sourced list before deciding whether to commission a full review

Tools it uses

create_report
search_papers
search_trials

Example

Find recent RCTs on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure published since 2020 in top-quartile journals.

I ran the search with the RCT study type, a 2020 start year and top-quartile journals, and got 14 papers, of which 11 matched the population of adults with heart failure. I also checked two trials registered on the trials database. The table lists each paper with its design, population and the finding as stated in its abstract. Three results were excluded as duplicates.

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Asks before writing2 Elicit tools

Commission and summarise an Elicit literature review

Sets up a long-form Elicit literature review or systematic review, tracks it until it finishes, then summarises the report with its citations. It asks for your approval before starting any new billable run.

Use it when

You need a literature review on a clinical or scientific question to share with a team
You want a systematic review with explicit screening criteria and extracted outcomes
You have a report already running and want to check on it or collect the results

Tools it uses

create_report
get_report

Example

Create a literature review on whether GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce cardiovascular events, and summarise it once it's ready.

I checked your sessions first and found no matching review. Here is the plan: a literature review report asking whether GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce cardiovascular events, with up to 100 papers searched and 20 extracted. Shall I start it? Once it's queued, I'll check its status and summarise the findings with citations when it completes.

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

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How Elicit skills work

Connect Elicit
The Elicit MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“Find recent RCTs on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure published since 2020 in top-quartile journals.” 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 Elicit skills

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

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Ask in plain language, for example “Find recent RCTs on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure published since 2020 in top-quartile journals.”
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for s in essentials literature-evidence-search literature-review-report; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/elicit-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/elicit/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
Other tools

Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the Elicit MCP server in Claude Code.

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

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

Ask in plain language, for example “Find recent RCTs on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure published since 2020 in top-quartile journals.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Elicit MCP server in Cursor.

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

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

Ask in plain language, for example “Find recent RCTs on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure published since 2020 in top-quartile journals.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Elicit MCP server in Codex.

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

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

Ask in plain language, for example “Find recent RCTs on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure published since 2020 in top-quartile journals.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Elicit MCP server in VS Code.

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

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

Ask in plain language, for example “Find recent RCTs on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure published since 2020 in top-quartile journals.”

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

One click when you connect Elicit
Updated for you when a skill improves
Removed when you disconnect
The MCP server is set up for you
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Copy into your project

One command per project
Run it again to get updates
You connect the Elicit MCP server yourself
Works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and VS Code

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Elicit skills FAQ

What is a Elicit agent skill?

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

Do the Elicit 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 Elicit.

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 Elicit; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the Elicit MCP server too?

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

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All 3 Elicit skills

Use Elicit well and safely with AI

Use it when

Tools it uses

Search papers and clinical trials for evidence

Use it when

Tools it uses

Commission and summarise an Elicit literature review

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 3 without copying a file

How Elicit skills work

How to install Elicit skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

Elicit skills FAQ

Put Elicit’s best workflows in your agent

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