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Get Started Free →NIH grant research skill for clinical researchers. Grill-me intake (research idea + career stage + preliminary data + environment + submission posture + known institute targets) locks down the funding strategy before any search runs. Runs a 5-facet Consensus positioning analysis (with draft Significance/Innovation language), maps the research to the right NIH institutes and study sections via RePORTER, finds NOSIs and funded overlap, and produces an editable Word document (.docx) with budget/sco
SkillScore88/100
Test results 88
3/3 safety checks passed
38%88%of test cases passed +50 pts
Passed 21 of 24 test cases with the skill, and 9 of 24 without it.
13 fixed8 passed either way2 still failing1 broke
One test taskI answered Q1 with my specific pediatric sepsis biomarker assay proposal. Now ask me Q2.
Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. No account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grants
claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
print("Added. Start Claude Code with the command below.")claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"Type these in a Claude Code session. No account or API key. It writes the skill and any files it bundles, and asks first when its safety rating isn't Passed.
/plugin marketplace add decimal-labs/decimalai-claude-plugins
/plugin install decimalai@decimalai/decimalai:install alirezarezvani-grantsThe plugin needs python3 and curl on your machine.
No Python or account. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.
curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md.claude/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsimport asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
async def main():
question = "Hello!"
async with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
async def main():
question = "Hello!"
async with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdimport asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions, query
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}", max_turns=6)
async def main():
async for message in query(prompt="Hello!", options=options):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsfrom agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
name=support.name,
instructions=support.instructions, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
name=support.name,
instructions=support.instructions, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(name="support", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai]"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsimport json
from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config
client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
# run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
while True:
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=messages,
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
).choices[0].message
messages.append(reply)
if not reply.tool_calls:
break
for call in reply.tool_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
"content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
})
print(reply.content)
# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import json
from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config
client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
# run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
while True:
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=messages,
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
).choices[0].message
messages.append(reply)
if not reply.tool_calls:
break
for call in reply.tool_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
"content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
})
print(reply.content)
# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"},
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"},
],
).choices[0].messageThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsimport anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
).until_done()The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
).until_done()No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.messages.create(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsfrom google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config
client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params], # your functions, then load_skill
)
contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
while True:
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
)
if not response.function_calls:
break
contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
parts = []
for call in response.function_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
# A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
# raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
"name": call.name, "id": call.id,
"response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
}})
contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config
client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params], # your functions, then load_skill
)
contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
while True:
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
)
if not response.function_calls:
break
contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
parts = []
for call in response.function_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
# A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
# raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
"name": call.name, "id": call.id,
"response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
}})
contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
client = genai.Client()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
contents="Hello!",
config=types.GenerateContentConfig(system_instruction=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"),
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsfrom langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = create_agent(
"openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
tools=[], # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
middleware=[support.middleware], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openaifrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = create_agent(
"openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
tools=[], # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
middleware=[support.middleware], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_agent("openai:gpt-5.4-mini", tools=[], system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsimport decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(), # the installed folder
tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(), # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(), # the installed folder
tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(), # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()No DecimalAI package. CrewAI's own loader reads the folder, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=[Path(".agents/skills")],
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[adk]"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsfrom decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support", # ADK needs a Python identifier
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=support.instruction, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[adk]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support", # ADK needs a Python identifier
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=support.instruction, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support",
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=lambda context: f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsfrom pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
"openai:gpt-4o-mini",
name=support.name,
tools=[], # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
capabilities=[support], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
"openai:gpt-4o-mini",
name=support.name,
tools=[], # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
capabilities=[support], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from pydantic_ai import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent("openai:gpt-4o-mini", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagents
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsimport decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagentsfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsimport asyncio
from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-frameworkfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import asyncio
from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdimport asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from agent_framework import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agents
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsfrom decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell
agent = Agent(
model=model, # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
tools=[file_editor, shell],
plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agentsfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("alirezarezvani-grants")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell
agent = Agent(
model=model, # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
tools=[file_editor, shell],
plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from strands import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent("Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add alirezarezvani-grantsNo Python or account. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.
curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md.agents/skills/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
Give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.
This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
Raw files: /s/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.md · /s/alirezarezvani-grants.json
Fetch the file and give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.
curl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/alirezarezvani-grants/SKILL.mdcurl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/alirezarezvani-grants.jsonThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 6 other files are not included.
You don't need a DecimalAI account.
Saved prompts and skills, pinned versions, and traces of this skill in your runs. DecimalAI does not run your agent.
Claude Code reads files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.
On Claude Agent SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On OpenAI Agents: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On OpenAI SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Anthropic: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Gemini API: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On LangChain: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On CrewAI: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(crewai=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Google ADK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Pydantic AI: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Deep Agents: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(langchain=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Microsoft Agent Framework: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Strands: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
Editors read files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.
Anywhere else: record a use with decimalai.log_skill_activation() inside a trace.
Portability: Requires
bash_tool(for RePORTER POST via curl), Node.js withdocxpackage, and a Consensus MCP connection. Works in Claude Code CLI natively. In Claude.ai with Code Execution + Consensus MCP, the workflow is supported but slower.
Scope: NIH-only. Non-NIH funders (PCORI, DOD CDMRP, VA, foundations) are out of scope and flagged at intake.
For a clinical researcher with a research idea, produce a strategic NIH funding overview as an editable .docx. Output covers research positioning analysis, institute mapping, targeted grant discovery, and strategic recommendations the researcher can edit, copy from, and share with their mentor.
Inherited; locked verbatim per PR #657 audit.
[Not from Consensus/RePORTER — reference information] and excluded from counts.See references/reporter_post_patterns.md for the RePORTER POST canon + plan-tier detection.
Describe the research idea in 2–3 sentences. What's the question, what's new, and what's the clinical relevance? Vague answers ("AI for healthcare", "biomarkers for disease X") will be rejected — push for specificity.
Why I'm asking: Five Consensus searches (established / stakes / current approaches / adjacent methods / gaps) depend on a precise research idea. Vague ideas produce vague gap quotes and useless positioning narrative.
Refuse mush. Re-ask once with examples if user is too broad.
Career stage — pick one:
- Pre-doctoral (PhD student, T32 trainee)
- Postdoctoral fellow (F32, K99 candidate)
- Early career (K-award candidate, first R01)
- Independent investigator (multiple R01s, established lab)
- Senior PI (R35, P-series, U01 leadership)
Why I'm asking: Career stage filters mechanism recommendations. F-series for trainees, K-series for early career, R-series for independent. Picking the wrong stage produces unfundable mechanism suggestions.
Forcing choice.
Preliminary data — pick one:
- None (de novo project, no pilot data yet)
- Pilot data (early findings, single-site)
- Strong preliminary (multi-experiment, ready for R01-scale)
- Validated and ready (multi-site, publication-ready)
Why I'm asking: Prelim data status drives mechanism budget. No data → R03 / R21 pilot scope. Strong prelim → R01 / U01 multi-site scale. Mismatch produces uncompetitive applications.
Research environment — pick one:
- R01-eligible (research-intensive institution with NIH base funding)
- Mid-tier (regional academic medical center, modest NIH portfolio)
- Resource-constrained (smaller institution, minimal NIH base)
- Industry-collaborative (academic + industry partnership)
Why I'm asking: Environment affects scope realism (multi-site U01 requires R01-eligible) and which mechanism categories are competitive (R15 specifically targets resource-constrained).
Submission posture — pick one:
- New application (first submission, no prior reviews)
- Resubmission (A1 with reviewer responses needed)
- Exploring (haven't decided yet whether to submit)
Why I'm asking: Resubmissions need reviewer-response guidance in the DOCX (Section 7). New applications skip that. Exploring shifts emphasis to landscape over strategy.
Are you already considering specific NIH institutes? List names (NCI / NHLBI / NIMH / NINDS / NIDDK / etc.) or say "no preference — find the right ones".
Why I'm asking: If you have an institute hypothesis, I'll validate it against RePORTER data. If not, I'll surface the top-3 institutes funding adjacent work from the institute-tally.
Accept "no preference" as the common case.
Stop condition: After Q6, commit and start Phase 2A. Never re-open intake after Phase 2A begins.
Run sequentially at 1 q/sec. Each search corresponds to one positioning facet:
"<research idea>" established evidence — what's known"<topic>" mortality OR burden OR cost OR prevalence — why it matters"<topic>" current treatment OR standard of care OR approach — state of the art"<related technique>" applied to <topic> — methodological possibilities"<topic>" limitations OR unanswered OR future directions OR challenge — gap signalsUse scripts/citation_tracker.py --action record_consensus_search for each. Plan-tier detected from first response.
Synthesis: for each facet, extract 2-3 quotable findings (becomes Section 2 gap quotes). Draft Significance/Innovation language using "the field has established X (refs), but Y remains unanswered (refs)" pattern.
RePORTER is POST-only. Use bash_tool + curl — never web_fetch.
Compute at runtime via scripts/fiscal_year_calculator.py. Default: current FY + 3 prior. Federal FY starts Oct 1, so:
python scripts/fiscal_year_calculator.py --output json
# Returns: {"current_fy": 2026, "window": [2023, 2024, 2025, 2026]}
curl -X POST 'https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/search' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"criteria": {
"fiscal_years": [2023, 2024, 2025, 2026],
"include_active_projects": true,
"advanced_text_search": {
"operator": "AND",
"search_field": "all",
"search_text": "<key term 1> <key term 2>"
}
},
"limit": 50,
"include_fields": ["project_num", "project_title", "agency_ic_admin", "study_section", "fiscal_year", "principal_investigators", "abstract_text"]
}'
curl -X POST 'https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/search' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"criteria": {
"fiscal_years": [2023, 2024, 2025, 2026],
"advanced_text_search": {
"operator": "OR",
"search_field": "all",
"search_text": "<term> <synonym> <related concept>"
}
},
"limit": 50
}'
After RePORTER responses:
agency_ic_admin (institute code: NCI, NHLBI, NIMH, etc.) → top-3 funding institutesstudy_section → top-2 study sections (where applications go for review)Parse RePORTER responses for NOT-* opportunity numbers. For each:
# NOSIs live at predictable URLs:
# https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-<INSTITUTE>-<YEAR>-<NUMBER>.html
web_fetch <url>
If fetch fails: log [NOSI {number} — fetch failed, not included], continue.
NOT career stage alone. Career stage + project scope + prelim data drive recommendation.
Use scripts/mechanism_matcher.py:
python scripts/mechanism_matcher.py \
--career-stage "early_career" \
--prelim-data "pilot" \
--environment "r01_eligible" \
--scope "single_site" \
--output json
# Returns mechanism shortlist with rationale
See references/nih_mechanism_matching.md for the full matrix.
9 sections via Node.js + docx library. See references/docx_9_sections.md for full spec.
Arial 12pt body, navy headings (#1a3a5c), light blue table headers (#e8f0f8), amber NOSI callout. ExternalHyperlink patterns:
https://consensus.app/papers/...https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/...https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/<id>Always include in Section 7:
Recommended next step: contact program officer at {top institute}. Find their staff page at https://www.nih.gov/institutes-nih/list-nih-institutes-centers-offices → {institute} → Program Officers. Prepare: 1-page specific aims + your CV + 3 specific questions about fit. Email subject: "Pre-application inquiry: ".
This is the single most valuable advice for any applicant. Never skip.
| Mechanism | Standard receipt dates |
|---|---|
| R01, R21, R03 | Feb 5, Jun 5, Oct 5 |
| K awards (K01, K08, K23, K99) | Feb 12, Jun 12, Oct 12 |
| R34, R61/R33 | Feb 16, Jun 16, Oct 16 |
| F31, F32 | Apr 8, Aug 8, Dec 8 |
<output-dir>/grants_<topic-slug>_<YYYY-MM-DD>.docxpython3 -c "import zipfile,sys; zipfile.ZipFile(sys.argv[1]).testzip()" <docx> (no output = intact), then confirm the required sections are present| Script | Role |
|---|---|
scripts/citation_tracker.py | Three-count audit (Consensus sent/shown/cited + RePORTER projects/cited) at ~/.grants_sessions/<session>.json |
scripts/fiscal_year_calculator.py | Current FY + 3-prior window. Computed at runtime, never hardcoded. |
scripts/mechanism_matcher.py | Career stage × scope × prelim → mechanism recommendation shortlist |
references/nih_mechanism_matching.md — career stage × scope × prelim → mechanism canon (7+ sources)references/reporter_post_patterns.md — RePORTER curl POST templates + plan-tier detection (7+ sources)references/docx_9_sections.md — 9-section .docx spec + technical requirements (7+ sources)| Failure | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Consensus rate-limit hit | Wait 3s, retry once, log; if still failing, alert researcher |
| Consensus returns 0 for a facet | Surface explicitly; never fill with training knowledge |
| Consensus plan-tier cap detected | Log tier, note in audit, surface to researcher |
| RePORTER POST returns error | Retry once after 3s; if still failing, log and continue |
| RePORTER returns <5 on narrow | Document; broad OR should compensate; surface low count |
| NOSI fetch fails | Log [NOSI {n} — fetch failed], continue |
| 3 consecutive tool failures | Stop, alert researcher with what's missing |
| DOCX generation fails | Save raw data as JSON fallback so researcher doesn't lose work |
web_fetch for RePORTER (POST-only — web_fetch is GET)Version: 1.0.0
Source spec: megaprompts/08-grants-megaprompt.md (maintainer-local draft spec — gitignored, not present in the public repository)
Build pattern: Path B (direct conversion). Research-pack sibling of pulse + litreview.
Skills that do similar work, with their headline benchmark lift.
From the same source and nearby in the catalogue.