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Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-06-06

Search patent databases and academic literature for prior art relevant to an invention. Use when user says "现有技术检索", "prior art search", "专利检索", "check patents", or wants — from ThomasMoreAI/legal-skills-open

About this skill (catalog notes)

Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin includes at least one code block. The SKILL.md runs to about 713 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: wanshuiyin
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-06
Catalog position: Science & Research · research-methods
Indexed related skills: 10

How Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin fits the catalog

Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin sits in the Science & Research category under the research-methods sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Search patents and literature for prior art relevant to: $ARGUMENTS

What this skill does

Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\prior-art-search-wanshuiyin\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin skill?

Use Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ThomasMoreAI/legal-skills-open/blob/HEAD/general/ip/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: wanshuiyin

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

wanshuiyin. (2026). Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/

BibTeX

@misc{prior-art-search-wanshuiyin-2026,
  author    = {wanshuiyin},
  title     = {Prior Art Search Wanshuiyin [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/prior-art-search-wanshuiyin/}
}

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