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pubmed-edirect

Enables searching and retrieving literature from PubMed using NCBI's EDirect command-line tools for advanced users.

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The pubmed-edirect skill was audited on Feb 19, 2026 and we found 4 security issues across 2 threat categories. Review the findings below before installing.

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Security Issues

medium line 83

Wget to non-GitHub URL

SourceSKILL.md
83wget -q https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/entrezdirect/install-edirect.sh
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External URL reference

SourceSKILL.md
16docs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK179288/
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External URL reference

SourceSKILL.md
83wget -q https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/entrezdirect/install-edirect.sh
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External URL reference

SourceSKILL.md
131- Consult the [official documentation](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK179288/)
Scanned on Feb 19, 2026
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