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PubMed search with keyword optimization, result parsing, and metadata extraction
Passed 19 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 11 of 23 without it.
and 10 more in the full report
8 fixed11 passed either way4 still failing0 broke
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One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
When configuring a basic PubMed search request via esearch.fcgi without explicit user pagination limits, what default result limit (retmax) and result ordering (sort) should be set?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Specifies setting retmax to 100. | Missed | Passed |
| Specifies setting sort to relevance. | Passed | Passed |
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Search PubMed for scientific literature using optimized queries. Extract metadata and prepare papers for relevance evaluation.
Core principle: Cast a wide enough net to find relevant papers, but use targeted keywords to keep results manageable.
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test cases passed, vs 11 / 23 without
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