Use when assembling ethics approvals and availability statements for a Cancer Cell (Cell Press) manuscript — IACUC animal approval, human-sample IRB/consent, biosafety, and data/code deposition statements. It governs compliance declarations; it does not design experiments or write methods detail.
SkillScore77Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/31/2026
What it changes
Passed 17 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 14 of 22 without it.
Without skill64%
With skill77%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Uses bracketed Y/N summary headers for all seven compliance areas.
Formats the ledger using claim, evidence, blocker, and next edit fields.
Formats the output using bracketed summary checks with Y/N statuses for each category.
3 fixed14 passed either way5 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+14 pp
Tokens
+53%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-9%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/31/2026v117 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 3 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 3
Prompt
I am finalizing our Cancer Cell submission on targeted kinase inhibitors evaluated in mouse xenograft models and human patient biopsy samples. We included GEO accessions for bulk RNA-seq and a GitHub Zenodo DOI for our analysis scripts. Can you review our ethical compliance, biosafety declarations, data accessions, and disclosures? Please structure your evaluation using bracketed summary checks for Animal, Human, Biosafety, Trial registration, Data availability, Code, and Disclosures, ending with a recommended next step for our editing workflow.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Formats the output using bracketed summary checks with Y/N statuses for each category.
Missed
Passed
Includes the next step routing line at the end of the evaluation.
Passed
Passed
case-01 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/31/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md86 linessingle file
Ethics, Approvals & Data Availability (cc-ethics-registration)
When to trigger
The study uses animals, human samples, or hazardous agents
You need the IACUC / IRB / consent / biosafety statements
You need the Data and code availability statement and accessions
A clinical-translational component may need trial registration
Animal work — IACUC
State that all animal procedures were approved by the institutional IACUC (or equivalent), with the protocol number and institution.
Confirm compliance with relevant national/institutional guidelines.
Pair with ARRIVE-style methods reporting (sample size, randomization, blinding, humane endpoints) handled in cc-reporting-standards.
Human samples — IRB & consent
State IRB / ethics committee approval (institution + protocol).
State that informed consent was obtained (or a documented waiver and its basis).
Affirm compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki for human-subjects research.
For patient-identifiable genomic data, note controlled-access deposition (dbGaP/EGA) and any data-use limitations.
If a clinical trial provided samples/outcomes, give the registration number (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov) and registry.
Biosafety & other compliance
Note biosafety level / institutional biosafety approval for pathogens, lentivirus/retrovirus, or hazardous reagents where relevant.
Recombinant DNA / dual-use considerations if applicable.
Disclose any field-collected or regulated materials (permits).
Data and code availability (Cell Press standard)
Provide an explicit statement with three components:
Data — all newly generated datasets deposited and accessions listed (GEO/SRA for sequencing; dbGaP/EGA for controlled human genomics; PRIDE for proteomics; PDB/EMDB for structures; MetaboLights/Workbench for metabolomics). State public availability as of publication date.
Code — any original/custom code deposited in a citable repository with a DOI (e.g., Zenodo release of a GitHub tag).
Other — any additional information/reagents available from the lead contact on request.
Accessions must also appear in the Key Resources Table. "Available on request" is not acceptable for the data types above.