Agent skill

Nih Reporter API Guide

by wentorai in wentorai/research-plugins

Search NIH-funded grants and research projects via RePORTER API

Install Nih Reporter API Guide

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins nih-reporter-api-guide --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide .claude/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "nih-reporter-api-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide into .claude/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nih-reporter-api-guide", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins nih-reporter-api-guide --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide .agents/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "nih-reporter-api-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide into .agents/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nih-reporter-api-guide", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins nih-reporter-api-guide --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide .cursor/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "nih-reporter-api-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide into .cursor/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nih-reporter-api-guide", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git --path skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins nih-reporter-api-guide --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide .gemini/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "nih-reporter-api-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide into .gemini/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nih-reporter-api-guide", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins nih-reporter-api-guide

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide .github/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "nih-reporter-api-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide into .github/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nih-reporter-api-guide", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins nih-reporter-api-guide --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide .opencode/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "nih-reporter-api-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide into .opencode/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nih-reporter-api-guide", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: nih-reporter-api-guide
GitHub stars: 298
Used in: 1 other repo
Token cost: ~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length: 450 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 405
Repo updated: Jun 19, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Search NIH-funded grants and research projects via RePORTER API

Backend & APIs work in your project
SKILL.md covers Overview, Authentication, Core Endpoints and Common Research Patterns, plus 2 more sections
Calls curl and python3; reaches api.reporter.nih.gov

What it does

Nih Reporter API Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Search NIH-funded grants and research projects via RePORTER API

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Backend & APIs. The repository describes itself as: 350+ academic research skills, MCP configs, and plugins for Research-Claw and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Backend & APIs work in your project

Example prompts

“/nih-reporter-api-guide”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf44b3c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- curl
- python3
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- api.reporter.nih.gov
Also links to:
- reporter.nih.gov
- grants.nih.gov
- nih.gov
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Nih Reporter API Guide loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 22 tokens; SKILL.md has 450 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~22
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from wentorai/research-plugins at commit bf44b3c, republished under its MIT licence (© wentorai). 450 words, ~1,594 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: nih-reporter-api-guide
description: Search NIH-funded grants and research projects via RePORTER API

NIH RePORTER API Guide

Overview

NIH RePORTER (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools) provides a comprehensive API for searching and analyzing grants funded by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The database includes project details, funding amounts, publications, patents, and clinical studies linked to funded research.

RePORTER is the authoritative source for NIH grant data and covers billions of dollars in annual biomedical research funding. The API enables programmatic access to search for funded projects, retrieve associated publications, and analyze funding trends across NIH institutes, study sections, and disease categories.

The v2 API is a modern RESTful service that accepts JSON POST bodies for search requests and returns structured JSON responses. It is completely free and requires no authentication.

Authentication

No authentication is required. The NIH RePORTER API is a free public service.

bash

# No API key needed
curl -X POST "https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/search" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"criteria":{"advanced_text_search":{"search_field":"terms","search_text":"CRISPR"}},"limit":5}'

Core Endpoints

Search Projects

The primary endpoint for finding NIH-funded grants and projects.

POST https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/search

Request body (JSON):

criteria.advanced_text_search: Text query with search_field and search_text
criteria.fiscal_years: Array of fiscal years (e.g., [2023, 2024, 2025])
criteria.pi_names: Array of PI name objects with first_name, last_name
criteria.org_names: Array of institution names
criteria.agencies: Array of agency codes (e.g., ["NIH"])
criteria.activity_codes: Grant mechanism codes (e.g., ["R01", "R21"])
limit: Results per page (max 500)
offset: Pagination offset

Example: Search for CRISPR gene editing R01 grants:

bash

curl -s -X POST "https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/search" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "criteria": {
      "advanced_text_search": {
        "search_field": "projecttitle,terms",
        "search_text": "CRISPR gene editing"
      },
      "activity_codes": ["R01"],
      "fiscal_years": [2024, 2025]
    },
    "limit": 10,
    "offset": 0
  }' | python3 -m json.tool

Search Publications

Find publications linked to NIH-funded projects.

POST https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/publications/search

bash

curl -s -X POST "https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/publications/search" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "criteria": {
      "core_project_nums": ["R01GM123456"]
    },
    "limit": 25,
    "offset": 0
  }' | python3 -m json.tool

Python Example: Analyze NIH Funding by Institute

python

import requests

API_URL = "https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/search"

def search_nih_projects(query, fiscal_years=None, activity_codes=None, limit=50):
    """Search NIH RePORTER for funded projects."""
    payload = {
        "criteria": {
            "advanced_text_search": {
                "search_field": "projecttitle,terms",
                "search_text": query
            }
        },
        "limit": limit,
        "offset": 0
    }
    if fiscal_years:
        payload["criteria"]["fiscal_years"] = fiscal_years
    if activity_codes:
        payload["criteria"]["activity_codes"] = activity_codes

    resp = requests.post(API_URL, json=payload)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    data = resp.json()
    return data.get("results", []), data.get("meta", {}).get("total", 0)

results, total = search_nih_projects(
    "Alzheimer disease biomarkers",
    fiscal_years=[2024, 2025],
    activity_codes=["R01", "R21", "U01"]
)
print(f"Total matching projects: {total}")

institute_totals = {}
for project in results:
    ic = project.get("agency_ic_fundings", [])
    for funding in ic:
        name = funding.get("abbreviation", "Unknown")
        amount = funding.get("total_cost", 0) or 0
        institute_totals[name] = institute_totals.get(name, 0) + amount

for inst, total_amt in sorted(institute_totals.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1]):
    print(f"  {inst}: ${total_amt:,.0f}")

Show full SKILL.md (215 more words)Show less

Common Research Patterns

Grant Prospecting: Search for recently funded projects in your area to understand current NIH priorities, typical award sizes by mechanism (R01, R21, K99, etc.), and successful project framing.

Publication-Grant Linkage: Use the publications endpoint to find papers produced from specific grants, enabling analysis of research output and impact per dollar invested.

PI Network Analysis: Search by PI name to map a researcher's full NIH funding history, co-investigators, and institutional affiliations over time.

Funding Trend Tracking: Query across multiple fiscal years with consistent keywords to track how NIH investment evolves in emerging areas such as AI in healthcare, mRNA therapeutics, or long COVID.

Rate Limits and Best Practices

No authentication required but the API has reasonable use expectations
Max results per request: 500 (use offset for pagination)
Recommended delay: 0.5 seconds between paginated requests
POST-only: All search endpoints use POST with JSON bodies, not GET parameters
Field selection: Use include_fields in the request body to limit response fields for faster responses
Fiscal year filtering: Always include fiscal_years to narrow results and improve performance
Error handling: Check HTTP status codes; the API returns 400 for malformed requests with descriptive error messages

References

NIH RePORTER API v2 Documentation: https://api.reporter.nih.gov/
NIH RePORTER Web Interface: https://reporter.nih.gov/
NIH Activity Codes (Grant Mechanisms): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/ac_search_results.htm
NIH Institutes and Centers: https://www.nih.gov/institutes-nih/list-nih-institutes-centers-offices

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide of wentorai/research-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf44b3c

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in wentorai/research-plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skillsskills/43-wentorai-research-plugins/skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide

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Questions about Nih Reporter API Guide

What does Nih Reporter API Guide do?

Search NIH-funded grants and research projects via RePORTER API. Nih Reporter API Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.

When should I use Nih Reporter API Guide?

Nih Reporter API Guide fits situations like: backend & APIs work in your project.

How do I install Nih Reporter API Guide in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nih Reporter API Guide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research/funding/nih-reporter-api-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nih Reporter API Guide in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill nih-reporter-api-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide, .gemini/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide, .github/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide and .opencode/skills/nih-reporter-api-guide in your project.

What does Nih Reporter API Guide need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Nih Reporter API Guide needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl and python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Nih Reporter API Guide access the network?

SKILL.md names 4 domains. In commands or code: api.reporter.nih.gov; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: reporter.nih.gov, grants.nih.gov and nih.gov. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Nih Reporter API Guide safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Nih Reporter API Guide use?

Nih Reporter API Guide is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Nih Reporter API Guide use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Nih Reporter API Guide?

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Who maintains Nih Reporter API Guide?

wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 405 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 19, 2026.

Source: wentorai/research-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Nih Reporter API Guide

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

NIH RePORTER API Guide

Overview

Authentication

Core Endpoints

Search Projects

Search Publications

Python Example: Analyze NIH Funding by Institute

Common Research Patterns

Rate Limits and Best Practices

References

Files

Used in 1 other repository

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